T-SQL Job Trends in England

Transact-SQL
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring T-SQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 550 367 327
Rank change year-on-year -183 -40 -115
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 187 309 557
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.19% 0.71% 0.81%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.13% 2.63% 2.66%
Number of salaries quoted 162 251 356
10th Percentile £42,500 £39,750 £36,968
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,000 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,784
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.39% -4.72%

All Programming Languages
England

T-SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 16,598 11,766 20,964
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 16.58% 27.21% 30.53%
Number of salaries quoted 12,141 7,745 13,721
10th Percentile £39,000 £33,350 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,733 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.61% +0.37% -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% - -3.85%

T-SQL
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing T-SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

T-SQL job vacancy trend in England

T-SQL
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing T-SQL.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing T-SQL

T-SQL
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing T-SQL in England over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

Salary histogram for T-SQL in England

T-SQL
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing T-SQL within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -80 55 £70,000 -12.50% 97
South East -38 50 £55,000 +10.00% 30
North of England -97 30 £53,750 -10.42% 39
East of England -33 18 £62,500 +54.32% 18
North West -16 17 £60,000 +4.35% 27
South West -85 16 £52,500 +5.00% 14
Midlands -89 13 £59,000 +12.38% 28
Yorkshire -62 12 £52,750 -12.08% 11
West Midlands -55 9 £50,000 -13.04% 23
East Midlands -54 4 £59,732 +23.16% 5
North East -68 1 £47,500 -9.52% 1
T-SQL
UK

