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 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 405 | 417 | 356 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -61 | -57 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 248 | 107 | 251 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.50% | 0.37% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.86% | 1.07% | 1.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 168 | 83 | 188 |
| 10th Percentile | £371 | £316 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.05% | -9.52% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £421 | £385 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.38% | -14.44% | -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 | 13,341 | 9,984 | 13,032 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.85% | 34.11% | 30.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,712 | 6,756 | 9,198 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £502 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.08% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £760 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £484 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.95% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 559 | 231 | 528 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.25 | £27.00 | £31.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.28 | £34.20 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.75 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.54% | -9.20% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.15 | £85.00 | £76.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +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 9 June 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 June 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 | -2 | 227 | £458 | -3.63% | 68 |
| London | -17 | 120 | £490 | -2.00% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | -27 | 106 | £421 | +9.38% | 56 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 67 | £525 | -4.55% | 44 |
| South East | -6 | 53 | £411 | -6.03% | 22 |
| North of England | -57 | 30 | £405 | +8.00% | 11 |
| North West | -23 | 21 | £405 | +26.56% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -56 | 9 | £408 | +8.67% | 1 |
| South West | -22 | 7 | £475 | -8.65% | 9 |
| Scotland | -8 | 4 | £470 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | -64 | 4 | £398 | -3.64% | 3 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 6 |
| West Midlands | -59 | 3 | £398 | -6.47% | 1 |
| Wales | -12 | 2 | £313 | +53.00% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | 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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