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 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 401 | 430 | 342 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | -88 | -49 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 278 | 120 | 260 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.53% | 0.37% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.97% | 1.10% | 2.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 193 | 96 | 200 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | £314 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £494 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.25% | -5.95% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £668 | £706 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £421 | £400 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.28% | -5.88% | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.25 | £31.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.13 | £31.54 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £32.96 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.18% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £26.38 | £34.38 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £27.50 | £34.43 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £32.96 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -27.18% | - | - |
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 | 14,125 | 10,868 | 12,837 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.76% | 33.14% | 30.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,162 | 7,308 | 9,068 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £421 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.49% | -3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £494 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | -3.85% | -1.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 531 | 260 | 478 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.01 | £28.16 | £30.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.25 | £36.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.13 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.79% | -8.60% | +2.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £80.30 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -1.54% | +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 20 July 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 20 July 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 | +19 | 245 | £453 | -9.40% | 62 |
| London | -15 | 128 | £490 | -3.92% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 122 | £421 | +5.28% | 47 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 79 | £523 | -5.00% | 33 |
| South East | -20 | 50 | £405 | +15.71% | 16 |
| North of England | -49 | 40 | £405 | +8.00% | 11 |
| North West | -30 | 27 | £403 | +1.96% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -44 | 13 | £450 | +20.00% | 4 |
| Scotland | -12 | 9 | £470 | +17.50% | 1 |
| Midlands | -45 | 8 | £425 | - | 8 |
| South West | -31 | 7 | £425 | -18.27% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -58 | 7 | £425 | - | 8 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 5 |
| Wales | -15 | 3 | £313 | +53.00% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 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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