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

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 413 304 199
Rank change year-on-year -109 -105 +61
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 212 448 1,010
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.37% 0.99% 1.53%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.95% 2.90% 4.17%
Number of salaries quoted 176 267 906
10th Percentile £28,000 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £66,250 £65,625 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,500 £82,750 £78,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -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 10,849 15,463 24,227
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 18.74% 34.32% 36.67%
Number of salaries quoted 8,099 9,135 20,703
10th Percentile £33,750 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £45,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £103,750 £111,250 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +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 10 February 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 10 February 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 63 £80,000 +28.00% 15
Midlands -10 45 £49,250 +3.68% 15
South East -7 44 £40,000 -21.18% 22
North of England -16 35 £47,500 -3.06% 18
West Midlands +10 28 £42,500 -19.05% 9
Yorkshire -28 25 £25,000 -47.64% 5
South West -22 20 £42,500 -7.61% 6
East Midlands -25 17 £50,000 +11.11% 6
North West 0 7 £57,500 +15.00% 12
East of England -24 4 £42,175 -11.21% 8
North East -1 3 £51,000 -32.00% 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 15 (7.08%) IIS
2 8 (3.77%) SharePoint
3 7 (3.30%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.42%) CMS
5 2 (0.94%) Confluence
5 2 (0.94%) WordPress
6 1 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.47%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.47%) Umbraco
Applications
1 16 (7.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.36%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (4.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (3.77%) Dynamics NAV
2 8 (3.77%) Magento
2 8 (3.77%) Shopify
3 2 (0.94%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle 11i
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.47%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 106 (50.00%) Azure
2 44 (20.75%) Power Platform
3 34 (16.04%) Entra ID
4 29 (13.68%) Azure Data Factory
4 29 (13.68%) Azure DevOps
5 24 (11.32%) Google Workspace
6 18 (8.49%) SaaS
7 16 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
8 15 (7.08%) PowerApps
9 14 (6.60%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (5.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 11 (5.19%) GitHub
11 9 (4.25%) Azure Logic Apps
11 9 (4.25%) Power Automate
12 7 (3.30%) GCP
13 5 (2.36%) AWS
13 5 (2.36%) Azure Functions
13 5 (2.36%) dbt
13 5 (2.36%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (2.36%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 24 (11.32%) Broadband
2 3 (1.42%) DNS
3 2 (0.94%) DHCP
3 2 (0.94%) Ethernet
3 2 (0.94%) Firewall
3 2 (0.94%) SSL
3 2 (0.94%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.94%) VLAN
3 2 (0.94%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 121 (57.08%) SQL Server
2 49 (23.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 43 (20.28%) Power BI
3 43 (20.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 20 (9.43%) Azure SQL Database
5 18 (8.49%) Data Lake
5 18 (8.49%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (7.08%) MySQL
6 15 (7.08%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 13 (6.13%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (2.83%) Metadata
9 5 (2.36%) Relational Database
10 4 (1.89%) OLAP
10 4 (1.89%) Power Query
11 3 (1.42%) GIS
11 3 (1.42%) MongoDB
11 3 (1.42%) Tableau
12 2 (0.94%) Data Mining
12 2 (0.94%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.94%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 13 (6.13%) JIRA
2 11 (5.19%) Git
3 6 (2.83%) Oracle APEX
4 5 (2.36%) Bitbucket
5 4 (1.89%) Visual Studio
6 3 (1.42%) Octopus Deploy
6 3 (1.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 72 (33.96%) Social Skills
2 47 (22.17%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (16.51%) Finance
4 24 (11.32%) Organisational Skills
5 12 (5.66%) Back Office
6 9 (4.25%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (3.30%) Law
8 6 (2.83%) Games
9 5 (2.36%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.89%) Billing
10 4 (1.89%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.42%) Banking
