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

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 465 336 217
Rank change year-on-year -129 -119 +52
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 188 298 1,079
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.27% 0.82% 1.39%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.51% 2.38% 4.13%
Number of salaries quoted 150 241 946
10th Percentile £30,500 £40,000 £39,750
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 £65,000 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £48,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.65% +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 12,415 12,521 26,122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 18.06% 34.48% 33.71%
Number of salaries quoted 8,942 9,289 22,149
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,625
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,683 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
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 27 March 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 27 March 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 48 £70,000 +7.69% 23
Midlands -20 47 £45,000 +1.12% 19
South East -35 33 £40,000 -19.58% 23
North of England -46 33 £51,000 -0.49% 16
West Midlands +13 31 £42,500 -5.56% 8
Yorkshire -55 19 £50,000 -16.67% 6
South West -34 16 £42,500 +14.86% 14
East Midlands -59 16 £50,000 +12.36% 11
North West -21 11 £60,000 +37.14% 9
East of England -42 9 £62,500 +31.58% 10
North East -28 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 11 (5.85%) IIS
2 9 (4.79%) SharePoint
3 8 (4.26%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.60%) CMS
5 2 (1.06%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (1.06%) Confluence
5 2 (1.06%) WordPress
6 1 (0.53%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.53%) JBoss
6 1 (0.53%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.53%) Umbraco
Applications
1 13 (6.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 10 (5.32%) Magento
1 10 (5.32%) Shopify
2 9 (4.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (4.79%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.53%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.53%) Oracle 11i
3 1 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.53%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.53%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 97 (51.60%) Azure
2 44 (23.40%) Power Platform
3 36 (19.15%) Entra ID
4 25 (13.30%) Google Workspace
5 23 (12.23%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (11.17%) Azure Data Factory
7 18 (9.57%) SaaS
8 16 (8.51%) Dynamics 365
9 15 (7.98%) Microsoft 365
10 11 (5.85%) PowerApps
11 10 (5.32%) GitHub
12 9 (4.79%) Power Automate
13 8 (4.26%) AWS
13 8 (4.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 6 (3.19%) GCP
15 5 (2.66%) GitHub Actions
16 4 (2.13%) Azure Logic Apps
16 4 (2.13%) Microsoft Purview
16 4 (2.13%) Smartsheet
17 3 (1.60%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 25 (13.30%) Broadband
2 3 (1.60%) DNS
2 3 (1.60%) 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
1 107 (56.91%) SQL Server
2 42 (22.34%) Power BI
3 38 (20.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 34 (18.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 26 (13.83%) Azure SQL Database
6 12 (6.38%) MySQL
7 11 (5.85%) Data Lake
7 11 (5.85%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (5.32%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (4.79%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 7 (3.72%) Power Query
11 6 (3.19%) Metadata
12 5 (2.66%) Relational Database
13 3 (1.60%) GIS
13 3 (1.60%) Snowflake Schema
13 3 (1.60%) Tableau
14 2 (1.06%) Data Mining
14 2 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
14 2 (1.06%) RDBMS
14 2 (1.06%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 14 (7.45%) JIRA
2 8 (4.26%) Git
3 3 (1.60%) Bitbucket
3 3 (1.60%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (1.06%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (1.06%) Oracle APEX
4 2 (1.06%) TeamCity
4 2 (1.06%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.53%) Yeoman
General
1 53 (28.19%) Social Skills
2 43 (22.87%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (13.30%) Organisational Skills
4 22 (11.70%) Finance
5 13 (6.91%) Back Office
6 10 (5.32%) Law
7 7 (3.72%) Games
8 6 (3.19%) Manufacturing
9 5 (2.66%) Public Sector
