Transact-SQL
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring T-SQL skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 463 | 301 | 296 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -162 | -5 | -19 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 105 | 279 | 410 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.72% | 0.83% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.97% | 2.26% | 2.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 88 | 209 | 284 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £363 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £525 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +10.53% | -4.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £606 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £18.45 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £23.14 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | £35.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +81.82% | -10.63% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £55.42 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £69.68 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +44.44% | +12.50% |
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 | 10,811 | 12,334 | 15,791 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.81% | 32.02% | 32.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,155 | 8,334 | 11,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £344 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.29% | -4.55% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £777 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 295 | 344 | 453 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.00 | £27.00 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £46.18 | £48.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £65.00 | £63.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +3.17% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.75 | £70.00 | £70.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £78.38 | £82.45 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +13.04% |
T-SQL
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing T-SQL as a proportion of all 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 18 September 2025.
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 18 September 2025. 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 | -137 | 94 | £450 | -16.28% | 156 |
| London | -79 | 61 | £463 | -19.57% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | -61 | 36 | £425 | -5.56% | 153 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 32 | £410 | -19.01% | 133 |
| Midlands | -18 | 11 | £425 | -5.56% | 27 |
| North of England | -27 | 11 | £450 | +10.77% | 34 |
| North West | -19 | 9 | £450 | +5.88% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 7 | £468 | +34.53% | 12 |
| Wales | +9 | 6 | £505 | +213.51% | 8 |
| South West | +16 | 4 | £520 | -2.12% | 18 |
| Scotland | -2 | 4 | £700 | +66.67% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -15 | 4 | £425 | -5.56% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | -22 | 2 | £375 | +7.14% | 13 |
| East of England | -1 | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| South East | -5 | 1 | £375 | -36.17% | 43 |
T-SQL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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