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 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 453 | 358 | 307 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -95 | -51 | -39 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 125 | 179 | 298 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.34% | 0.56% | 0.71% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.09% | 1.71% | 2.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 84 | 123 | 184 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | £350 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £378 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £415 | £475 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.63% | -1.04% | +1.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £591 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £668 | £625 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £34.00 | £9.19 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £45.63 | £13.13 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | £18.41 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +253.12% | -47.41% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £23.29 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £25.67 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | £16.11 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +303.48% | -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 | 11,427 | 10,453 | 12,781 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.80% | 32.83% | 30.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,581 | 6,649 | 9,045 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £506 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.71% | -4.55% | -3.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £640 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.79% | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 392 | 242 | 415 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.40 | £21.25 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £37.13 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | -0.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.88 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £85.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -3.08% | - |
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 15 January 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 15 January 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 | -103 | 108 | £415 | -17.00% | 129 |
| London | -38 | 70 | £415 | -20.95% | 58 |
| Work from Home | -23 | 42 | £463 | +0.54% | 144 |
| UK excluding London | -104 | 38 | £450 | - | 137 |
| North of England | -47 | 14 | £450 | +23.12% | 22 |
| North West | -22 | 10 | £450 | +33.14% | 18 |
| Wales | -1 | 5 | £600 | +272.67% | 11 |
| South West | -16 | 5 | £550 | +15.79% | 19 |
| South East | -42 | 5 | £475 | -9.52% | 39 |
| Yorkshire | -49 | 4 | £375 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | -49 | 4 | £550 | +22.22% | 15 |
| Scotland | +3 | 3 | £700 | +80.65% | 23 |
| East Midlands | -29 | 3 | £550 | +54.49% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -42 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| East of England | - | 1 | - | - | 13 |
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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