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 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 462 | 380 | 336 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -82 | -44 | -60 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 144 | 153 | 275 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.35% | 0.50% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.18% | 1.48% | 2.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 99 | 97 | 175 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £323 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £373 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £440 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.37% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £585 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £625 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27.82 | £9.14 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.50 | £30.17 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £48.91 | £20.71 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.79% | +136.20% | -63.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £65.00 | £24.61 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £26.19 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.00 | £48.91 | £14.28 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.79% | +242.53% | -74.99% |
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 | 12,179 | 10,359 | 13,132 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.87% | 33.70% | 29.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,110 | 6,654 | 9,294 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £354 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -5.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £607 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £714 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £480 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 467 | 235 | 501 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £21.55 | £35.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.51 | £35.38 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +1.99% | -3.85% |
T-SQL
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing T-SQL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
T-SQL
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 February 2026.
T-SQL
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
T-SQL
Top 16 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 February 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 | -83 | 128 | £415 | -12.63% | 92 |
| London | -20 | 82 | £415 | -17.00% | 13 |
| Work from Home | -30 | 48 | £550 | +19.57% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | -108 | 44 | £438 | -2.78% | 91 |
| South East | -44 | 12 | £525 | -4.55% | 38 |
| North of England | -70 | 11 | £426 | +19.66% | 21 |
| North West | -26 | 8 | £426 | +26.04% | 17 |
| South West | -18 | 6 | £550 | +4.76% | 8 |
| Wales | -4 | 4 | £555 | +239.38% | 2 |
| Midlands | -64 | 4 | £473 | +11.18% | 18 |
| Scotland | +1 | 3 | £700 | +105.58% | |
| East Midlands | -29 | 3 | £550 | +54.49% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -65 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £211 | - | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | -69 | 1 | £395 | -12.22% | 11 |
T-SQL
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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