Transact-SQL
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring T-SQL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 404 | 421 | 347 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -74 | -51 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 249 | 105 | 254 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.50% | 0.36% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.86% | 1.05% | 1.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 170 | 80 | 190 |
| 10th Percentile | £371 | £315 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £383 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £464 | £469 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.07% | -10.71% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £676 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £421 | £393 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.29% | -12.78% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £23.00 | £31.54 | £6.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.50 | £32.96 | £7.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.67% | +319.87% | -86.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £34.38 | £9.14 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £34.43 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.50 | £32.96 | £7.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.67% | +319.87% | -90.09% |
All Programming Languages
UK
T-SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 13,405 | 10,013 | 13,127 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.87% | 34.09% | 30.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,743 | 6,790 | 9,257 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £355 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £416 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.46% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £601 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £752 | £764 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.63% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 554 | 234 | 531 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.25 | £26.52 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £34.05 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £76.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing T-SQL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing T-SQL over the 6 months to 11 June 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
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Top 15 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing T-SQL within the UK over the 6 months to 11 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +15 | 228 | £453 | -3.36% | 68 |
| London | -16 | 119 | £490 | -2.00% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 107 | £421 | +7.29% | 53 |
| Work from Home | -17 | 66 | £525 | -8.10% | 44 |
| South East | -8 | 53 | £411 | -6.03% | 19 |
| North of England | -61 | 31 | £403 | +7.40% | 16 |
| North West | -30 | 22 | £403 | +25.86% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -49 | 9 | £408 | +8.67% | 2 |
| South West | -18 | 7 | £475 | -8.65% | 7 |
| Midlands | -69 | 5 | £400 | -5.88% | 2 |
| Scotland | -12 | 4 | £470 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | -59 | 4 | £400 | -5.88% | 1 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 6 |
| Wales | -13 | 2 | £313 | +53.00% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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