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 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 408 | 404 | 348 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -56 | -60 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 223 | 115 | 246 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.47% | 0.39% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.73% | 1.16% | 1.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 149 | 82 | 180 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £500 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.00% | -1.96% | +7.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £601 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £720 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £400 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -23.81% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.50 | £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 | 12,910 | 9,936 | 12,750 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.05% | 34.06% | 29.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,503 | 6,761 | 9,074 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £415 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £712 | £769 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.86% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 565 | 248 | 490 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £25.07 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +0.81% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £79.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | +2.56% |
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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 9 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 9 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 | -13 | 204 | £425 | -15.00% | 84 |
| London | -21 | 111 | £420 | -20.00% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | -47 | 91 | £425 | +6.25% | 68 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 57 | £550 | +2.33% | 48 |
| South East | -29 | 43 | £405 | -7.43% | 26 |
| North of England | -47 | 26 | £500 | +33.33% | 23 |
| North West | -21 | 20 | £500 | +21.95% | 11 |
| South West | -28 | 7 | £475 | -9.52% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -51 | 6 | £408 | +8.67% | 10 |
| Scotland | +1 | 4 | £470 | - | 3 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 8 |
| Midlands | -67 | 3 | £398 | -6.47% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -60 | 2 | £398 | -6.47% | 3 |
| Wales | -12 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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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