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 18 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 423 | 394 | 341 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | -53 | -56 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 187 | 139 | 257 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.43% | 0.47% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.49% | 1.39% | 1.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 112 | 96 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £323 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £377 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £475 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.32% | +2.70% | -2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £606 | £585 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £714 | £631 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £375 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -16.67% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27.82 | £7.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.50 | £30.17 | £9.78 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.96 | £14.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.08% | +130.85% | -59.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £42.10 | £18.76 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £55.84 | £20.68 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.96 | £14.28 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.08% | +130.85% | -52.61% |
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 | 12,591 | 10,012 | 12,939 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.10% | 34.15% | 29.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,359 | 6,642 | 9,151 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £485 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.06% | +1.04% | -4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 494 | 244 | 490 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.69 | £21.48 | £30.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £31.64 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £67.29 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £85.00 | £73.82 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £61.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +2.27% | -5.23% |
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 18 March 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 18 March 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 | -54 | 172 | £425 | -10.53% | 116 |
| London | -23 | 91 | £415 | -17.00% | 37 |
| UK excluding London | -55 | 78 | £438 | +16.67% | 113 |
| Work from Home | -30 | 54 | £550 | +19.57% | 52 |
| South East | -30 | 36 | £481 | -6.10% | 24 |
| North of England | -55 | 22 | £456 | +28.16% | 19 |
| North West | -24 | 17 | £426 | +26.04% | 11 |
| South West | -18 | 6 | £525 | - | 24 |
| Yorkshire | -61 | 5 | £550 | +46.67% | 5 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 10 |
| Midlands | -64 | 3 | £398 | +11.66% | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Scotland | +6 | 2 | £465 | +36.56% | 18 |
| Wales | -8 | 2 | £410 | +150.71% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -56 | 2 | £398 | -16.32% | 10 |
| East Midlands | -39 | 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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