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 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 28 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 403 | 429 | 329 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | -100 | -44 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 281 | 117 | 257 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.53% | 0.36% | 0.64% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.99% | 1.08% | 2.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 193 | 95 | 198 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £329 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £488 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.08% | -7.14% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £674 | £683 | £679 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £400 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -5.88% | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 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 | £25.81 | £34.46 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £27.50 | - | - |
| 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 | 14,090 | 10,800 | 12,470 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.65% | 32.98% | 31.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,142 | 7,275 | 8,813 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -4.52% | -0.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 523 | 257 | 431 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.70 | £27.98 | £30.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £36.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.75 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.54% | -12.69% | +7.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.90 | £81.18 | £76.25 |
| 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 28 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 28 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 | +23 | 247 | £453 | -9.40% | 63 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 128 | £425 | +6.25% | 51 |
| London | -15 | 125 | £491 | -1.80% | 15 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 81 | £523 | -5.00% | 34 |
| South East | -20 | 50 | £405 | +15.71% | 10 |
| North of England | -42 | 42 | £405 | +8.00% | 19 |
| North West | -26 | 29 | £403 | +1.96% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | -31 | 13 | £450 | +20.00% | 4 |
| Scotland | -10 | 10 | £465 | +16.25% | 1 |
| Midlands | -51 | 10 | £400 | -5.88% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -47 | 9 | £400 | -5.88% | 9 |
| South West | -29 | 8 | £425 | -18.27% | 8 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 3 |
| Wales | -14 | 3 | £313 | +53.00% | 1 |
| 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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