10 3 (1.60%) Banking
10 3 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.60%) Legal
10 3 (1.60%) Marketing
11 2 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.06%) Front Office
11 2 (1.06%) Investment Banking
11 2 (1.06%) Retail
12 1 (0.53%) Automotive
12 1 (0.53%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.53%) Police
Job Titles
1 47 (25.00%) Analyst
2 43 (22.87%) Developer
3 42 (22.34%) Senior
4 28 (14.89%) Support Analyst
5 25 (13.30%) Applications Support
6 24 (12.77%) Applications Support Analyst
7 22 (11.70%) Data Engineer
8 20 (10.64%) DBA
9 18 (9.57%) SQL DBA
10 14 (7.45%) Senior Developer
10 14 (7.45%) SQL Developer
11 13 (6.91%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 13 (6.91%) C# Developer
11 13 (6.91%) Data Analyst
12 11 (5.85%) Senior Analyst
12 11 (5.85%) Senior Support Analyst
13 10 (5.32%) Software Engineer
13 10 (5.32%) SQL Analyst
14 9 (4.79%) Administrator
14 9 (4.79%) IAM Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (23.40%) REST
2 37 (19.68%) SOAP
3 33 (17.55%) .NET
4 26 (13.83%) OAuth
4 26 (13.83%) OpenID
5 25 (13.30%) GraphQL
5 25 (13.30%) LDAP
5 25 (13.30%) SAML
6 16 (8.51%) ASP.NET
6 16 (8.51%) XML
7 14 (7.45%) JSON
8 13 (6.91%) .NET Framework
9 11 (5.85%) Entity Framework
10 10 (5.32%) .NET Core
11 9 (4.79%) Middleware
12 8 (4.26%) WinForms
13 7 (3.72%) PySpark
14 6 (3.19%) CSS
14 6 (3.19%) DirectX
14 6 (3.19%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 25 (13.30%) Cyber Threat
1 25 (13.30%) Cyberattack
2 14 (7.45%) Data Structures
3 10 (5.32%) Onboarding
4 9 (4.79%) Clustering
5 7 (3.72%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (3.72%) Replication
6 6 (3.19%) 3D Graphics
6 6 (3.19%) Low-Code
7 5 (2.66%) Management Information System
8 4 (2.13%) Algorithms
8 4 (2.13%) Legacy Code
8 4 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.60%) Legacy Applications
10 2 (1.06%) Derivative
10 2 (1.06%) Distributed Computing
10 2 (1.06%) Fibre Optics
11 1 (0.53%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.53%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 18 (9.57%) Windows
2 9 (4.79%) Linux
3 7 (3.72%) VMS
4 6 (3.19%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.06%) Android
5 2 (1.06%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.06%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.53%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 46 (24.47%) Problem-Solving
3 36 (19.15%) Roadmaps
4 35 (18.62%) Data Modelling
4 35 (18.62%) Mentoring
5 33 (17.55%) ETL
5 33 (17.55%) Stakeholder Management
6 32 (17.02%) Analytics
7 29 (15.43%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (14.89%) Change Control
9 26 (13.83%) Performance Tuning
10 25 (13.30%) Cybersecurity
10 25 (13.30%) DevOps
10 25 (13.30%) Identity Access Management
10 25 (13.30%) Programme Delivery
10 25 (13.30%) Regulatory Compliance
11 22 (11.70%) Decision-Making
12 20 (10.64%) CI/CD
12 20 (10.64%) Data Pipeline
12 20 (10.64%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 187 (99.47%) SQL
2 53 (28.19%) PowerShell
3 39 (20.74%) C#
4 38 (20.21%) Python
5 25 (13.30%) Bash
6 16 (8.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (3.19%) JavaScript
7 6 (3.19%) PL/SQL
8 4 (2.13%) 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%) Java
Qualifications
1 24 (12.77%) Degree
2 11 (5.85%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (3.19%) Security Cleared
4 3 (1.60%) Azure Certification
4 3 (1.60%) DBS Check
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 (18.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (17.02%) Data Quality
3 25 (13.30%) NCSC
3 25 (13.30%) NIST
4 7 (3.72%) QA
5 6 (3.19%) 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 (19.68%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.60%) Docker
3 2 (1.06%) Terminal Services
3 2 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.13%) Terraform
2 3 (1.60%) 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 73 (38.83%) Microsoft
2 14 (7.45%) Databricks
3 10 (5.32%) WooCommerce
4 9 (4.79%) ConnectWise
4 9 (4.79%) ServiceNow
5 8 (4.26%) Oracle
5 8 (4.26%) Sage
5 8 (4.26%) Xamarin
6 4 (2.13%) RedGate
6 4 (2.13%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.60%) Google
7 3 (1.60%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 3 (1.60%) SolarWinds
7 3 (1.60%) Zoho
8 2 (1.06%) Citrix
8 2 (1.06%) Informatica
8 2 (1.06%) Rollbar
8 2 (1.06%) Talend
8 2 (1.06%) VMware
9 1 (0.53%) Siemens