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 27 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 27 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 417 | 450 | 320 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | -130 | -34 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 265 | 107 | 260 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.49% | 0.33% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.89% | 1.00% | 2.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 184 | 89 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £365 | £315 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £378 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £464 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.06% | -14.29% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £556 | £603 |
| 90th Percentile | £697 | £655 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.35% | -8.37% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £31.76 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £33.11 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.51% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £25.13 | £34.46 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £26.15 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £33.11 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -27.51% | - | - |
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 | 14,022 | 10,725 | 12,235 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.12% | 32.74% | 31.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,124 | 7,149 | 8,472 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £343 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £519 | £501 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -5.57% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 519 | 299 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.50 | £28.25 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.50 | £36.25 | £46.14 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +5.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.38 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.15 | £79.00 | £75.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.84% | -4.62% | +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.
T-SQL
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing T-SQL over the 6 months to 27 August 2026.
T-SQL
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 27 August 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 | +21 | 227 | £458 | +1.72% | 49 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 121 | £425 | - | 32 |
| London | -22 | 116 | £491 | +4.75% | 20 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 75 | £513 | +12.64% | 25 |
| North of England | -34 | 47 | £403 | -10.50% | 12 |
| South East | -19 | 38 | £427 | +13.96% | 9 |
| North West | -21 | 33 | £403 | -10.50% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -38 | 14 | £400 | +6.67% | 3 |
| Scotland | -7 | 12 | £470 | +17.50% | 1 |
| Midlands | -52 | 10 | £400 | -5.88% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -44 | 9 | £400 | -5.88% | 4 |
| South West | -37 | 7 | £475 | -8.65% | 3 |
| Wales | -13 | 4 | £313 | +38.27% | |
| East of England | -21 | 2 | £425 | - | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 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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