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 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 501 354 257
Rank change year-on-year -147 -97 -15
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 203 328 974
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.24% 0.80% 1.05%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.29% 2.56% 3.42%
Number of salaries quoted 165 266 788
10th Percentile £39,761 £39,875 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,063 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -4.35%

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 15,751 12,813 28,521
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 18.36% 31.10% 30.82%
Number of salaries quoted 11,437 8,655 22,670
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £48,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

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 1 July 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 1 July 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 -85 59 £70,000 - 21
South East -25 45 £48,500 +7.78% 20
North of England -76 35 £47,500 -20.83% 23
Midlands -69 25 £45,000 -7.22% 3
North West -5 22 £53,750 - 14
South West -54 21 £48,750 -2.50% 5
West Midlands -37 17 £44,000 -23.48% 2
East of England -29 13 £62,500 +48.81% 3
Yorkshire -66 11 £45,000 -25.00% 8
East Midlands -49 8 £59,000 +22.92% 1
North East -56 2 £45,500 -17.27% 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 20 (9.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (5.91%) IIS
3 7 (3.45%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.99%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.49%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.49%) Confluence
5 1 (0.49%) JBoss
5 1 (0.49%) Jupyter
Applications
1 11 (5.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (4.93%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (4.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (3.45%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (2.96%) Infor M3
4 5 (2.46%) Magento
4 5 (2.46%) Shopify
5 4 (1.97%) JDE OneWorld
5 4 (1.97%) JDE World
5 4 (1.97%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.99%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.99%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.99%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.49%) FastStats
7 1 (0.49%) JDE EnterpriseOne
7 1 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 121 (59.61%) Azure
2 68 (33.50%) Power Platform
3 31 (15.27%) Entra ID
4 25 (12.32%) Azure DevOps
5 21 (10.34%) Dynamics 365
5 21 (10.34%) SaaS
6 20 (9.85%) Google Workspace
7 18 (8.87%) Power Automate
8 17 (8.37%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (7.88%) AWS
10 14 (6.90%) Azure Logic Apps
10 14 (6.90%) PowerApps
11 13 (6.40%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (3.94%) Serverless
13 7 (3.45%) GitHub
13 7 (3.45%) Snowflake
14 5 (2.46%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 4 (1.97%) Azure Functions
15 4 (1.97%) Azure Service Bus
15 4 (1.97%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 18 (8.87%) Broadband
2 4 (1.97%) Firewall
3 3 (1.48%) DNS
3 3 (1.48%) VLAN
4 1 (0.49%) HTTP
4 1 (0.49%) LAN
4 1 (0.49%) Network Security
4 1 (0.49%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.49%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.49%) WAN
4 1 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (57.64%) SQL Server
2 56 (27.59%) Power BI
3 49 (24.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 48 (23.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 16 (7.88%) Azure SQL Database
6 15 (7.39%) Power Query
7 14 (6.90%) Data Warehouse
8 12 (5.91%) PostgreSQL
9 11 (5.42%) MySQL
9 11 (5.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 8 (3.94%) Relational Database
11 5 (2.46%) Data Lake
11 5 (2.46%) Star Schema
12 3 (1.48%) Amazon Aurora
12 3 (1.48%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 2 (0.99%) Db2
13 2 (0.99%) Elasticsearch
13 2 (0.99%) Electronic Patient Records
13 2 (0.99%) MongoDB
13 2 (0.99%) WhereScape RED
Development Applications
1 18 (8.87%) Git
2 12 (5.91%) Visual Studio
3 10 (4.93%) JIRA
3 10 (4.93%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.99%) Postman
4 2 (0.99%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.49%) Yeoman
General
1 54 (26.60%) Social Skills
2 50 (24.63%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (13.30%) Finance
4 24 (11.82%) Organisational Skills
5 20 (9.85%) Law
6 10 (4.93%) Legal
7 6 (2.96%) Back Office
7 6 (2.96%) Manufacturing
7 6 (2.96%) Retail
8 4 (1.97%) Marketing
9 3 (1.48%) Billing
9 3 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.48%) Public Sector
