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 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 452 | 381 | 340 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -71 | -41 | -60 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 141 | 154 | 275 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.35% | 0.50% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.17% | 1.48% | 2.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 97 | 99 | 172 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £319 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £368 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £460 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.17% | -3.16% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £569 | £585 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £625 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27.82 | £9.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.50 | £30.17 | £13.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £48.91 | £18.41 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.79% | +165.68% | -47.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £65.00 | £23.29 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £25.67 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.00 | £48.91 | £16.11 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.79% | +203.57% | -53.97% |
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 | 12,058 | 10,396 | 13,247 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.18% | 33.64% | 29.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,013 | 6,637 | 9,362 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £485 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.44% | -3.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 468 | 233 | 508 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £21.40 | £35.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £36.75 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +1.99% | -3.85% |
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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.
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 15 February 2026.
T-SQL
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
T-SQL
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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -97 | 124 | £415 | -12.63% | 80 |
| London | -5 | 82 | £415 | -17.00% | 13 |
| Work from Home | -27 | 47 | £550 | +19.57% | 47 |
| UK excluding London | -102 | 43 | £463 | +2.78% | 79 |
| North of England | -70 | 12 | £402 | +12.92% | 19 |
| South East | -49 | 10 | £525 | -8.70% | 26 |
| North West | -30 | 8 | £426 | +26.04% | 12 |
| South West | -18 | 6 | £550 | +4.76% | 5 |
| Wales | 0 | 5 | £600 | +272.67% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -68 | 4 | £375 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | +5 | 3 | £700 | +105.58% | |
| East Midlands | -28 | 3 | £550 | +54.49% | 8 |
| Midlands | -68 | 3 | £550 | +29.41% | 20 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £211 | - | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | 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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