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 30 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 491 351 239
Rank change year-on-year -140 -112 +40
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 229 353 1,169
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.26% 0.83% 1.22%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.47% 2.57% 3.60%
Number of salaries quoted 143 286 960
10th Percentile £28,000 £39,750 £36,423
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,188 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% -9.09% +5.77%

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 15,617 13,750 32,449
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.39% 32.44% 33.91%
Number of salaries quoted 10,621 10,105 25,014
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,420 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,635
% change year-on-year +4.55% +2.54% -2.48%

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 30 April 2026.

Salary histogram for T-SQL in the UK

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 30 April 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
England -159 183 £48,750 -15.22% 59
UK excluding London -100 174 £47,500 -5.00% 52
Work from Home -26 135 £47,500 -15.18% 37
London -84 51 £70,000 +4.48% 19
Midlands -46 40 £49,250 - 3
Scotland +15 39 - - 5
North of England -108 34 £48,750 -18.75% 17
South East -28 26 £42,500 -15.00% 18
West Midlands -17 23 £44,000 -23.48% 1
Yorkshire -88 19 £44,000 -26.67% 6
South West -48 18 £42,500 +6.25% 2
East Midlands -63 17 £59,732 +23.16% 2
East of England -42 12 £62,500 +39.66% 5
North West -45 12 £61,250 +16.67% 11
Northern Ireland - 4 £50,000 - 1
North East -34 3 £51,000 -11.30%
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 13 (5.68%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (4.37%) SharePoint
3 7 (3.06%) IIS
4 3 (1.31%) Confluence
4 3 (1.31%) WebSphere
4 3 (1.31%) WebSphere Application Server
5 2 (0.87%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.44%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.44%) CMS
6 1 (0.44%) JBoss
6 1 (0.44%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.44%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (7.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.93%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (4.37%) Magento
1 10 (4.37%) Shopify
2 9 (3.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (3.93%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (2.18%) Infor M3
4 3 (1.31%) JDE OneWorld
4 3 (1.31%) JDE World
4 3 (1.31%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.87%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle 11i
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.44%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 133 (58.08%) Azure
2 66 (28.82%) Entra ID
3 56 (24.45%) Google Workspace
4 54 (23.58%) Power Platform
5 24 (10.48%) Azure Data Factory
6 18 (7.86%) Dynamics 365
6 18 (7.86%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (6.99%) AWS
8 15 (6.55%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (6.11%) Power Automate
10 13 (5.68%) PowerApps
10 13 (5.68%) SaaS
11 12 (5.24%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 11 (4.80%) GitHub
13 8 (3.49%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (3.49%) Snowflake
14 5 (2.18%) GitHub Copilot
14 5 (2.18%) Serverless
15 4 (1.75%) GitHub Actions
15 4 (1.75%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 56 (24.45%) Broadband
2 2 (0.87%) DNS
2 2 (0.87%) Firewall
3 1 (0.44%) DHCP
3 1 (0.44%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.44%) LAN
3 1 (0.44%) Network Security
3 1 (0.44%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.44%) SSL
3 1 (0.44%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.44%) Unified Communications
3 1 (0.44%) VLAN
3 1 (0.44%) WAN
3 1 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 113 (49.34%) SQL Server
2 52 (22.71%) Power BI
3 40 (17.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 39 (17.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 25 (10.92%) Azure SQL Database
6 14 (6.11%) Data Lake
6 14 (6.11%) Power Query
7 13 (5.68%) MySQL
8 11 (4.80%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (3.93%) Metadata
9 9 (3.93%) Relational Database
10 8 (3.49%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (3.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (1.75%) Star Schema
12 2 (0.87%) Elasticsearch
12 2 (0.87%) MongoDB
12 2 (0.87%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.87%) Snowflake Schema
13 1 (0.44%) Big Data
13 1 (0.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (8.30%) JIRA
2 10 (4.37%) Git
3 5 (2.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 4 (1.75%) Visual Studio
5 3 (1.31%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.87%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.44%) Yeoman
General
1 92 (40.17%) Social Skills
2 60 (26.20%) Organisational Skills
3 47 (20.52%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (16.59%) Games
5 37 (16.16%) Finance
6 17 (7.42%) Law
7 11 (4.80%) Back Office
8 9 (3.93%) Legal
