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 4 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 414 | 410 | 346 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -64 | -54 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 211 | 117 | 250 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.45% | 0.40% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.65% | 1.17% | 1.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 139 | 84 | 182 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £500 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | -3.85% | +9.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £587 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £710 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £400 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -23.81% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.50 | £31.54 | £6.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.96 | £7.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.08% | +319.87% | -78.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £34.38 | £9.14 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £34.43 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.96 | £7.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.08% | +319.87% | -84.97% |
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 | 12,809 | 10,009 | 12,769 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.15% | 34.17% | 29.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,466 | 6,797 | 9,080 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £416 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £774 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.05% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 558 | 250 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £22.50 | £31.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +1.46% | +1.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £79.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | +1.07% |
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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 4 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 4 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 | -17 | 198 | £421 | -15.78% | 76 |
| London | -10 | 107 | £415 | -19.02% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | -47 | 87 | £425 | +6.25% | 64 |
| Work from Home | -19 | 52 | £550 | +4.76% | 46 |
| South East | -22 | 40 | £411 | -6.03% | 22 |
| North of England | -45 | 27 | £500 | +33.33% | 20 |
| North West | -23 | 20 | £500 | +21.95% | 12 |
| South West | -28 | 7 | £475 | -9.52% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -45 | 7 | £408 | +8.67% | 8 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 5 |
| Midlands | -79 | 3 | £398 | -6.47% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -10 | 2 | £465 | - | 7 |
| West Midlands | -65 | 2 | £398 | -6.47% | 2 |
| Wales | -13 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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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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