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 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 601 373 333
Rank change year-on-year -228 -40 -118
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 207 335 593
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.18% 0.68% 0.79%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.10% 2.59% 2.56%
Number of salaries quoted 176 265 359
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £37,106
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -8.30%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,125 £82,500 £84,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,625 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.64% +1.25% -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 18,845 12,949 23,205
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.15% 26.44% 30.77%
Number of salaries quoted 13,326 8,349 14,448
10th Percentile £39,000 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £49,000 £46,250 £47,496
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

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 23 September 2026.

Salary histogram for T-SQL in the UK

T-SQL
Top 15 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 23 September 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 -215 196 £60,000 +9.09% 173
UK excluding London -215 138 £55,000 +8.64% 117
Work from Home -82 87 £62,500 +19.05% 79
London -87 60 £70,000 -12.50% 69
South East -49 52 £55,000 +10.00% 30
North of England -99 31 £60,000 - 30
East of England -45 18 £62,500 +54.32% 17
North West -31 17 £60,000 +4.35% 24
South West -86 16 £52,500 +5.00% 7
Midlands -94 15 £59,000 +9.89% 20
Yorkshire -72 13 £60,500 +0.83% 6
West Midlands -57 11 £50,000 -13.04% 18
Scotland +5 6 £85,000 +78.95% 10
East Midlands -53 4 £59,732 +23.16% 2
North East -76 1 £47,500 -9.52%