9 6 (2.62%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.18%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (2.18%) Retail
11 4 (1.75%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.31%) Marketing
13 2 (0.87%) Banking
13 2 (0.87%) Billing
13 2 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.44%) Advertising
14 1 (0.44%) Fire and Rescue
14 1 (0.44%) Investment Banking
14 1 (0.44%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 65 (28.38%) Developer
2 54 (23.58%) Senior
3 53 (23.14%) Analyst
4 26 (11.35%) Support Analyst
5 24 (10.48%) Applications Support
5 24 (10.48%) Senior Developer
6 23 (10.04%) Applications Support Analyst
7 21 (9.17%) IAM Developer
8 20 (8.73%) DBA
9 18 (7.86%) SQL DBA
10 16 (6.99%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 16 (6.99%) Systems Engineer
11 15 (6.55%) Data Analyst
12 13 (5.68%) Data Engineer
13 12 (5.24%) C# Developer
13 12 (5.24%) SQL Analyst
14 10 (4.37%) Lead
14 10 (4.37%) SQL Developer
15 9 (3.93%) Architect
15 9 (3.93%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (31.00%) REST
2 68 (29.69%) SOAP
3 57 (24.89%) OAuth
3 57 (24.89%) OpenID
4 56 (24.45%) GraphQL
4 56 (24.45%) LDAP
4 56 (24.45%) SAML
5 40 (17.47%) .NET
6 13 (5.68%) ASP.NET
7 12 (5.24%) CSS
7 12 (5.24%) HTML
8 11 (4.80%) .NET Core
9 10 (4.37%) JSON
9 10 (4.37%) XML
10 9 (3.93%) Middleware
11 8 (3.49%) PySpark
12 7 (3.06%) React
13 6 (2.62%) .NET Framework
13 6 (2.62%) Kafka
13 6 (2.62%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 56 (24.45%) Cyber Threat
1 56 (24.45%) Cyberattack
2 15 (6.55%) Data Structures
3 10 (4.37%) Cloud Native
3 10 (4.37%) Management Information System
3 10 (4.37%) Onboarding
4 9 (3.93%) Clustering
5 8 (3.49%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (3.49%) Replication
6 7 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.62%) 3D Graphics
7 6 (2.62%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.62%) Low-Code
8 4 (1.75%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.75%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (1.75%) Legacy Code
9 3 (1.31%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.31%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.87%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 14 (6.11%) Windows
2 8 (3.49%) Windows Server
3 7 (3.06%) Linux
3 7 (3.06%) VMS
4 4 (1.75%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.44%) Android
5 1 (0.44%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.44%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (30.13%) Mentoring
2 63 (27.51%) Roadmaps
3 59 (25.76%) Business Intelligence
4 56 (24.45%) Cybersecurity
4 56 (24.45%) Identity Access Management
4 56 (24.45%) Programme Delivery
4 56 (24.45%) Regulatory Compliance
5 46 (20.09%) Problem-Solving
6 43 (18.78%) Data Modelling
7 40 (17.47%) Analytics
8 36 (15.72%) Performance Tuning
9 34 (14.85%) ETL
10 33 (14.41%) Continuous Improvement
11 31 (13.54%) Stakeholder Management
12 28 (12.23%) Change Control
12 28 (12.23%) DevOps
13 27 (11.79%) Agile
14 25 (10.92%) CI/CD
14 25 (10.92%) Decision-Making
15 20 (8.73%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 196 (85.59%) SQL
2 83 (36.24%) PowerShell
3 56 (24.45%) Bash
4 43 (18.78%) Python
5 41 (17.90%) C#
6 21 (9.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 8 (3.49%) PL/SQL
8 7 (3.06%) JavaScript
8 7 (3.06%) VBA
9 6 (2.62%) TypeScript
10 5 (2.18%) VBScript
11 4 (1.75%) Java
11 4 (1.75%) R
12 2 (0.87%) Bicep
12 2 (0.87%) Scala
13 1 (0.44%) Delphi
13 1 (0.44%) PHP
13 1 (0.44%) VB
13 1 (0.44%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 21 (9.17%) Degree
2 6 (2.62%) Security Cleared
3 3 (1.31%) DBS Check
4 2 (0.87%) Azure Certification
4 2 (0.87%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (0.87%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.44%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.44%) MCITP
5 1 (0.44%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (24.45%) NCSC
1 56 (24.45%) NIST
2 39 (17.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (16.59%) Data Quality
4 10 (4.37%) QA
5 6 (2.62%) GDPR
6 2 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.87%) SLA
7 1 (0.44%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.44%) HL7
7 1 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 71 (31.00%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.18%) Docker
3 2 (0.87%) Terminal Services
3 2 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (3.06%) Terraform
2 5 (2.18%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (0.44%) SCCM
3 1 (0.44%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 68 (29.69%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.99%) Databricks
3 10 (4.37%) WooCommerce
4 9 (3.93%) ConnectWise
4 9 (3.93%) Oracle
4 9 (3.93%) ServiceNow
5 6 (2.62%) iManage
5 6 (2.62%) RedGate
6 5 (2.18%) IFS
6 5 (2.18%) Infor
7 4 (1.75%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.75%) SAP
7 4 (1.75%) SolarWinds
8 3 (1.31%) Epicor
8 3 (1.31%) JD Edwards
8 3 (1.31%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 2 (0.87%) Citrix
9 2 (0.87%) Intapp
9 2 (0.87%) Rollbar
9 2 (0.87%) Talend