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 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 398 | 429 | 348 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | -81 | -58 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 254 | 104 | 257 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.50% | 0.35% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.88% | 1.03% | 1.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 174 | 81 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £320 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £464 | £463 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.27% | -11.90% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £663 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £421 | £400 | £433 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.28% | -7.62% | -8.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £23.00 | £31.54 | £6.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.50 | £32.96 | £7.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.67% | +319.87% | -86.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £34.38 | £9.14 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £34.43 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.50 | £32.96 | £7.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.67% | +319.87% | -90.09% |
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 | 13,503 | 10,066 | 13,166 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.83% | 33.91% | 30.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,798 | 6,822 | 9,246 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £417 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.46% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £756 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £475 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.91% | -2.86% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 554 | 235 | 542 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.25 | £25.98 | £31.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | +2.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.63 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.85 | £84.80 | £75.00 |
| 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.
T-SQL
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing T-SQL over the 6 months to 17 June 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 17 June 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 | +13 | 232 | £453 | -2.05% | 66 |
| London | -2 | 124 | £490 | -2.00% | 22 |
| UK excluding London | -27 | 106 | £421 | +5.28% | 62 |
| Work from Home | -17 | 67 | £538 | -5.91% | 52 |
| South East | -8 | 51 | £405 | -7.43% | 21 |
| North of England | -50 | 31 | £403 | +7.40% | 20 |
| North West | -24 | 22 | £403 | +1.32% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | -53 | 9 | £408 | +8.67% | 4 |
| South West | -22 | 7 | £475 | -8.65% | 6 |
| Scotland | -10 | 5 | £475 | - | 5 |
| Midlands | -61 | 5 | £400 | -5.88% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -54 | 4 | £400 | -5.88% | 1 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 5 |
| Wales | -12 | 2 | £313 | +53.00% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
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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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