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 6 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 398 | 441 | 339 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | -102 | -51 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 270 | 110 | 257 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.52% | 0.35% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.94% | 1.03% | 1.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 185 | 87 | 194 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £358 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.40% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £703 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £417 | £400 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.31% | -8.10% | -8.37% |
| 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% | -82.56% |
| 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% | -87.36% |
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 | 13,909 | 10,686 | 13,291 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.85% | 33.61% | 30.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,026 | 7,205 | 9,335 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £512 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.14% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £721 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £491 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.37% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 536 | 254 | 537 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.01 | £27.00 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.88 | £78.34 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.25 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.42% | -4.23% | +4.00% |
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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 6 July 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 6 July 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 | +20 | 245 | £453 | -9.40% | 74 |
| London | -11 | 130 | £490 | -5.77% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | -31 | 114 | £417 | +4.31% | 64 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 71 | £525 | -11.95% | 44 |
| South East | -1 | 51 | £405 | +15.71% | 24 |
| North of England | -48 | 40 | £405 | +8.00% | 23 |
| North West | -24 | 27 | £403 | +1.96% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | -43 | 13 | £450 | +20.00% | 6 |
| South West | -22 | 7 | £425 | -18.27% | 5 |
| Midlands | -64 | 5 | £400 | -5.88% | 4 |
| Scotland | -15 | 4 | £475 | +18.75% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -56 | 4 | £400 | -5.88% | 2 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 5 |
| Wales | -18 | 2 | £313 | +53.00% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 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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