T-SQL
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (6.42%) IIS
1 12 (6.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (3.74%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.07%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.53%) MTS
Applications
1 11 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (3.21%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (3.21%) Infor M3
2 5 (2.67%) Elite 3E
2 5 (2.67%) NetSuite
2 5 (2.67%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (2.14%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (2.14%) JDE World
4 3 (1.60%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (1.07%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 2 (1.07%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (1.07%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.53%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 1 (0.53%) FastStats
6 1 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 106 (56.68%) Azure
2 57 (30.48%) Power Platform
3 38 (20.32%) Azure DevOps
4 17 (9.09%) Azure Logic Apps
4 17 (9.09%) Power Automate
5 14 (7.49%) AWS
6 12 (6.42%) Azure Data Factory
6 12 (6.42%) Dynamics 365
6 12 (6.42%) SaaS
7 11 (5.88%) PowerApps
8 9 (4.81%) Microsoft 365
8 9 (4.81%) Serverless
9 8 (4.28%) Snowflake
10 7 (3.74%) GitHub
11 5 (2.67%) Azure Functions
11 5 (2.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 5 (2.67%) Entra ID
12 4 (2.14%) GCP
12 4 (2.14%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (1.60%) Amazon MSK
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.14%) Firewall
2 3 (1.60%) DNS
2 3 (1.60%) VLAN
3 2 (1.07%) HTTP
4 1 (0.53%) LAN
4 1 (0.53%) Network Security
4 1 (0.53%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.53%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.53%) WAN
4 1 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (66.84%) SQL Server
2 47 (25.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 46 (24.60%) Power BI
4 38 (20.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 20 (10.70%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (8.02%) Power Query
7 13 (6.95%) Azure SQL Database
8 10 (5.35%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 8 (4.28%) Relational Database
10 7 (3.74%) Star Schema
11 6 (3.21%) Data Lake
12 5 (2.67%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 4 (2.14%) Db2
13 4 (2.14%) Metadata
13 4 (2.14%) WhereScape RED
14 3 (1.60%) Amazon Aurora
14 3 (1.60%) MongoDB
14 3 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
14 3 (1.60%) RDBMS
15 2 (1.07%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 21 (11.23%) Git
2 12 (6.42%) Visual Studio
3 9 (4.81%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 6 (3.21%) JIRA
5 2 (1.07%) Postman
6 1 (0.53%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.53%) Yeoman
General
1 61 (32.62%) Social Skills
2 47 (25.13%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (16.04%) Finance
4 17 (9.09%) Law
5 15 (8.02%) Legal
6 7 (3.74%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (2.14%) Manufacturing
7 4 (2.14%) Public Sector
7 4 (2.14%) Retail
8 3 (1.60%) Back Office
8 3 (1.60%) Billing
8 3 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.07%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.07%) Automotive
9 2 (1.07%) Banking
9 2 (1.07%) Local Government
10 1 (0.53%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (0.53%) Marketing
10 1 (0.53%) Publishing
10 1 (0.53%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 87 (46.52%) Developer
2 33 (17.65%) Senior
3 23 (12.30%) .NET Developer
3 23 (12.30%) Analyst
4 18 (9.63%) SQL Developer
5 17 (9.09%) Software Developer
6 15 (8.02%) Data Engineer
6 15 (8.02%) DBA
6 15 (8.02%) SQL DBA
7 14 (7.49%) SQL Server DBA
8 12 (6.42%) Applications Support
8 12 (6.42%) Senior Developer
9 10 (5.35%) Lead
9 10 (5.35%) Support Engineer
10 9 (4.81%) Applications Developer
10 9 (4.81%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 8 (4.28%) Data Analyst
11 8 (4.28%) Software Support Engineer
12 7 (3.74%) 3rd Line Support
12 7 (3.74%) Applications Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (33.69%) .NET
2 14 (7.49%) HTML
3 13 (6.95%) .NET Core
3 13 (6.95%) CSS
4 11 (5.88%) ASP.NET
4 11 (5.88%) JSON
4 11 (5.88%) REST
5 10 (5.35%) .NET Framework
6 9 (4.81%) WinForms
6 9 (4.81%) XML
7 8 (4.28%) ASP.NET Core
7 8 (4.28%) Blazor
7 8 (4.28%) React
8 7 (3.74%) AngularJS
8 7 (3.74%) Entity Framework
8 7 (3.74%) jQuery
8 7 (3.74%) Kafka
9 6 (3.21%) ASP.NET MVC
9 6 (3.21%) PySpark
9 6 (3.21%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 24 (12.83%) Enterprise Software
2 16 (8.56%) Legacy Systems
3 11 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (4.81%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (4.28%) Management Information System
5 8 (4.28%) Replication
6 6 (3.21%) Data Structures
7 5 (2.67%) Legacy Code
8 4 (2.14%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.14%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.60%) AI Agents
9 3 (1.60%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.60%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (1.60%) LIMS
9 3 (1.60%) NHS
9 3 (1.60%) Operational Technology
10 2 (1.07%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (1.07%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.07%) Product Ownership
10 2 (1.07%) SystemC
Operating Systems
1 19 (10.16%) Windows
2 10 (5.35%) Windows Server
3 6 (3.21%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (1.07%) Linux
5 1 (0.53%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (40.64%) Problem-Solving
2 50 (26.74%) DevOps
3 49 (26.20%) Business Intelligence
4 43 (22.99%) Performance Tuning
5 38 (20.32%) ETL
6 35 (18.72%) CI/CD
7 33 (17.65%) Data Modelling
8 31 (16.58%) Agile
9 29 (15.51%) Continuous Improvement
10 24 (12.83%) Analytics
11 19 (10.16%) AI
11 19 (10.16%) SDLC
12 18 (9.63%) Root Cause Analysis
12 18 (9.63%) Software Engineering
13 17 (9.09%) Secure Coding
14 15 (8.02%) Roadmaps
14 15 (8.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 15 (8.02%) Stakeholder Management
15 14 (7.49%) Clean Code
15 14 (7.49%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 186 (99.47%) SQL
2 64 (34.22%) C#
3 31 (16.58%) PowerShell
4 28 (14.97%) Python
5 18 (9.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 16 (8.56%) JavaScript
7 9 (4.81%) PL/SQL
7 9 (4.81%) VBScript
8 8 (4.28%) Delphi
8 8 (4.28%) VBA
9 6 (3.21%) VB.NET
10 4 (2.14%) TypeScript
11 3 (1.60%) XPath
12 2 (1.07%) Bash
12 2 (1.07%) Bicep
12 2 (1.07%) VB
13 1 (0.53%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 11 (5.88%) Degree
2 5 (2.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 4 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (2.14%) Security Cleared
4 3 (1.60%) DBS Check
4 3 (1.60%) SC Cleared
5 2 (1.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.07%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (14.97%) Data Quality
2 16 (8.56%) QA
3 8 (4.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (3.21%) SLA
5 2 (1.07%) GDPR
5 2 (1.07%) NIST
6 1 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.53%) HL7
6 1 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 13 (6.95%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.67%) Docker
3 3 (1.60%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 5 (2.67%) ZABBIX
2 4 (2.14%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.53%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (0.53%) SCCM
Vendors
1 77 (41.18%) Microsoft
2 12 (6.42%) Oracle
3 9 (4.81%) iManage
4 8 (4.28%) ServiceNow
5 7 (3.74%) SAP
6 6 (3.21%) Infor
6 6 (3.21%) JD Edwards
7 5 (2.67%) IFS
7 5 (2.67%) RedGate
7 5 (2.67%) Remedy
8 4 (2.14%) Epicor
8 4 (2.14%) Intapp
9 3 (1.60%) Databricks
9 3 (1.60%) SolarWinds
9 3 (1.60%) Teradata
9 3 (1.60%) Veeam
9 3 (1.60%) VMware
10 2 (1.07%) Google
10 2 (1.07%) Liquidlogic
10 2 (1.07%) OpenAI