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 7 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 452 | 377 | 349 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -75 | -28 | -73 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 178 | 156 | 265 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.42% | 0.51% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.41% | 1.49% | 2.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 116 | 106 | 169 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £328 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £379 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £475 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.32% | +2.70% | -2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £597 | £585 |
| 90th Percentile | £659 | £675 | £628 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £438 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.78% | -0.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27.82 | £7.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.50 | £30.17 | £9.78 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £48.91 | £14.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.79% | +242.53% | -74.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £65.00 | £18.76 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £20.68 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.00 | £48.91 | £14.28 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.79% | +242.53% | -74.99% |
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 | 12,634 | 10,468 | 13,136 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.58% | 34.16% | 29.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,417 | 6,809 | 9,275 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £719 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £490 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.55% | -1.01% | -1.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 483 | 249 | 511 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.32 | £21.25 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.75 | £35.00 | £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 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.37 | £62.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.57% | +2.21% | -4.62% |
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 7 March 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 7 March 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 | -87 | 161 | £425 | -10.53% | 99 |
| London | -29 | 92 | £415 | -17.00% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | -70 | 68 | £438 | - | 90 |
| Work from Home | -31 | 54 | £550 | +15.79% | 44 |
| South East | -30 | 27 | £481 | -7.23% | 21 |
| North of England | -65 | 16 | £450 | +26.40% | 15 |
| North West | -30 | 12 | £426 | +26.04% | 10 |
| South West | -18 | 8 | £525 | - | 22 |
| Wales | 0 | 5 | £555 | +239.38% | 1 |
| Midlands | -74 | 5 | £400 | - | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -62 | 4 | £600 | +60.00% | 3 |
| Scotland | +12 | 3 | £700 | +105.58% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 3 | £550 | +54.49% | 9 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £211 | - | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -59 | 2 | £398 | -11.67% | 11 |
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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