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 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 426 | 448 | 314 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | -134 | -21 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 261 | 106 | 270 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.32% | 0.70% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.85% | 0.99% | 2.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 182 | 87 | 205 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £313 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.67% | -14.29% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £556 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £699 | £675 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £444 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.23% | -6.58% |
| 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 | 14,096 | 10,715 | 12,207 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.05% | 32.74% | 31.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,159 | 7,111 | 8,387 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £501 | £526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.90% | -4.76% | -4.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £748 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 528 | 296 | 351 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.00 | £29.00 | £27.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £47.88 | £37.50 | £46.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.68 | £80.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.50 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.80% | -3.85% | +1.56% |
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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 7 September 2026.
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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 7 September 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 | +17 | 223 | £453 | -0.71% | 151 |
| London | -19 | 119 | £475 | - | 75 |
| UK excluding London | -16 | 113 | £425 | - | 91 |
| Work from Home | -20 | 70 | £513 | +12.64% | 55 |
| North of England | -30 | 50 | £403 | -10.50% | 20 |
| North West | -27 | 35 | £405 | -10.00% | 14 |
| South East | -43 | 30 | £410 | +9.30% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | -28 | 15 | £350 | -6.67% | 6 |
| Scotland | -19 | 12 | £470 | +17.50% | 5 |
| Midlands | -56 | 9 | £413 | -2.94% | 16 |
| West Midlands | -43 | 8 | £413 | -2.94% | 13 |
| South West | -41 | 6 | £588 | +12.98% | 13 |
| Wales | -15 | 3 | £313 | +38.27% | 1 |
| East of England | -17 | 2 | £425 | - | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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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