T-SQL Job Trends

Transact-SQL
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring T-SQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 424 294 225
Rank change year-on-year -130 -69 +13
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 237 528 767
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 0.95% 1.50%
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.05% 2.81% 3.78%
Number of salaries quoted 186 320 677
10th Percentile £30,500 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £39,438 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% -4.35%
75th Percentile £67,188 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,500 £82,562 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.11% -5.00% -2.91%

All Programming Languages
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 11,585 18,765 20,279
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 19.58% 33.84% 39.66%
Number of salaries quoted 8,477 11,094 16,511
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £62,968
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +3.23% -3.13%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £106,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

T-SQL
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing T-SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

T-SQL job vacancy trend in the UK

T-SQL
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL

T-SQL
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing T-SQL over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for T-SQL in the UK

T-SQL
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing T-SQL within the UK over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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
England -129 203 £50,000 -4.76% 61
UK excluding London -54 173 £48,500 +2.11% 55
Work from Home -52 106 £48,500 -3.00% 50
London -75 57 £80,000 +28.00% 20
Midlands +7 47 £50,000 +11.11% 13
North of England -15 38 £40,000 -15.79% 8
South East -4 36 £40,000 -20.00% 14
Yorkshire +5 31 £40,000 -12.92% 2
West Midlands +22 29 £47,500 +10.47% 10
Scotland +12 25 £37,500 -17.58% 11
South West +4 18 £50,000 -6.98% 8
East Midlands -19 18 £50,000 +8.11% 3
North East +10 4 £51,750 -31.00%
East of England -26 4 £42,175 -11.21% 1
North West -11 3 £57,500 +21.05% 6
Northern Ireland - 3 £50,000 - 1
Wales +7 1 £35,000 -18.13%
Channel Islands - 1 £90,000 -

