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

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 498 322 232
Rank change year-on-year -176 -90 +45
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 186 336 1,031
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.24% 0.89% 1.24%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.34% 2.66% 3.81%
Number of salaries quoted 143 274 874
10th Percentile £28,000 £39,750 £37,214
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.65% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £65,125 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £76,250
UK median annual salary £49,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.78% +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 13,903 12,615 27,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.60% 33.60% 32.52%
Number of salaries quoted 9,755 9,267 22,508
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £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 £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 26 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 26 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
London -98 51 £70,000 +3.70% 24
Midlands -51 43 £48,500 - 8
North of England -102 33 £48,750 -18.75% 19
South East -33 27 £42,500 -12.82% 22
West Midlands -22 26 £42,500 -26.09% 2
Yorkshire -83 19 £44,000 -26.67% 5
South West -43 18 £42,500 +6.25% 1
East Midlands -74 17 £59,732 +23.16% 6
East of England -51 12 £62,500 +39.66% 5
North West -39 11 £61,250 +16.67% 14
North East -46 3 £51,000 -11.30%
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 (6.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (5.91%) SharePoint
3 7 (3.76%) IIS
4 2 (1.08%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (1.08%) CMS
4 2 (1.08%) Confluence
4 2 (1.08%) WordPress
5 1 (0.54%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.54%) JBoss
5 1 (0.54%) Jupyter
Applications
1 13 (6.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.30%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (5.38%) Magento
1 10 (5.38%) Shopify
2 9 (4.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (4.84%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (2.69%) Infor M3
4 3 (1.61%) JDE OneWorld
4 3 (1.61%) JDE World
4 3 (1.61%) NetSuite
5 2 (1.08%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.54%) Oracle 11i
6 1 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.54%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.54%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 91 (48.92%) Azure
2 51 (27.42%) Power Platform
3 35 (18.82%) Entra ID
4 25 (13.44%) Google Workspace
5 18 (9.68%) Azure Data Factory
5 18 (9.68%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (9.14%) Microsoft 365
7 15 (8.06%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (7.53%) Power Automate
8 14 (7.53%) SaaS
9 13 (6.99%) PowerApps
10 10 (5.38%) AWS
11 8 (4.30%) Azure Logic Apps
12 7 (3.76%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 6 (3.23%) GitHub
14 5 (2.69%) Serverless
15 4 (2.15%) Azure Service Bus
15 4 (2.15%) GitHub Actions
15 4 (2.15%) Microsoft Copilot
15 4 (2.15%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 25 (13.44%) Broadband
2 3 (1.61%) DNS
2 3 (1.61%) Firewall
3 2 (1.08%) DHCP
3 2 (1.08%) Ethernet
3 2 (1.08%) SSL
3 2 (1.08%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.08%) VLAN
3 2 (1.08%) Wireless
4 1 (0.54%) LAN
4 1 (0.54%) Network Security
4 1 (0.54%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.54%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.54%) WAN
4 1 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 107 (57.53%) SQL Server
2 49 (26.34%) Power BI
3 36 (19.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 36 (19.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 23 (12.37%) Azure SQL Database
5 14 (7.53%) Power Query
6 12 (6.45%) MySQL
7 11 (5.91%) PostgreSQL
8 9 (4.84%) Data Lake
9 8 (4.30%) Relational Database
10 7 (3.76%) Data Warehouse
10 7 (3.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (2.15%) Metadata
11 4 (2.15%) Star Schema
12 2 (1.08%) Elasticsearch
12 2 (1.08%) MongoDB
12 2 (1.08%) RDBMS
12 2 (1.08%) Snowflake Schema
13 1 (0.54%) Big Data
13 1 (0.54%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 15 (8.06%) JIRA
2 6 (3.23%) Git
2 6 (3.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (2.15%) Visual Studio
4 3 (1.61%) Bitbucket
5 2 (1.08%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.54%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.54%) Yeoman
General
1 52 (27.96%) Social Skills
2 46 (24.73%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (15.59%) Organisational Skills
4 25 (13.44%) Finance
5 16 (8.60%) Law
6 11 (5.91%) Back Office
7 8 (4.30%) Legal
8 7 (3.76%) Games
9 6 (3.23%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.69%) Retail
11 4 (2.15%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.61%) Marketing
