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 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 432 | 310 | 211 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -122 | -99 | +56 |
| Permanent jobs citing T-SQL | 257 | 448 | 1,111 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.37% | 0.92% | 1.47% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.01% | 2.68% | 3.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 172 | 263 | 970 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £41,250 | £39,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £43,750 | £45,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.82% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £64,063 | £65,625 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,150 | £82,500 | £78,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.53% | -9.52% | +5.00% |
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 | 12,800 | 16,691 | 27,928 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 18.60% | 34.40% | 37.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,128 | 10,123 | 22,917 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,750 | £38,500 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £48,869 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | - |
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
Salary Trend
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 February 2026.
T-SQL
Top 17 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 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 |
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| England | -126 | 204 | £48,500 | -11.82% | 98 |
| UK excluding London | -35 | 197 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 98 |
| Work from Home | -44 | 140 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 44 |
| London | -78 | 58 | £76,250 | +22.00% | 12 |
| Midlands | -9 | 46 | £48,500 | +4.86% | 19 |
| Scotland | +31 | 45 | £37,500 | -18.48% | |
| South East | -34 | 40 | £40,000 | -21.18% | 43 |
| North of England | -32 | 37 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 29 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | -24 | 25 | £25,000 | -47.64% | 3 |
| South West | -14 | 18 | £42,500 | +2.41% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -34 | 17 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 8 |
| North West | -15 | 9 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 18 |
| East of England | -30 | 5 | £42,175 | -11.21% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| North East | -13 | 3 | £51,000 | -32.00% | 2 |
| 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:
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