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 4 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 435 | 446 | 321 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -125 | -27 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 261 | 102 | 265 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.49% | 0.32% | 0.70% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.86% | 0.96% | 2.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 182 | 84 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £313 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.67% | -14.29% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £555 | £609 |
| 90th Percentile | £699 | £668 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.35% | -8.37% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £31.76 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £33.11 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.51% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £25.13 | £34.46 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £26.15 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £33.11 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -27.51% | - | - |
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 | 14,017 | 10,588 | 12,060 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.13% | 32.77% | 31.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,115 | 7,039 | 8,313 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £501 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.90% | -4.67% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £746 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 523 | 295 | 349 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.00 | £29.00 | £29.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £47.15 | £37.23 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.80 | £80.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +3.17% |
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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 4 September 2026.
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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 4 September 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 | +11 | 223 | £453 | +0.67% | 150 |
| London | -32 | 119 | £475 | - | 77 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 113 | £425 | - | 84 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 70 | £513 | +25.00% | 115 |
| North of England | -37 | 50 | £403 | -10.50% | 16 |
| North West | -20 | 35 | £405 | -10.00% | 12 |
| South East | -42 | 30 | £410 | +9.30% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | -29 | 15 | £350 | -6.67% | 4 |
| Scotland | -13 | 12 | £470 | +17.50% | 3 |
| Midlands | -48 | 9 | £413 | -2.94% | 16 |
| West Midlands | -43 | 8 | £413 | -2.94% | 13 |
| South West | -41 | 6 | £588 | +12.98% | 13 |
| Wales | -14 | 3 | £313 | +38.27% | 1 |
| East of England | -17 | 2 | £425 | - | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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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