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 21 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 421 307 224
Rank change year-on-year -114 -83 +7
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 255 570 828
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.48% 0.85% 1.59%
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.12% 2.65% 3.89%
Number of salaries quoted 208 345 746
10th Percentile £32,088 £38,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,813 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,950 £82,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.11% -5.00% -4.76%

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 12,029 21,517 21,265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 22.55% 31.92% 40.87%
Number of salaries quoted 8,625 12,785 17,491
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £39,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £108,750 £105,000
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 21 November 2025.

Salary histogram for T-SQL in the UK

T-SQL
Top 19 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 21 November 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 -99 227 £50,000 - 128
UK excluding London -46 178 £48,500 +2.11% 88
Work from Home -42 94 £50,000 - 77
London -80 66 £80,000 +30.08% 54
Midlands +32 50 £45,000 - 13
South East +30 49 £42,500 -14.55% 17
North of England -5 35 £50,000 +2.56% 25
West Midlands +24 29 £42,500 -5.56% 8
Yorkshire +8 25 £40,000 -17.95% 10
East Midlands +26 21 £48,500 +7.78% 5
South West +16 18 £50,000 -6.98% 16
Scotland +3 14 £37,500 -16.67% 7
East of England -20 6 £50,000 +5.26% 7
North East +11 5 £52,500 +25.00%
North West 0 5 £57,500 +15.00% 15
Northern Ireland - 3 £50,000 - 1
Wales +12 1 £35,000 -18.13% 3
Isle of Man +8 1 - -
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 (6.67%) IIS
2 10 (3.92%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.18%) CMS
3 3 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.78%) Apache
4 2 (0.78%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.78%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.78%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.78%) WordPress
5 1 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.39%) Apache Superset
5 1 (0.39%) Confluence
5 1 (0.39%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.39%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.39%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 27 (10.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.35%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.18%) Sage 1000
2 2 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.78%) Oracle BPM
2 2 (0.78%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 138 (54.12%) Azure
2 69 (27.06%) Power Platform
3 47 (18.43%) Azure Data Factory
4 46 (18.04%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (8.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 21 (8.24%) Snowflake
7 19 (7.45%) AWS
8 18 (7.06%) GCP
9 14 (5.49%) GitHub
9 14 (5.49%) SaaS
10 11 (4.31%) Azure Logic Apps
10 11 (4.31%) Entra ID
10 11 (4.31%) PowerApps
11 9 (3.53%) Microsoft 365
12 7 (2.75%) Power Automate
13 6 (2.35%) Azure Functions
13 6 (2.35%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (2.35%) Google Workspace
13 6 (2.35%) Serverless
14 5 (1.96%) Fivetran
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.35%) Broadband
2 2 (0.78%) DHCP
2 2 (0.78%) DNS
2 2 (0.78%) Ethernet
2 2 (0.78%) Firewall
2 2 (0.78%) SSL
2 2 (0.78%) TCP/IP
2 2 (0.78%) VLAN
2 2 (0.78%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 130 (50.98%) SQL Server
2 70 (27.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 68 (26.67%) Power BI
4 63 (24.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 38 (14.90%) Data Warehouse
6 35 (13.73%) Azure SQL Database
7 30 (11.76%) Data Lake
8 29 (11.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 14 (5.49%) Metadata
10 12 (4.71%) NoSQL
11 11 (4.31%) MySQL
11 11 (4.31%) Relational Database
12 8 (3.14%) BigQuery
12 8 (3.14%) PostgreSQL
13 7 (2.75%) OLAP
14 6 (2.35%) Data Mining
15 5 (1.96%) MongoDB
15 5 (1.96%) RDBMS
15 5 (1.96%) Tableau
16 4 (1.57%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 20 (7.84%) Git
2 8 (3.14%) JIRA
2 8 (3.14%) Oracle APEX
3 6 (2.35%) Bitbucket
3 6 (2.35%) Octopus Deploy
3 6 (2.35%) Visual Studio
4 5 (1.96%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.39%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.39%) Mercurial
General
1 96 (37.65%) Social Skills
2 63 (24.71%) Finance
3 46 (18.04%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (4.71%) Law
4 12 (4.71%) Public Sector
5 11 (4.31%) Manufacturing
6 10 (3.92%) Legal
6 10 (3.92%) Retail
7 9 (3.53%) Games
7 9 (3.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (3.53%) Influencing Skills
8 8 (3.14%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (2.35%) Back Office
10 5 (1.96%) Automotive
