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 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 519 360 263
Rank change year-on-year -159 -97 -7
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 228 346 1,104
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.24% 0.76% 1.04%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.34% 2.47% 3.28%
Number of salaries quoted 163 275 879
10th Percentile £39,682 £39,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -
75th Percentile £68,125 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £51,375 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.60% -6.59% +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 17,049 14,021 33,678
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.95% 30.87% 31.70%
Number of salaries quoted 12,093 9,273 25,419
10th Percentile £36,750 £35,000 £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 £85,000 £78,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +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 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 26 June 2026.

Salary histogram for T-SQL in the UK

T-SQL
Top 16 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 26 June 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 -154 199 £52,500 -8.70% 60
UK excluding London -105 161 £48,500 -5.60% 47
Work from Home -10 125 £52,500 -4.55% 39
London -80 59 £70,000 - 22
South East -36 41 £48,500 +10.86% 15
North of England -71 35 £47,500 -20.83% 21
Midlands -51 25 £45,000 -7.22% 3
Scotland +22 24 - - 2
North West +3 22 £53,750 - 12
South West -56 21 £48,750 -2.50% 4
West Midlands -25 17 £44,000 -23.48% 2
East of England -31 13 £62,500 +48.81% 3
Yorkshire -70 11 £45,000 -25.00% 8
East Midlands -47 8 £59,000 +24.21% 1
North East -47 2 £45,500 -17.27% 1
Northern Ireland - 2 - -

