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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 420 | 447 | 333 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | -114 | -43 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 260 | 107 | 266 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.33% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.85% | 0.99% | 2.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 182 | 89 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £313 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £458 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.72% | -14.29% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £554 | £556 | £604 |
| 90th Percentile | £699 | £655 | £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 | 14,032 | 10,758 | 12,213 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.15% | 32.85% | 31.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,117 | 7,162 | 8,420 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £343 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £501 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.90% | -4.67% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £745 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 524 | 299 | 357 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.15 | £29.00 | £30.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.75 | £36.69 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.38 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.53 | £79.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.84% | -4.62% | +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 1 September 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 1 September 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 | +1 | 222 | £453 | +0.67% | 142 |
| UK excluding London | -12 | 116 | £425 | - | 77 |
| London | -28 | 115 | £483 | +2.93% | 78 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 71 | £506 | +23.48% | 49 |
| North of England | -31 | 49 | £405 | -10.00% | 21 |
| North West | -29 | 35 | £405 | -10.00% | 15 |
| South East | -28 | 34 | £427 | +13.96% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -25 | 14 | £400 | +6.67% | 5 |
| Scotland | -12 | 12 | £470 | +17.50% | 2 |
| Midlands | -54 | 9 | £413 | -2.94% | 15 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 8 | £413 | -2.94% | 12 |
| South West | -34 | 6 | £425 | -18.27% | 8 |
| Wales | -14 | 3 | £313 | +38.27% | 1 |
| East of England | -21 | 2 | £425 | - | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 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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