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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 469 336 216
Rank change year-on-year -133 -120 +59
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 189 300 1,069
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.27% 0.82% 1.37%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.48% 2.41% 4.07%
Number of salaries quoted 150 245 932
10th Percentile £30,250 £39,850 £38,750
25th Percentile £39,438 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.52% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £63,750 £69,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £84,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £48,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.65% +4.55% -1.79%

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 12,732 12,474 26,240
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 18.08% 34.13% 33.57%
Number of salaries quoted 9,123 9,319 22,195
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,625
25th Percentile £46,630 £47,683 £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 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £63,076 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.96% +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 April 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 April 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
Midlands -23 49 £45,000 -5.26% 19
London -108 44 £57,500 -11.54% 23
South East -27 32 £40,000 -20.00% 23
North of England -57 32 £51,000 -5.12% 16
West Midlands +5 31 £42,500 -21.79% 8
South West -31 18 £42,500 +14.86% 14
Yorkshire -51 18 £50,000 -16.67% 6
East Midlands -54 18 £54,500 +16.58% 11
East of England -43 12 £62,500 +31.58% 10
North West -25 11 £60,000 +37.14% 9
North East -26 3 £51,000 -23.02% 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 10 (5.29%) IIS
2 9 (4.76%) SharePoint
3 8 (4.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.06%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (1.06%) CMS
4 2 (1.06%) Confluence
4 2 (1.06%) WordPress
5 1 (0.53%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.53%) JBoss
5 1 (0.53%) Jupyter
Applications
1 13 (6.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 10 (5.29%) Magento
1 10 (5.29%) Shopify
2 9 (4.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (4.76%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (1.06%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.53%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle 11i
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.53%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 96 (50.79%) Azure
2 47 (24.87%) Power Platform
3 36 (19.05%) Entra ID
4 25 (13.23%) Google Workspace
5 22 (11.64%) Azure Data Factory
6 20 (10.58%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (9.52%) SaaS
8 16 (8.47%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
10 11 (5.82%) Power Automate
10 11 (5.82%) PowerApps
11 9 (4.76%) AWS
12 8 (4.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 8 (4.23%) GitHub
13 6 (3.17%) GCP
14 5 (2.65%) Azure Logic Apps
14 5 (2.65%) GitHub Actions
15 4 (2.12%) Microsoft Purview
15 4 (2.12%) Smartsheet
16 3 (1.59%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 25 (13.23%) Broadband
2 3 (1.59%) DNS
2 3 (1.59%) Firewall
3 2 (1.06%) DHCP
3 2 (1.06%) Ethernet
3 2 (1.06%) SSL
3 2 (1.06%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.06%) VLAN
3 2 (1.06%) Wireless
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
1 105 (55.56%) SQL Server
2 45 (23.81%) Power BI
3 38 (20.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 35 (18.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 25 (13.23%) Azure SQL Database
6 12 (6.35%) Data Lake
6 12 (6.35%) MySQL
7 11 (5.82%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (5.29%) Power Query
9 9 (4.76%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (4.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 6 (3.17%) Metadata
11 6 (3.17%) Relational Database
12 4 (2.12%) Star Schema
13 3 (1.59%) Snowflake Schema
13 3 (1.59%) Tableau
14 2 (1.06%) Data Mining
14 2 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
14 2 (1.06%) MongoDB
14 2 (1.06%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 14 (7.41%) JIRA
2 7 (3.70%) Git
3 3 (1.59%) Bitbucket
3 3 (1.59%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (1.06%) Oracle APEX
4 2 (1.06%) TeamCity
4 2 (1.06%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.53%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.53%) Yeoman
General
1 50 (26.46%) Social Skills
2 45 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
4 24 (12.70%) Finance
5 12 (6.35%) Back Office
6 11 (5.82%) Law
7 7 (3.70%) Games
8 6 (3.17%) Manufacturing
9 5 (2.65%) Public Sector
10 4 (2.12%) Legal
11 3 (1.59%) Banking