13 2 (1.08%) Banking
13 2 (1.08%) Billing
13 2 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.54%) Advertising
14 1 (0.54%) Automotive
14 1 (0.54%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.54%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 51 (27.42%) Analyst
2 50 (26.88%) Developer
3 39 (20.97%) Senior
4 25 (13.44%) Support Analyst
5 23 (12.37%) Applications Support
6 22 (11.83%) Applications Support Analyst
7 19 (10.22%) DBA
8 17 (9.14%) SQL DBA
9 16 (8.60%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 16 (8.60%) Senior Developer
10 14 (7.53%) Data Analyst
11 13 (6.99%) Data Engineer
12 12 (6.45%) C# Developer
12 12 (6.45%) SQL Analyst
13 9 (4.84%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
13 9 (4.84%) Database Engineer
13 9 (4.84%) IAM Developer
13 9 (4.84%) SQL Data Analyst
13 9 (4.84%) SQL Developer
14 8 (4.30%) SSRS Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (21.51%) REST
2 37 (19.89%) SOAP
3 35 (18.82%) .NET
4 26 (13.98%) OAuth
4 26 (13.98%) OpenID
5 25 (13.44%) GraphQL
5 25 (13.44%) LDAP
5 25 (13.44%) SAML
6 13 (6.99%) ASP.NET
7 11 (5.91%) .NET Core
8 10 (5.38%) CSS
8 10 (5.38%) HTML
8 10 (5.38%) JSON
8 10 (5.38%) XML
9 9 (4.84%) Middleware
10 7 (3.76%) PySpark
11 6 (3.23%) .NET Framework
11 6 (3.23%) DirectX
11 6 (3.23%) Kafka
11 6 (3.23%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 25 (13.44%) Cyber Threat
1 25 (13.44%) Cyberattack
2 14 (7.53%) Data Structures
3 10 (5.38%) Onboarding
4 9 (4.84%) Clustering
4 9 (4.84%) Management Information System
5 8 (4.30%) Replication
6 7 (3.76%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (3.23%) 3D Graphics
7 6 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (3.23%) Low-Code
7 6 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.15%) Algorithms
8 4 (2.15%) Cloud Native
8 4 (2.15%) Legacy Code
9 3 (1.61%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.61%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (1.61%) Operational Technology
10 2 (1.08%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 15 (8.06%) Windows
2 9 (4.84%) Windows Server
3 8 (4.30%) Linux
4 7 (3.76%) VMS
5 3 (1.61%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (1.08%) Android
6 2 (1.08%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.08%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.54%) Unix
7 1 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (30.11%) Business Intelligence
2 42 (22.58%) Problem-Solving
3 37 (19.89%) Mentoring
4 36 (19.35%) Data Modelling
5 35 (18.82%) Performance Tuning
6 34 (18.28%) Roadmaps
7 32 (17.20%) Analytics
7 32 (17.20%) ETL
8 30 (16.13%) Stakeholder Management
9 28 (15.05%) Change Control
10 27 (14.52%) Continuous Improvement
11 25 (13.44%) Cybersecurity
11 25 (13.44%) Identity Access Management
11 25 (13.44%) Programme Delivery
11 25 (13.44%) Regulatory Compliance
12 21 (11.29%) CI/CD
12 21 (11.29%) Decision-Making
13 20 (10.75%) ERP
14 19 (10.22%) DevOps
15 18 (9.68%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 184 (98.92%) SQL
2 53 (28.49%) PowerShell
3 39 (20.97%) C#
4 34 (18.28%) Python
5 25 (13.44%) Bash
6 21 (11.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 8 (4.30%) PL/SQL
8 6 (3.23%) JavaScript
8 6 (3.23%) VBA
9 4 (2.15%) R
9 4 (2.15%) VBScript
10 3 (1.61%) TypeScript
11 2 (1.08%) Bicep
11 2 (1.08%) Scala
12 1 (0.54%) Delphi
12 1 (0.54%) Java
12 1 (0.54%) VB
Qualifications
1 18 (9.68%) Degree
2 6 (3.23%) Security Cleared
3 3 (1.61%) DBS Check
4 2 (1.08%) Azure Certification
4 2 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (1.08%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.54%) MCITP
5 1 (0.54%) MCSE
5 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (20.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (17.74%) Data Quality
3 25 (13.44%) NCSC
3 25 (13.44%) NIST
4 7 (3.76%) QA
5 6 (3.23%) GDPR
6 2 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (1.08%) SLA
7 1 (0.54%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.54%) HL7
7 1 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 40 (21.51%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.69%) Docker
3 2 (1.08%) Terminal Services
3 2 (1.08%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.15%) Kubernetes
1 4 (2.15%) Terraform
2 1 (0.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (0.54%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (0.54%) SCCM
2 1 (0.54%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 66 (35.48%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.38%) Databricks
2 10 (5.38%) WooCommerce
3 9 (4.84%) ConnectWise
3 9 (4.84%) Oracle
3 9 (4.84%) ServiceNow
4 5 (2.69%) IFS
4 5 (2.69%) iManage
4 5 (2.69%) Infor
4 5 (2.69%) RedGate
5 4 (2.15%) Salesforce
5 4 (2.15%) SAP
5 4 (2.15%) SolarWinds
6 3 (1.61%) Epicor
6 3 (1.61%) JD Edwards
6 3 (1.61%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 2 (1.08%) Informatica
7 2 (1.08%) Intapp
7 2 (1.08%) Rollbar
7 2 (1.08%) Talend