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 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 517 372 265
Rank change year-on-year -145 -107 -15
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 228 347 1,093
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.24% 0.74% 1.04%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.32% 2.45% 3.26%
Number of salaries quoted 167 276 871
10th Percentile £40,750 £39,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,750 £46,188 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £84,375 £77,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £51,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.83% -6.36% +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 17,330 14,166 33,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.93% 30.20% 31.71%
Number of salaries quoted 12,317 9,411 25,269
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,500 £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 £78,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £54,750
% change year-on-year +4.55% +0.46% -0.45%

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 2 July 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 2 July 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 -157 202 £52,500 -8.70% 79
UK excluding London -110 162 £48,500 -5.83% 67
Work from Home -27 124 £52,500 -4.55% 47
London -79 58 £70,000 - 25
South East -23 45 £48,500 +7.78% 24
North of England -82 35 £47,500 -20.83% 25
Midlands -60 25 £45,000 -7.22% 4
Scotland +27 22 - - 3
North West 0 22 £53,750 - 17
South West -57 21 £48,750 -2.50% 6
West Midlands -34 17 £44,000 -23.48% 2
East of England -32 13 £62,500 +48.81% 5
Yorkshire -70 11 £45,000 -25.00% 7
East Midlands -44 8 £59,000 +22.92% 2
North East -55 2 £45,500 -17.27% 1
Northern Ireland -44 1 - - 1

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%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.88%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.44%) FastStats
7 1 (0.44%) JDE EnterpriseOne
7 1 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 145 (63.60%) Azure
2 68 (29.82%) Power Platform
3 50 (21.93%) Entra ID
4 39 (17.11%) Google Workspace
5 25 (10.96%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (9.65%) SaaS
7 21 (9.21%) AWS
8 20 (8.77%) Dynamics 365
9 17 (7.46%) Microsoft 365
9 17 (7.46%) Power Automate
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%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 36 (15.79%) 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
1 120 (52.63%) SQL Server
2 56 (24.56%) Power BI
3 49 (21.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 48 (21.05%) SQL Server Reporting 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
9 11 (4.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 8 (3.51%) Relational Database
11 5 (2.19%) Data Lake
11 5 (2.19%) Star Schema
12 3 (1.32%) Amazon Aurora
12 3 (1.32%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 2 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
13 2 (0.88%) Electronic Patient Records
13 2 (0.88%) Metadata
13 2 (0.88%) MongoDB
13 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 75 (32.89%) Social Skills
2 50 (21.93%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (18.86%) Organisational Skills
4 30 (13.16%) Finance
5 20 (8.77%) Law
6 19 (8.33%) Games
7 10 (4.39%) Legal
8 6 (2.63%) Back Office
8 6 (2.63%) Manufacturing
8 6 (2.63%) Retail
9 5 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
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%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.44%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 84 (36.84%) Developer
2 46 (20.18%) Senior
3 43 (18.86%) Analyst
4 20 (8.77%) Applications Support
5 17 (7.46%) Data Analyst
5 17 (7.46%) Senior Developer
5 17 (7.46%) Software Developer
5 17 (7.46%) SQL Developer
6 16 (7.02%) Applications Support Analyst
6 16 (7.02%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 15 (6.58%) IAM Developer
7 15 (6.58%) Support Analyst
8 14 (6.14%) .NET Developer
8 14 (6.14%) Data Engineer
8 14 (6.14%) DBA
8 14 (6.14%) Systems Engineer
9 12 (5.26%) SQL Analyst
9 12 (5.26%) SQL DBA
10 10 (4.39%) Database Engineer
10 10 (4.39%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (24.56%) .NET
2 51 (22.37%) REST
3 45 (19.74%) SOAP
4 39 (17.11%) GraphQL
4 39 (17.11%) LDAP
4 39 (17.11%) OAuth
4 39 (17.11%) OpenID
4 39 (17.11%) 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 9 (3.95%) Blazor
9 9 (3.95%) Kafka
9 9 (3.95%) React
10 8 (3.51%) ASP.NET Core
11 7 (3.07%) ASP.NET MVC
11 7 (3.07%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 36 (15.79%) Cyber Threat
1 36 (15.79%) Cyberattack
2 18 (7.89%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (6.14%) 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%) Distributed Systems
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
1 62 (27.19%) Problem-Solving
2 50 (21.93%) Mentoring
2 50 (21.93%) Roadmaps
3 49 (21.49%) Performance Tuning
4 42 (18.42%) Data Modelling
5 39 (17.11%) Cybersecurity
5 39 (17.11%) Identity Access Management
6 37 (16.23%) ETL
7 36 (15.79%) DevOps
7 36 (15.79%) Programme Delivery
7 36 (15.79%) Regulatory Compliance
8 35 (15.35%) Agile
8 35 (15.35%) CI/CD
9 31 (13.60%) Analytics
10 30 (13.16%) Continuous Improvement
11 29 (12.72%) Stakeholder Management
12 24 (10.53%) Validation
13 21 (9.21%) Change Control
14 18 (7.89%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 209 (91.67%) SQL
2 72 (31.58%) PowerShell
3 58 (25.44%) C#
4 39 (17.11%) Bash
4 39 (17.11%) Python
5 22 (9.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 17 (7.46%) JavaScript
7 11 (4.82%) PL/SQL
8 9 (3.95%) VBScript
9 7 (3.07%) VBA
10 6 (2.63%) TypeScript
11 4 (1.75%) Java
11 4 (1.75%) R
12 3 (1.32%) Delphi
13 2 (0.88%) VB
13 2 (0.88%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.44%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 19 (8.33%) Degree
2 3 (1.32%) DBS Check
2 3 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (1.32%) Security Cleared
3 2 (0.88%) Azure Certification
3 2 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 2 (0.88%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.44%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (17.11%) NIST
2 36 (15.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (15.79%) NCSC
3 34 (14.91%) Data Quality
4 17 (7.46%) QA
5 4 (1.75%) GDPR
5 4 (1.75%) SLA
6 2 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.44%) HL7
7 1 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 58 (25.44%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.75%) Docker
3 3 (1.32%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (1.75%) Kubernetes
1 4 (1.75%) Terraform
2 2 (0.88%) ZABBIX
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 79 (34.65%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.51%) iManage
2 8 (3.51%) Oracle
3 7 (3.07%) SAP
3 7 (3.07%) ServiceNow
4 6 (2.63%) Databricks
4 6 (2.63%) IFS
4 6 (2.63%) Infor
5 5 (2.19%) JD Edwards
5 5 (2.19%) WooCommerce
6 4 (1.75%) ConnectWise
6 4 (1.75%) Epicor
6 4 (1.75%) RedGate
6 4 (1.75%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.75%) SolarWinds
7 3 (1.32%) Google
7 3 (1.32%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 3 (1.32%) Veeam
7 3 (1.32%) VMware
8 2 (0.88%) Remedy