11 3 (1.42%) Legal
11 3 (1.42%) Marketing
12 2 (0.94%) Front Office
12 2 (0.94%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.47%) Advertising
13 1 (0.47%) Automotive
13 1 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.47%) Retail
Job Titles
1 53 (25.00%) Senior
2 47 (22.17%) Developer
3 43 (20.28%) Analyst
4 35 (16.51%) Data Engineer
5 32 (15.09%) Support Analyst
6 30 (14.15%) Applications Support
7 27 (12.74%) Applications Support Analyst
8 20 (9.43%) DBA
9 19 (8.96%) Senior Data Engineer
10 17 (8.02%) Software Engineer
11 16 (7.55%) SQL DBA
12 13 (6.13%) IT Support
12 13 (6.13%) Senior Developer
12 13 (6.13%) SQL Developer
13 12 (5.66%) Administrator
13 12 (5.66%) IT Engineer
13 12 (5.66%) IT Support Engineer
13 12 (5.66%) Senior Analyst
13 12 (5.66%) Software Support Engineer
13 12 (5.66%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (20.75%) REST
2 37 (17.45%) SOAP
3 33 (15.57%) .NET
4 25 (11.79%) OAuth
4 25 (11.79%) OpenID
5 24 (11.32%) GraphQL
5 24 (11.32%) LDAP
5 24 (11.32%) SAML
6 16 (7.55%) .NET Framework
7 14 (6.60%) ASP.NET
7 14 (6.60%) Entity Framework
7 14 (6.60%) JSON
7 14 (6.60%) XML
8 12 (5.66%) WinForms
9 11 (5.19%) CSS
9 11 (5.19%) HTML
10 10 (4.72%) .NET Core
10 10 (4.72%) Middleware
11 6 (2.83%) DirectX
11 6 (2.83%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 24 (11.32%) Cyber Threat
1 24 (11.32%) Cyberattack
2 14 (6.60%) Data Structures
3 11 (5.19%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.77%) Clustering
5 7 (3.30%) Onboarding
6 6 (2.83%) 3D Graphics
6 6 (2.83%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.83%) Low-Code
7 4 (1.89%) Algorithms
7 4 (1.89%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.42%) Legacy Code
8 3 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.94%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.94%) Derivative
9 2 (0.94%) Distributed Computing
9 2 (0.94%) Fibre Optics
9 2 (0.94%) Legacy Applications
9 2 (0.94%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 22 (10.38%) Windows
2 10 (4.72%) Linux
3 6 (2.83%) VMS
3 6 (2.83%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.94%) Android
4 2 (0.94%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.94%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.94%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.47%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (23.58%) ETL
2 49 (23.11%) Problem-Solving
3 48 (22.64%) Business Intelligence
4 39 (18.40%) Mentoring
4 39 (18.40%) Stakeholder Management
5 34 (16.04%) Data Modelling
6 33 (15.57%) Analytics
6 33 (15.57%) DevOps
7 32 (15.09%) Roadmaps
8 31 (14.62%) Data Pipeline
9 28 (13.21%) Continuous Improvement
9 28 (13.21%) Software Engineering
10 27 (12.74%) Agile
10 27 (12.74%) Change Control
11 24 (11.32%) Cybersecurity
11 24 (11.32%) Identity Access Management
11 24 (11.32%) Programme Delivery
11 24 (11.32%) Regulatory Compliance
12 23 (10.85%) CI/CD
12 23 (10.85%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 211 (99.53%) SQL
2 53 (25.00%) PowerShell
3 42 (19.81%) C#
4 41 (19.34%) Python
5 24 (11.32%) Bash
6 14 (6.60%) JavaScript
7 12 (5.66%) PL/SQL
8 8 (3.77%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (1.42%) Bicep
9 3 (1.42%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.94%) PHP
10 2 (0.94%) Scala
10 2 (0.94%) VBA
Qualifications
1 28 (13.21%) Degree
2 15 (7.08%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (4.72%) Security Cleared
4 4 (1.89%) ACCA
4 4 (1.89%) CIMA
4 4 (1.89%) DBS Check
5 3 (1.42%) Azure Certification
6 2 (0.94%) MCSE
6 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.47%) MCITP
7 1 (0.47%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (15.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (13.21%) Data Quality
3 24 (11.32%) NCSC
3 24 (11.32%) NIST
4 8 (3.77%) GDPR
5 7 (3.30%) QA
6 1 (0.47%) Accessibility
System Software
1 35 (16.51%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.36%) Docker
3 2 (0.94%) Terminal Services
3 2 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.83%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.36%) Terraform
Vendors
1 84 (39.62%) Microsoft
2 19 (8.96%) Databricks
3 15 (7.08%) Oracle
4 13 (6.13%) Sage
5 12 (5.66%) Xamarin
6 8 (3.77%) ConnectWise
6 8 (3.77%) ServiceNow
6 8 (3.77%) WooCommerce
7 6 (2.83%) Salesforce
8 5 (2.36%) Google
8 5 (2.36%) Zoho
9 4 (1.89%) Dataiku
10 3 (1.42%) Informatica
10 3 (1.42%) RedGate
10 3 (1.42%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 3 (1.42%) Talend
11 2 (0.94%) Citrix
11 2 (0.94%) VMware
12 1 (0.47%) Red Hat
12 1 (0.47%) Siemens