11 4 (1.57%) Billing
11 4 (1.57%) Marketing
12 3 (1.18%) Advertising
12 3 (1.18%) Front Office
12 3 (1.18%) Social Housing
12 3 (1.18%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 85 (33.33%) Developer
2 52 (20.39%) Senior
3 43 (16.86%) Data Engineer
4 41 (16.08%) Analyst
5 33 (12.94%) SQL Developer
6 27 (10.59%) DBA
7 25 (9.80%) Applications Support
8 24 (9.41%) SQL DBA
8 24 (9.41%) Support Analyst
9 22 (8.63%) Software Engineer
10 21 (8.24%) Applications Support Analyst
10 21 (8.24%) Senior Data Engineer
11 19 (7.45%) Senior Developer
12 16 (6.27%) IT Support
13 14 (5.49%) Administrator
13 14 (5.49%) Support Engineer
14 13 (5.10%) IT Engineer
14 13 (5.10%) IT Support Engineer
15 12 (4.71%) Software Support Engineer
16 10 (3.92%) Business Intelligence Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (19.61%) .NET
2 23 (9.02%) .NET Framework
2 23 (9.02%) CSS
3 22 (8.63%) ASP.NET
3 22 (8.63%) HTML
4 21 (8.24%) REST
5 19 (7.45%) Entity Framework
6 14 (5.49%) PySpark
7 12 (4.71%) AngularJS
7 12 (4.71%) SOAP
7 12 (4.71%) WinForms
8 11 (4.31%) .NET Core
8 11 (4.31%) JSON
8 11 (4.31%) Web Services
9 10 (3.92%) XML
10 8 (3.14%) React
11 6 (2.35%) GraphQL
11 6 (2.35%) LDAP
11 6 (2.35%) OpenID
11 6 (2.35%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.67%) Data Structures
2 13 (5.10%) Management Information System
3 12 (4.71%) Cloud Native
4 10 (3.92%) Clustering
5 6 (2.35%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (2.35%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (2.35%) Cyberattack
5 6 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (1.96%) Driving Licence
6 5 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.57%) 3D Graphics
7 4 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (1.18%) Credit Risk
8 3 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.18%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.18%) Private Cloud
8 3 (1.18%) Reinsurance
9 2 (0.78%) Algorithms
9 2 (0.78%) Derivative
9 2 (0.78%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 23 (9.02%) Windows
2 9 (3.53%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.96%) Linux
4 2 (0.78%) Android
4 2 (0.78%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.78%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.78%) VMS
4 2 (0.78%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (34.12%) Business Intelligence
2 76 (29.80%) Problem-Solving
3 70 (27.45%) ETL
4 68 (26.67%) DevOps
5 47 (18.43%) Data Pipeline
6 45 (17.65%) Agile
6 45 (17.65%) Analytics
7 38 (14.90%) Data Engineering
8 37 (14.51%) Software Engineering
9 36 (14.12%) Data Modelling
10 35 (13.73%) CI/CD
11 30 (11.76%) Decision-Making
12 23 (9.02%) Continuous Improvement
12 23 (9.02%) Mentoring
13 21 (8.24%) Dimensional Modelling
13 21 (8.24%) Stakeholder Management
14 20 (7.84%) Machine Learning
14 20 (7.84%) Performance Tuning
15 19 (7.45%) SDLC
16 18 (7.06%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 245 (96.08%) SQL
2 57 (22.35%) Python
3 54 (21.18%) C#
4 25 (9.80%) JavaScript
4 25 (9.80%) PowerShell
5 15 (5.88%) PL/SQL
6 12 (4.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (2.35%) Bash
7 6 (2.35%) VB.NET
8 5 (1.96%) Java
9 4 (1.57%) VBA
10 3 (1.18%) Bicep
10 3 (1.18%) PHP
11 2 (0.78%) C++
11 2 (0.78%) Scala
11 2 (0.78%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.39%) Dart
12 1 (0.39%) R
Qualifications
1 36 (14.12%) Degree
2 16 (6.27%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (3.53%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.96%) Azure Certification
4 5 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (1.57%) ACCA
5 4 (1.57%) CIMA
5 4 (1.57%) DBS Check
6 3 (1.18%) MCSE
7 1 (0.39%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.39%) MCITP
7 1 (0.39%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (0.39%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.98%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.92%) GDPR
2 10 (3.92%) QA
3 6 (2.35%) NCSC
3 6 (2.35%) NIST
4 3 (1.18%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 15 (5.88%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.14%) Docker
3 5 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.39%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.39%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 13 (5.10%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.57%) Terraform
3 3 (1.18%) Failover Clustering
4 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 92 (36.08%) Microsoft
2 43 (16.86%) Databricks
3 20 (7.84%) Oracle
4 16 (6.27%) Sage
5 12 (4.71%) Xamarin
6 9 (3.53%) RedGate
7 8 (3.14%) Google
8 7 (2.75%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.96%) Informatica
9 5 (1.96%) Talend
9 5 (1.96%) VMware
9 5 (1.96%) Zoho
10 4 (1.57%) CrowdStrike
10 4 (1.57%) Dataiku
10 4 (1.57%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.57%) Palo Alto
11 2 (0.78%) Aderant
11 2 (0.78%) iManage
11 2 (0.78%) Intapp
11 2 (0.78%) Lotus