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 18 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 402 | 410 | 336 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -74 | -51 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 232 | 115 | 249 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.39% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.81% | 1.15% | 1.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 153 | 81 | 181 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £320 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -3.85% | +9.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £619 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £664 | £725 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £400 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -21.95% | +13.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.70 | £31.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £24.75 | £31.54 | £6.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.96 | £7.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.08% | +319.87% | -78.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £34.38 | £9.14 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £34.43 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.96 | £7.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.08% | +319.87% | -84.97% |
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 | 12,851 | 10,000 | 12,716 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.80% | 34.03% | 29.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,445 | 6,789 | 9,043 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.89% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £763 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £475 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.32% | -2.86% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 557 | 241 | 493 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £24.66 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £34.75 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.70 | £85.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | - |
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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 18 May 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 18 May 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 | +4 | 211 | £445 | -11.00% | 77 |
| London | -6 | 114 | £445 | -13.17% | 19 |
| UK excluding London | -35 | 97 | £425 | +6.25% | 59 |
| Work from Home | -14 | 58 | £525 | -4.55% | 39 |
| South East | -21 | 47 | £405 | -7.43% | 16 |
| North of England | -60 | 27 | £500 | +33.33% | 23 |
| North West | -24 | 20 | £500 | +21.95% | 10 |
| South West | -17 | 7 | £475 | -9.52% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -58 | 7 | £408 | +8.67% | 11 |
| Scotland | +1 | 4 | £470 | - | 2 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Midlands | -68 | 3 | £398 | -6.47% | 8 |
| West Midlands | -59 | 2 | £398 | -6.47% | 4 |
| Wales | -12 | 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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