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 20 (8.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (6.14%) IIS
3 7 (3.07%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.88%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.88%) WebSphere Application Server
5 1 (0.44%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.44%) Confluence
5 1 (0.44%) JBoss
5 1 (0.44%) Jupyter
Applications
1 13 (5.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (4.39%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (4.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (3.07%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (2.63%) Infor M3
4 5 (2.19%) Magento
4 5 (2.19%) Shopify
5 4 (1.75%) JDE OneWorld
5 4 (1.75%) JDE World
5 4 (1.75%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.88%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.88%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.44%) FastStats
7 1 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 145 (63.60%) Azure
2 67 (29.39%) Power Platform
3 53 (23.25%) Entra ID
4 42 (18.42%) Google Workspace
5 23 (10.09%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (9.65%) AWS
6 22 (9.65%) SaaS
7 21 (9.21%) Dynamics 365
8 18 (7.89%) Power Automate
9 17 (7.46%) Microsoft 365
10 14 (6.14%) Azure Logic Apps
11 13 (5.70%) Azure Data Factory
11 13 (5.70%) PowerApps
12 9 (3.95%) GitHub
13 8 (3.51%) Serverless
14 7 (3.07%) Snowflake
15 5 (2.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 5 (2.19%) GitHub Actions
16 4 (1.75%) Azure Service Bus
16 4 (1.75%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 39 (17.11%) Broadband
2 4 (1.75%) Firewall
3 3 (1.32%) DNS
3 3 (1.32%) VLAN
4 1 (0.44%) HTTP
4 1 (0.44%) LAN
4 1 (0.44%) Network Security
4 1 (0.44%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.44%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.44%) WAN
4 1 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (51.32%) SQL Server
2 56 (24.56%) Power BI
3 48 (21.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 47 (20.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 16 (7.02%) Azure SQL Database
6 15 (6.58%) Power Query
7 14 (6.14%) Data Warehouse
8 12 (5.26%) PostgreSQL
9 11 (4.82%) MySQL
10 10 (4.39%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 8 (3.51%) Relational Database
12 5 (2.19%) Data Lake
12 5 (2.19%) Star Schema
13 3 (1.32%) Amazon Aurora
13 3 (1.32%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
14 2 (0.88%) Db2
14 2 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
14 2 (0.88%) Electronic Patient Records
14 2 (0.88%) MongoDB
14 2 (0.88%) WhereScape RED
Development Applications
1 22 (9.65%) Git
2 14 (6.14%) Visual Studio
3 12 (5.26%) JIRA
4 10 (4.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.88%) Postman
5 2 (0.88%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.44%) Yeoman
General
1 78 (34.21%) Social Skills
2 48 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
3 46 (20.18%) Organisational Skills
4 30 (13.16%) Finance
5 21 (9.21%) Games
6 19 (8.33%) Law
7 10 (4.39%) Legal
8 6 (2.63%) Back Office
8 6 (2.63%) Retail
9 5 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.19%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.75%) Marketing
10 4 (1.75%) Public Sector
11 3 (1.32%) Billing
11 3 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.88%) Automotive
12 2 (0.88%) Banking
13 1 (0.44%) Advertising
13 1 (0.44%) Publishing
13 1 (0.44%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 83 (36.40%) Developer
2 48 (21.05%) Senior
3 43 (18.86%) Analyst
4 20 (8.77%) Applications Support
5 18 (7.89%) Senior Developer
6 17 (7.46%) Data Analyst
6 17 (7.46%) Software Developer
7 16 (7.02%) Applications Support Analyst
7 16 (7.02%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 16 (7.02%) IAM Developer
7 16 (7.02%) SQL Developer
8 15 (6.58%) Support Analyst
9 14 (6.14%) .NET Developer
9 14 (6.14%) Data Engineer
10 13 (5.70%) Systems Engineer
11 12 (5.26%) DBA
11 12 (5.26%) SQL Analyst
12 11 (4.82%) Database Engineer
13 10 (4.39%) SQL DBA
13 10 (4.39%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (24.12%) .NET
2 54 (23.68%) REST
3 48 (21.05%) SOAP
4 42 (18.42%) GraphQL
4 42 (18.42%) LDAP
4 42 (18.42%) OAuth
4 42 (18.42%) OpenID
4 42 (18.42%) SAML
5 17 (7.46%) HTML
5 17 (7.46%) JSON
6 16 (7.02%) ASP.NET
6 16 (7.02%) CSS
7 14 (6.14%) XML
8 13 (5.70%) .NET Core
9 10 (4.39%) React
10 9 (3.95%) Blazor
10 9 (3.95%) Kafka
11 8 (3.51%) ASP.NET Core
12 7 (3.07%) ASP.NET MVC
12 7 (3.07%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 39 (17.11%) Cyber Threat
1 39 (17.11%) Cyberattack
2 18 (7.89%) Enterprise Software
3 13 (5.70%) Data Structures
4 12 (5.26%) Onboarding
5 11 (4.82%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (4.82%) Legacy Systems
5 11 (4.82%) Replication
6 9 (3.95%) Management Information System
6 9 (3.95%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (2.19%) Cloud Native
7 5 (2.19%) Legacy Code
8 4 (1.75%) Clustering
8 4 (1.75%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.75%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.32%) AI Agents
9 3 (1.32%) LIMS
9 3 (1.32%) NHS
9 3 (1.32%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 15 (6.58%) Windows
2 9 (3.95%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.63%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.44%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (27.19%) Business Intelligence
2 60 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
3 54 (23.68%) Mentoring
4 52 (22.81%) Roadmaps
5 48 (21.05%) Performance Tuning
6 42 (18.42%) Cybersecurity
6 42 (18.42%) Identity Access Management
7 40 (17.54%) Data Modelling
8 39 (17.11%) Programme Delivery
8 39 (17.11%) Regulatory Compliance
9 36 (15.79%) Agile
9 36 (15.79%) ETL
10 35 (15.35%) CI/CD
10 35 (15.35%) DevOps
11 31 (13.60%) Analytics
12 30 (13.16%) Continuous Improvement
13 29 (12.72%) Stakeholder Management
14 24 (10.53%) Validation
15 22 (9.65%) Change Control
16 18 (7.89%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 207 (90.79%) SQL
2 75 (32.89%) PowerShell
3 57 (25.00%) C#
4 42 (18.42%) Bash
5 41 (17.98%) Python
6 22 (9.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 17 (7.46%) JavaScript
8 11 (4.82%) PL/SQL
9 9 (3.95%) VBScript
10 7 (3.07%) TypeScript
10 7 (3.07%) VBA
11 4 (1.75%) Java
11 4 (1.75%) R
12 3 (1.32%) Delphi
13 2 (0.88%) VB
14 1 (0.44%) Bicep
14 1 (0.44%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 19 (8.33%) Degree
2 4 (1.75%) Security Cleared
3 3 (1.32%) DBS Check
3 3 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (0.88%) Azure Certification
4 2 (0.88%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (18.42%) NIST
2 39 (17.11%) NCSC
3 37 (16.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 35 (15.35%) Data Quality
5 17 (7.46%) QA
6 4 (1.75%) GDPR
7 3 (1.32%) SLA
8 2 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.44%) HL7
9 1 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 61 (26.75%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.75%) Docker
3 3 (1.32%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (2.19%) Terraform
2 4 (1.75%) 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
3 1 (0.44%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 80 (35.09%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.51%) iManage
3 7 (3.07%) Oracle
3 7 (3.07%) SAP
4 6 (2.63%) Databricks
4 6 (2.63%) IFS
4 6 (2.63%) Infor
4 6 (2.63%) ServiceNow
5 5 (2.19%) WooCommerce
6 4 (1.75%) ConnectWise
6 4 (1.75%) Epicor
6 4 (1.75%) JD Edwards
6 4 (1.75%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.75%) SolarWinds
7 3 (1.32%) Google
7 3 (1.32%) RedGate
7 3 (1.32%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 3 (1.32%) Veeam
7 3 (1.32%) VMware
8 2 (0.88%) Intapp