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 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 26 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 423 | 447 | 326 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | -121 | -40 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 268 | 112 | 260 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.50% | 0.34% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.92% | 1.04% | 2.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 185 | 94 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | £329 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £379 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £469 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.80% | -10.71% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £617 | £603 |
| 90th Percentile | £696 | £684 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.35% | -8.37% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £31.76 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £33.11 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.51% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £25.13 | £34.46 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £26.15 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £33.11 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -27.51% | - | - |
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 | 13,990 | 10,743 | 12,235 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.08% | 32.84% | 31.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,106 | 7,166 | 8,475 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £519 | £505 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.77% | -4.72% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £498 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.93% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 518 | 297 | 383 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.50 | £28.25 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £36.25 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.23 | £79.25 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.25 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.42% | -4.23% | +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.
T-SQL
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
T-SQL
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing T-SQL over the 6 months to 26 August 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
T-SQL
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 26 August 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 | +9 | 230 | £463 | -2.63% | 48 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 124 | £425 | - | 33 |
| London | -29 | 117 | £492 | -0.35% | 18 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 75 | £513 | -6.82% | 23 |
| North of England | -36 | 48 | £403 | -10.50% | 14 |
| South East | -32 | 40 | £427 | +13.96% | 8 |
| North West | -24 | 34 | £403 | -10.50% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | -27 | 14 | £400 | +6.67% | 2 |
| Scotland | -9 | 12 | £470 | +17.50% | 1 |
| Midlands | -51 | 10 | £400 | -5.88% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -53 | 9 | £400 | -5.88% | 4 |
| South West | -39 | 7 | £475 | -8.65% | 3 |
| Wales | -13 | 4 | £313 | +38.27% | |
| East of England | -23 | 2 | £425 | - | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
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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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