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 22 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 22 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 422 | 441 | 319 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | -122 | -32 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 275 | 117 | 256 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.51% | 0.36% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.94% | 1.08% | 2.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 187 | 96 | 202 |
| 10th Percentile | £368 | £339 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £383 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.11% | -9.52% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £681 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -10.53% |
| 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 | 14,143 | 10,804 | 12,221 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.28% | 32.93% | 31.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,213 | 7,211 | 8,497 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £343 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £503 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.88% | -5.09% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 526 | 292 | 388 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.96 | £28.25 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £36.00 | £45.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £79.88 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +7.84% |
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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.
T-SQL
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing T-SQL over the 6 months to 22 August 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 22 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 | +12 | 238 | £458 | -3.63% | 125 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 128 | £425 | - | 69 |
| London | -33 | 120 | £491 | -1.80% | 69 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 76 | £513 | -6.82% | 44 |
| North of England | -29 | 49 | £403 | -10.50% | 19 |
| South East | -24 | 45 | £417 | +11.26% | 22 |
| North West | -22 | 35 | £403 | -10.50% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | -27 | 14 | £400 | +6.67% | 5 |
| Scotland | -9 | 12 | £470 | +17.50% | 1 |
| Midlands | -48 | 10 | £400 | -5.88% | 11 |
| West Midlands | -42 | 9 | £400 | -5.88% | 9 |
| South West | -36 | 7 | £475 | -8.65% | 6 |
| Wales | -19 | 3 | £313 | +38.27% | 1 |
| East of England | -21 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| 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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