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 25 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 453 | 389 | 334 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -64 | -55 | -45 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 148 | 150 | 271 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.36% | 0.49% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.20% | 1.46% | 2.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 102 | 94 | 172 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £322 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £365 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £433 | £468 | £469 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.49% | -0.27% | -1.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £562 | £578 |
| 90th Percentile | £673 | £625 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27.82 | £9.14 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.50 | £30.17 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £48.91 | £20.71 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.79% | +136.20% | -63.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £65.00 | £24.61 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £26.19 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.00 | £48.91 | £14.28 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.79% | +242.53% | -74.99% |
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 | 12,373 | 10,296 | 12,974 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.96% | 33.80% | 29.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,255 | 6,625 | 9,182 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £355 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -5.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £483 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.52% | -3.50% | -1.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 476 | 236 | 493 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £21.63 | £35.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £35.56 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £69.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +1.99% | -3.85% |
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 25 February 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 25 February 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 | -81 | 132 | £415 | -12.63% | 89 |
| London | -33 | 85 | £415 | -17.00% | 14 |
| Work from Home | -23 | 48 | £550 | +19.57% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | -97 | 45 | £438 | -2.78% | 87 |
| South East | -48 | 13 | £525 | +1.20% | 35 |
| North of England | -68 | 11 | £426 | +19.66% | 21 |
| North West | -36 | 8 | £426 | +26.04% | 15 |
| South West | -20 | 6 | £550 | +4.76% | 9 |
| Wales | -2 | 4 | £555 | +239.38% | 2 |
| Midlands | -70 | 4 | £473 | +11.18% | 17 |
| Scotland | +11 | 3 | £700 | +105.58% | |
| East Midlands | -30 | 3 | £550 | +54.49% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | -63 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £211 | - | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | -61 | 1 | £395 | -12.22% | 11 |
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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