T-SQL
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 17 (7.17%) IIS
2 11 (4.64%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.27%) CMS
4 2 (0.84%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.84%) Confluence
4 2 (0.84%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.84%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.84%) WebSphere Application Server
4 2 (0.84%) WordPress
5 1 (0.42%) Apache
5 1 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.42%) Apache Superset
5 1 (0.42%) Umbraco
Applications
1 26 (10.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.95%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (2.11%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (2.11%) Magento
2 5 (2.11%) Shopify
3 2 (0.84%) Oracle BPM
3 2 (0.84%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.42%) Oracle 11i
4 1 (0.42%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.42%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 124 (52.32%) Azure
2 48 (20.25%) Power Platform
3 43 (18.14%) Azure Data Factory
4 35 (14.77%) Azure DevOps
5 27 (11.39%) Entra ID
6 22 (9.28%) Google Workspace
7 21 (8.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 18 (7.59%) GitHub
8 18 (7.59%) Snowflake
9 14 (5.91%) AWS
10 13 (5.49%) Azure Logic Apps
11 12 (5.06%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (5.06%) PowerApps
11 12 (5.06%) SaaS
12 10 (4.22%) GCP
12 10 (4.22%) Microsoft 365
13 7 (2.95%) GitHub Copilot
13 7 (2.95%) Power Automate
14 5 (2.11%) Azure Functions
14 5 (2.11%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 22 (9.28%) Broadband
2 3 (1.27%) DNS
3 2 (0.84%) DHCP
3 2 (0.84%) Ethernet
3 2 (0.84%) Firewall
3 2 (0.84%) SSL
3 2 (0.84%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.84%) VLAN
3 2 (0.84%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (53.16%) SQL Server
2 53 (22.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 49 (20.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 47 (19.83%) Power BI
5 30 (12.66%) Azure SQL Database
6 29 (12.24%) Data Lake
7 22 (9.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 21 (8.86%) Data Warehouse
9 15 (6.33%) Metadata
10 10 (4.22%) Relational Database
11 9 (3.80%) MySQL
12 7 (2.95%) OLAP
12 7 (2.95%) PostgreSQL
13 5 (2.11%) Data Mining
13 5 (2.11%) RDBMS
14 4 (1.69%) MongoDB
14 4 (1.69%) NoSQL
15 3 (1.27%) BigQuery
15 3 (1.27%) GIS
15 3 (1.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (6.75%) Git
2 15 (6.33%) JIRA
3 8 (3.38%) Oracle APEX
4 6 (2.53%) Bitbucket
4 6 (2.53%) Visual Studio
5 4 (1.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (1.27%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.42%) Mercurial
General
1 93 (39.24%) Social Skills
2 52 (21.94%) Finance
3 45 (18.99%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (9.28%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (8.86%) Games
6 12 (5.06%) Public Sector
7 9 (3.80%) Back Office
7 9 (3.80%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (3.80%) Law
8 8 (3.38%) Legal
9 6 (2.53%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.69%) Billing
11 3 (1.27%) Front Office
11 3 (1.27%) Retail
12 2 (0.84%) Advertising
12 2 (0.84%) Banking
12 2 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.84%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.42%) Automotive
13 1 (0.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 68 (28.69%) Developer
2 60 (25.32%) Senior
3 43 (18.14%) Analyst
4 37 (15.61%) Data Engineer
5 29 (12.24%) Support Analyst
6 28 (11.81%) Applications Support
7 27 (11.39%) DBA
8 25 (10.55%) Applications Support Analyst
9 24 (10.13%) SQL DBA
10 21 (8.86%) SQL Developer
11 20 (8.44%) Senior Data Engineer
11 20 (8.44%) Senior Developer
12 18 (7.59%) Software Engineer
13 15 (6.33%) Administrator
14 13 (5.49%) IT Engineer
14 13 (5.49%) IT Support
14 13 (5.49%) IT Support Engineer
14 13 (5.49%) Support Engineer
15 12 (5.06%) Senior Analyst
15 12 (5.06%) Software Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (18.14%) .NET
2 41 (17.30%) REST
3 33 (13.92%) SOAP
4 23 (9.70%) OAuth
4 23 (9.70%) OpenID
5 22 (9.28%) GraphQL
5 22 (9.28%) LDAP
5 22 (9.28%) SAML
6 19 (8.02%) .NET Framework
7 15 (6.33%) ASP.NET
7 15 (6.33%) Entity Framework
8 13 (5.49%) CSS
8 13 (5.49%) HTML
9 12 (5.06%) WinForms
10 11 (4.64%) JSON
11 10 (4.22%) .NET Core
11 10 (4.22%) XML
12 7 (2.95%) Middleware
12 7 (2.95%) PySpark
12 7 (2.95%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 22 (9.28%) Cyber Threat
1 22 (9.28%) Cyberattack
2 15 (6.33%) Management Information System
3 13 (5.49%) Data Structures
4 12 (5.06%) Cloud Native
5 9 (3.80%) Clustering
6 6 (2.53%) 3D Graphics
6 6 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.69%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (1.69%) Low-Code
8 4 (1.69%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.27%) Distributed Computing
10 2 (0.84%) Derivative
10 2 (0.84%) Fibre Optics
10 2 (0.84%) Legacy Applications
10 2 (0.84%) Legacy Code
10 2 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
11 1 (0.42%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 24 (10.13%) Windows
2 10 (4.22%) Linux
3 6 (2.53%) VMS
3 6 (2.53%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.84%) Android
4 2 (0.84%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.84%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.42%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (27.85%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (26.16%) ETL
3 59 (24.89%) Business Intelligence
4 55 (23.21%) DevOps
5 47 (19.83%) Analytics
6 43 (18.14%) Data Pipeline
7 39 (16.46%) Agile
7 39 (16.46%) Data Modelling
8 38 (16.03%) Mentoring
9 34 (14.35%) Software Engineering
10 33 (13.92%) Continuous Improvement
11 31 (13.08%) Data Engineering
12 30 (12.66%) CI/CD
12 30 (12.66%) Roadmaps
13 29 (12.24%) Cybersecurity
14 25 (10.55%) Decision-Making
15 24 (10.13%) Stakeholder Management
16 22 (9.28%) Identity Access Management
16 22 (9.28%) Programme Delivery
16 22 (9.28%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 220 (92.83%) SQL
2 48 (20.25%) Python
3 46 (19.41%) C#
4 41 (17.30%) PowerShell
5 22 (9.28%) Bash
6 19 (8.02%) JavaScript
7 14 (5.91%) PL/SQL
8 11 (4.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (1.69%) Bicep
9 4 (1.69%) TypeScript
10 3 (1.27%) PHP
10 3 (1.27%) Scala
11 2 (0.84%) C++
11 2 (0.84%) Java
11 2 (0.84%) VBA
12 1 (0.42%) Dart
12 1 (0.42%) R
12 1 (0.42%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 34 (14.35%) Degree
2 15 (6.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (4.64%) Security Cleared
4 5 (2.11%) DBS Check
5 4 (1.69%) ACCA
5 4 (1.69%) CIMA
6 3 (1.27%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.84%) MCSE
8 1 (0.42%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.42%) MCITP
8 1 (0.42%) Numerate Degree
8 1 (0.42%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (14.77%) Data Quality
2 22 (9.28%) NCSC
2 22 (9.28%) NIST
3 11 (4.64%) GDPR
3 11 (4.64%) QA
4 8 (3.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.42%) Accessibility
System Software
1 30 (12.66%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.11%) Docker
3 2 (0.84%) Terminal Services
3 2 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (3.80%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.95%) Terraform
3 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 88 (37.13%) Microsoft
2 36 (15.19%) Databricks
3 20 (8.44%) Oracle
4 13 (5.49%) Sage
5 12 (5.06%) Xamarin
6 8 (3.38%) RedGate
7 5 (2.11%) ConnectWise
7 5 (2.11%) Google
7 5 (2.11%) ServiceNow
7 5 (2.11%) WooCommerce
7 5 (2.11%) Zoho
8 4 (1.69%) CrowdStrike
8 4 (1.69%) Dataiku
8 4 (1.69%) Fortinet
8 4 (1.69%) Informatica
8 4 (1.69%) Palo Alto
8 4 (1.69%) Talend
9 2 (0.84%) Aderant
9 2 (0.84%) iManage
9 2 (0.84%) Intapp