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 20 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 416 | 402 | 350 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | -52 | -54 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 209 | 121 | 247 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.45% | 0.41% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.62% | 1.21% | 1.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 136 | 86 | 173 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £601 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £634 | £706 | £645 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £400 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -23.81% | +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 | 12,866 | 10,035 | 12,774 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.81% | 34.08% | 29.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,550 | 6,803 | 9,074 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £415 | £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 | £763 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 550 | 241 | 481 |
| 10th Percentile | £42.44 | £22.48 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -1.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.87 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.77% | +2.20% | - |
T-SQL
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 20 April 2026.
T-SQL
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 20 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 | -39 | 196 | £415 | -17.00% | 87 |
| London | -11 | 107 | £415 | -19.02% | 28 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 86 | £425 | +6.25% | 67 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 51 | £550 | +4.76% | 56 |
| South East | -21 | 39 | £417 | -4.64% | 19 |
| North of England | -48 | 28 | £475 | +26.67% | 24 |
| North West | -32 | 20 | £475 | +33.43% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | -54 | 8 | £408 | +8.67% | 6 |
| South West | -22 | 7 | £475 | -9.52% | 3 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -2 | 2 | £465 | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | -67 | 2 | £398 | -6.47% | 2 |
| Midlands | -77 | 2 | £398 | -6.47% | 12 |
| 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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