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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 452 | 344 | 301 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -108 | -43 | -39 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 122 | 217 | 352 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.34% | 0.59% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.06% | 1.84% | 2.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 150 | 227 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £355 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £525 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +9.38% | +1.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £676 | £705 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -10.53% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £34.00 | £16.56 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £45.63 | £18.41 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +175.39% | -32.56% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £32.31 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £41.43 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | £20.71 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +213.93% | -40.84% |
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 | 11,522 | 11,774 | 14,428 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.07% | 32.05% | 30.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,597 | 7,554 | 10,267 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £506 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.62% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £756 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -3.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 344 | 293 | 446 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.53 | £21.37 | £32.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.44 | £37.55 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.07 | £62.50 | £60.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.91% | +3.55% | -0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £78.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
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 November 2025.
T-SQL
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
T-SQL
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 November 2025. 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 | -110 | 110 | £450 | -18.18% | 123 |
| London | -45 | 71 | £440 | -25.42% | 52 |
| Work from Home | -33 | 38 | £469 | - | 78 |
| UK excluding London | -86 | 38 | £450 | +5.88% | 86 |
| North of England | -44 | 17 | £402 | +3.74% | 25 |
| North West | -22 | 13 | £426 | +0.24% | 15 |
| Midlands | -43 | 7 | £550 | +22.22% | 14 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 6 | £550 | +54.49% | 5 |
| Wales | -1 | 5 | £600 | +272.67% | 3 |
| South West | 0 | 4 | £520 | +26.06% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | -44 | 4 | £375 | +55.09% | 10 |
| Scotland | -5 | 3 | £700 | +66.67% | 7 |
| South East | -25 | 3 | £375 | -31.82% | 15 |
| East of England | -17 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
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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