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 23 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 23 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 419 | 436 | 322 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -114 | -31 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 275 | 117 | 254 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.51% | 0.35% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.94% | 1.08% | 2.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 187 | 96 | 200 |
| 10th Percentile | £368 | £339 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £383 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.11% | -9.52% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £681 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -10.53% |
| 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 | 14,143 | 10,853 | 12,212 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.25% | 32.91% | 31.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,208 | 7,240 | 8,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £343 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £505 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.48% | -4.72% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 531 | 295 | 386 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.96 | £28.25 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.38 | £36.13 | £46.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +7.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £79.50 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +5.11% |
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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 23 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 23 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 | -1 | 238 | £458 | -3.63% | 59 |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 128 | £425 | - | 46 |
| London | -41 | 120 | £491 | -1.80% | 26 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 76 | £513 | -6.82% | 31 |
| North of England | -22 | 49 | £403 | -10.50% | 11 |
| South East | -24 | 45 | £417 | +11.26% | 19 |
| North West | -16 | 35 | £403 | -10.50% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -28 | 14 | £400 | +6.67% | 2 |
| Scotland | -6 | 12 | £470 | +17.50% | 1 |
| Midlands | -44 | 10 | £400 | -5.88% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 9 | £400 | -5.88% | 4 |
| South West | -35 | 7 | £475 | -8.65% | 4 |
| Wales | -18 | 3 | £313 | +38.27% | 1 |
| East of England | -18 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| 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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