10 2 (0.99%) Automotive
10 2 (0.99%) Banking
11 1 (0.49%) Advertising
11 1 (0.49%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.49%) Games
11 1 (0.49%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 75 (36.95%) Developer
2 41 (20.20%) Analyst
3 36 (17.73%) Senior
4 17 (8.37%) Applications Support
4 17 (8.37%) Data Analyst
4 17 (8.37%) SQL Developer
5 16 (7.88%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 15 (7.39%) Software Developer
7 14 (6.90%) .NET Developer
7 14 (6.90%) Applications Support Analyst
7 14 (6.90%) Data Engineer
7 14 (6.90%) DBA
8 13 (6.40%) Senior Developer
8 13 (6.40%) Support Analyst
9 12 (5.91%) SQL Analyst
9 12 (5.91%) SQL DBA
10 11 (5.42%) Database Engineer
11 10 (4.93%) Support Engineer
12 9 (4.43%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
12 9 (4.43%) SQL Server DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (25.12%) .NET
2 32 (15.76%) REST
3 26 (12.81%) SOAP
4 20 (9.85%) GraphQL
4 20 (9.85%) LDAP
4 20 (9.85%) OAuth
4 20 (9.85%) OpenID
4 20 (9.85%) SAML
5 17 (8.37%) HTML
5 17 (8.37%) JSON
6 16 (7.88%) ASP.NET
6 16 (7.88%) CSS
7 14 (6.90%) XML
8 13 (6.40%) .NET Core
9 9 (4.43%) Blazor
9 9 (4.43%) Kafka
10 8 (3.94%) ASP.NET Core
10 8 (3.94%) React
11 7 (3.45%) .NET Framework
11 7 (3.45%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 18 (8.87%) Cyber Threat
1 18 (8.87%) Cyberattack
2 17 (8.37%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (6.90%) Data Structures
4 12 (5.91%) Onboarding
5 11 (5.42%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (5.42%) Legacy Systems
5 11 (5.42%) Replication
6 9 (4.43%) Management Information System
6 9 (4.43%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (2.46%) Legacy Code
8 4 (1.97%) Clustering
8 4 (1.97%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.97%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.48%) AI Agents
9 3 (1.48%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.48%) LIMS
9 3 (1.48%) NHS
9 3 (1.48%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 15 (7.39%) Windows
2 9 (4.43%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.96%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.49%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (30.54%) Business Intelligence
2 60 (29.56%) Problem-Solving
3 49 (24.14%) Performance Tuning
4 41 (20.20%) Data Modelling
5 36 (17.73%) ETL
6 35 (17.24%) DevOps
7 33 (16.26%) Agile
7 33 (16.26%) CI/CD
8 31 (15.27%) Mentoring
8 31 (15.27%) Roadmaps
9 30 (14.78%) Analytics
10 29 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
11 27 (13.30%) Stakeholder Management
12 24 (11.82%) Validation
13 20 (9.85%) Cybersecurity
13 20 (9.85%) Identity Access Management
14 19 (9.36%) Change Control
15 18 (8.87%) Programme Delivery
15 18 (8.87%) Regulatory Compliance
16 17 (8.37%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 202 (99.51%) SQL
2 56 (27.59%) C#
3 54 (26.60%) PowerShell
4 37 (18.23%) Python
5 22 (10.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 20 (9.85%) Bash
7 16 (7.88%) JavaScript
8 9 (4.43%) PL/SQL
8 9 (4.43%) VBScript
9 7 (3.45%) VBA
10 5 (2.46%) TypeScript
11 4 (1.97%) R
12 3 (1.48%) Delphi
13 2 (0.99%) VB
13 2 (0.99%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.49%) Bicep
14 1 (0.49%) Java
Qualifications
1 15 (7.39%) Degree
2 4 (1.97%) Security Cleared
3 3 (1.48%) DBS Check
4 2 (0.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (0.99%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.49%) Azure Certification
5 1 (0.49%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (17.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (16.26%) Data Quality
3 20 (9.85%) NIST
4 18 (8.87%) NCSC
5 15 (7.39%) QA
6 4 (1.97%) GDPR
6 4 (1.97%) SLA
7 2 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.49%) HL7
8 1 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 39 (19.21%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.97%) Docker
3 3 (1.48%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (1.97%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.48%) Terraform
3 2 (0.99%) ZABBIX
4 1 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (0.49%) SCCM
4 1 (0.49%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 77 (37.93%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.94%) iManage
2 8 (3.94%) Oracle
3 7 (3.45%) SAP
3 7 (3.45%) ServiceNow
4 6 (2.96%) Databricks
4 6 (2.96%) IFS
4 6 (2.96%) Infor
5 5 (2.46%) JD Edwards
5 5 (2.46%) WooCommerce
6 4 (1.97%) ConnectWise
6 4 (1.97%) Epicor
6 4 (1.97%) RedGate
6 4 (1.97%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.97%) SolarWinds
7 3 (1.48%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 3 (1.48%) Veeam
7 3 (1.48%) VMware
8 2 (0.99%) Google
8 2 (0.99%) Remedy