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 27 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 27 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 417 | 410 | 340 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -70 | -63 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 209 | 117 | 253 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.45% | 0.40% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.62% | 1.17% | 1.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 138 | 83 | 180 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £601 | £585 |
| 90th Percentile | £632 | £715 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £413 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.03% | -21.43% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31.50 | £7.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.50 | £31.54 | £9.78 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.96 | £14.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.08% | +130.85% | -60.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £34.38 | £18.76 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £34.43 | £20.68 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.96 | £14.28 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.08% | +130.85% | -72.66% |
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 | 12,875 | 9,994 | 12,840 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.50% | 34.03% | 29.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,529 | 6,772 | 9,115 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £359 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £767 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £478 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.70% | -1.87% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 559 | 247 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £22.49 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +3.31% | +0.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £79.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | - |
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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 27 April 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 27 April 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 | -17 | 196 | £417 | -16.56% | 71 |
| London | -27 | 108 | £415 | -19.02% | 25 |
| UK excluding London | -36 | 85 | £425 | +3.03% | 60 |
| Work from Home | -18 | 50 | £550 | +4.76% | 49 |
| South East | -31 | 38 | £417 | -4.64% | 22 |
| North of England | -47 | 27 | £500 | +33.33% | 17 |
| North West | -23 | 20 | £500 | +21.95% | 12 |
| South West | -22 | 7 | £475 | -9.52% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -61 | 7 | £408 | +8.67% | 5 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 5 |
| Midlands | -66 | 3 | £398 | -6.47% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| Scotland | +4 | 2 | £465 | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | -62 | 2 | £398 | -6.47% | 2 |
| Wales | -9 | 1 | - | - |
T-SQL
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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