11 3 (1.59%) Marketing
12 2 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.06%) Front Office
12 2 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.06%) Investment Banking
12 2 (1.06%) Retail
13 1 (0.53%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.53%) Police
13 1 (0.53%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 49 (25.93%) Analyst
2 44 (23.28%) Developer
3 41 (21.69%) Senior
4 27 (14.29%) Support Analyst
5 24 (12.70%) Applications Support
6 23 (12.17%) Applications Support Analyst
7 21 (11.11%) Data Engineer
8 20 (10.58%) DBA
9 18 (9.52%) SQL DBA
10 15 (7.94%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 15 (7.94%) Senior Developer
11 14 (7.41%) SQL Developer
12 13 (6.88%) C# Developer
12 13 (6.88%) Data Analyst
13 11 (5.82%) Senior Analyst
13 11 (5.82%) Senior Support Analyst
13 11 (5.82%) SQL Analyst
14 10 (5.29%) Software Engineer
15 9 (4.76%) Administrator
15 9 (4.76%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (22.75%) REST
2 37 (19.58%) SOAP
3 34 (17.99%) .NET
4 26 (13.76%) OAuth
4 26 (13.76%) OpenID
5 25 (13.23%) GraphQL
5 25 (13.23%) LDAP
5 25 (13.23%) SAML
6 16 (8.47%) ASP.NET
7 15 (7.94%) XML
8 13 (6.88%) .NET Framework
8 13 (6.88%) JSON
9 11 (5.82%) Entity Framework
10 10 (5.29%) .NET Core
11 9 (4.76%) Middleware
11 9 (4.76%) WinForms
12 8 (4.23%) PySpark
13 6 (3.17%) CSS
13 6 (3.17%) DirectX
13 6 (3.17%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 25 (13.23%) Cyber Threat
1 25 (13.23%) Cyberattack
2 15 (7.94%) Data Structures
3 10 (5.29%) Onboarding
4 9 (4.76%) Clustering
5 7 (3.70%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (3.70%) Replication
6 6 (3.17%) 3D Graphics
6 6 (3.17%) Low-Code
7 5 (2.65%) Management Information System
7 5 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.12%) Algorithms
8 4 (2.12%) Legacy Code
9 3 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.59%) Legacy Applications
10 2 (1.06%) Derivative
10 2 (1.06%) Distributed Computing
10 2 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (1.06%) Fibre Optics
10 2 (1.06%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 18 (9.52%) Windows
2 9 (4.76%) Linux
3 7 (3.70%) VMS
4 5 (2.65%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.06%) Android
5 2 (1.06%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.06%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.53%) Unix
6 1 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (26.98%) Business Intelligence
2 47 (24.87%) Problem-Solving
3 37 (19.58%) Data Modelling
3 37 (19.58%) Roadmaps
4 36 (19.05%) ETL
5 35 (18.52%) Analytics
5 35 (18.52%) Mentoring
6 33 (17.46%) Stakeholder Management
7 29 (15.34%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (14.81%) Change Control
8 28 (14.81%) Performance Tuning
9 25 (13.23%) Cybersecurity
9 25 (13.23%) Identity Access Management
9 25 (13.23%) Programme Delivery
9 25 (13.23%) Regulatory Compliance
10 22 (11.64%) Decision-Making
10 22 (11.64%) DevOps
11 20 (10.58%) Data Pipeline
12 19 (10.05%) Software Engineering
12 19 (10.05%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 187 (98.94%) SQL
2 51 (26.98%) PowerShell
3 40 (21.16%) C#
4 37 (19.58%) Python
5 25 (13.23%) Bash
6 19 (10.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (3.17%) JavaScript
7 6 (3.17%) PL/SQL
8 4 (2.12%) R
9 2 (1.06%) Bicep
9 2 (1.06%) Scala
9 2 (1.06%) TypeScript
9 2 (1.06%) VBA
10 1 (0.53%) Delphi
10 1 (0.53%) Java
Qualifications
1 27 (14.29%) Degree
2 11 (5.82%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (3.17%) Security Cleared
4 3 (1.59%) DBS Check
5 2 (1.06%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.06%) MCSE
5 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.53%) MCITP
6 1 (0.53%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (18.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (17.99%) Data Quality
3 25 (13.23%) NCSC
3 25 (13.23%) NIST
4 7 (3.70%) QA
5 6 (3.17%) GDPR
6 1 (0.53%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.53%) SLA
System Software
1 37 (19.58%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.59%) Docker
3 2 (1.06%) Terminal Services
3 2 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.12%) Terraform
2 3 (1.59%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.53%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (0.53%) SCCM
3 1 (0.53%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 71 (37.57%) Microsoft
2 14 (7.41%) Databricks
3 10 (5.29%) WooCommerce
4 9 (4.76%) ConnectWise
4 9 (4.76%) ServiceNow
5 8 (4.23%) Oracle
5 8 (4.23%) Sage
5 8 (4.23%) Xamarin
6 4 (2.12%) RedGate
6 4 (2.12%) Salesforce
6 4 (2.12%) Zoho
7 3 (1.59%) Google
7 3 (1.59%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 3 (1.59%) SolarWinds
8 2 (1.06%) Citrix
8 2 (1.06%) Infor
8 2 (1.06%) Informatica
8 2 (1.06%) Rollbar
8 2 (1.06%) Talend
8 2 (1.06%) VMware