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 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 412 | 415 | 341 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -74 | -49 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 242 | 109 | 253 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.49% | 0.38% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.83% | 1.10% | 1.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 161 | 83 | 187 |
| 10th Percentile | £329 | £314 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.56% | -14.29% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £668 | £685 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £421 | £393 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.29% | -21.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £23.00 | £31.54 | £6.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.50 | £32.96 | £7.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.67% | +319.87% | -86.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £34.38 | £9.14 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £34.43 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.50 | £32.96 | £7.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.67% | +319.87% | -90.09% |
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 | 13,246 | 9,867 | 12,901 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.95% | 34.17% | 30.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,666 | 6,714 | 9,166 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £626 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £760 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £475 | £487 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.32% | -2.41% | -2.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 571 | 220 | 516 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.25 | £26.93 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £62.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -7.63% | -0.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +0.80% | - |
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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 30 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 30 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 | -7 | 219 | £448 | -3.24% | 57 |
| London | -16 | 114 | £453 | -9.50% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | -23 | 105 | £421 | +7.29% | 46 |
| Work from Home | -36 | 62 | £525 | - | 30 |
| South East | -16 | 51 | £405 | -7.43% | 19 |
| North of England | -60 | 30 | £453 | +20.67% | 10 |
| North West | -32 | 21 | £453 | -4.74% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | -61 | 9 | £408 | +8.67% | 4 |
| South West | -29 | 7 | £475 | -9.52% | 7 |
| Scotland | -2 | 4 | £470 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -65 | 4 | £398 | -6.47% | 5 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | -70 | 3 | £398 | -6.47% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Wales | -14 | 2 | £313 | +71.23% | 1 |
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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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