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 14 (6.76%) IIS
2 12 (5.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.90%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.45%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.48%) MTS
Applications
1 12 (5.80%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (4.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.90%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (2.90%) Infor M3
2 5 (2.42%) Elite 3E
2 5 (2.42%) NetSuite
2 5 (2.42%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (1.93%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (1.93%) JDE World
4 3 (1.45%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.97%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 2 (0.97%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.97%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.48%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 1 (0.48%) FastStats
6 1 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 119 (57.49%) Azure
2 64 (30.92%) Power Platform
3 42 (20.29%) Azure DevOps
4 18 (8.70%) Power Automate
5 17 (8.21%) Azure Logic Apps
6 15 (7.25%) AWS
6 15 (7.25%) Azure Data Factory
6 15 (7.25%) SaaS
7 12 (5.80%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (5.31%) PowerApps
9 9 (4.35%) GitHub
9 9 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (4.35%) Serverless
10 8 (3.86%) Entra ID
10 8 (3.86%) Snowflake
11 6 (2.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 5 (2.42%) Azure Functions
13 4 (1.93%) dbt
13 4 (1.93%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (1.45%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.93%) Firewall
2 3 (1.45%) DNS
2 3 (1.45%) VLAN
3 2 (0.97%) HTTP
4 1 (0.48%) LAN
4 1 (0.48%) Network Security
4 1 (0.48%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.48%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.48%) WAN
4 1 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 133 (64.25%) SQL Server
2 53 (25.60%) Power BI
3 49 (23.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 37 (17.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 26 (12.56%) Data Warehouse
6 16 (7.73%) Power Query
7 15 (7.25%) Azure SQL Database
8 11 (5.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 9 (4.35%) Star Schema
10 8 (3.86%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 8 (3.86%) Relational Database
11 7 (3.38%) Data Lake
12 5 (2.42%) Metadata
13 4 (1.93%) Db2
13 4 (1.93%) PostgreSQL
13 4 (1.93%) WhereScape RED
14 3 (1.45%) Amazon Aurora
14 3 (1.45%) Big Data
14 3 (1.45%) MongoDB
14 3 (1.45%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 24 (11.59%) Git
2 15 (7.25%) Visual Studio
3 10 (4.83%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 6 (2.90%) JIRA
5 2 (0.97%) Postman
6 1 (0.48%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.48%) Yeoman
General
1 64 (30.92%) Social Skills
2 52 (25.12%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (15.94%) Finance
4 17 (8.21%) Law
5 15 (7.25%) Legal
6 8 (3.86%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (2.42%) Manufacturing
7 5 (2.42%) Public Sector
7 5 (2.42%) Retail
8 3 (1.45%) Back Office
8 3 (1.45%) Billing
8 3 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (0.97%) Aerospace
9 2 (0.97%) Automotive
9 2 (0.97%) Banking
9 2 (0.97%) Local Government
10 1 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.48%) Marketing
10 1 (0.48%) Police
10 1 (0.48%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 99 (47.83%) Developer
2 44 (21.26%) Senior
3 26 (12.56%) .NET Developer
4 24 (11.59%) Analyst
5 21 (10.14%) Senior Developer
6 20 (9.66%) Software Developer
6 20 (9.66%) SQL Developer
7 19 (9.18%) Data Engineer
8 16 (7.73%) DBA
8 16 (7.73%) SQL DBA
9 14 (6.76%) SQL Server DBA
10 13 (6.28%) Applications Support
11 12 (5.80%) Lead
12 10 (4.83%) Business Intelligence Developer
12 10 (4.83%) Support Engineer
13 9 (4.35%) Applications Developer
14 8 (3.86%) Business Developer
14 8 (3.86%) Database Engineer
14 8 (3.86%) Software Support Engineer
15 7 (3.38%) Business Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (33.33%) .NET
2 16 (7.73%) .NET Core
2 16 (7.73%) REST
3 14 (6.76%) HTML
4 13 (6.28%) ASP.NET
4 13 (6.28%) CSS
5 11 (5.31%) JSON
6 10 (4.83%) .NET Framework
7 9 (4.35%) React
7 9 (4.35%) SOAP
7 9 (4.35%) WinForms
8 8 (3.86%) ASP.NET Core
8 8 (3.86%) Blazor
8 8 (3.86%) PySpark
8 8 (3.86%) XML
9 7 (3.38%) AngularJS
9 7 (3.38%) Entity Framework
9 7 (3.38%) jQuery
9 7 (3.38%) Kafka
10 6 (2.90%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 25 (12.08%) Enterprise Software
2 15 (7.25%) Legacy Systems
3 11 (5.31%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (4.35%) Replication
4 9 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (3.86%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.90%) Data Structures
7 5 (2.42%) Cloud Native
7 5 (2.42%) Legacy Code
8 4 (1.93%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.93%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.45%) AI Agents
9 3 (1.45%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (1.45%) NHS
9 3 (1.45%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (0.97%) LIMS
10 2 (0.97%) Onboarding
10 2 (0.97%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.97%) SystemC
Operating Systems
1 20 (9.66%) Windows
2 11 (5.31%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.90%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (0.97%) Linux
5 1 (0.48%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (40.58%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (27.05%) Business Intelligence
3 55 (26.57%) DevOps
4 47 (22.71%) Performance Tuning
5 44 (21.26%) CI/CD
5 44 (21.26%) ETL
6 36 (17.39%) Agile
6 36 (17.39%) Data Modelling
7 33 (15.94%) Continuous Improvement
8 29 (14.01%) Analytics
9 22 (10.63%) SDLC
9 22 (10.63%) Software Engineering
10 20 (9.66%) AI
10 20 (9.66%) Mentoring
11 19 (9.18%) Root Cause Analysis
11 19 (9.18%) Secure Coding
12 18 (8.70%) Data Pipeline
13 17 (8.21%) Data Integration
14 16 (7.73%) Clean Code
14 16 (7.73%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 206 (99.52%) SQL
2 70 (33.82%) C#
3 37 (17.87%) PowerShell
4 32 (15.46%) Python
5 20 (9.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 18 (8.70%) JavaScript
7 14 (6.76%) PL/SQL
8 9 (4.35%) VBScript
9 8 (3.86%) Delphi
9 8 (3.86%) VBA
10 6 (2.90%) VB.NET
11 4 (1.93%) TypeScript
12 3 (1.45%) Bash
12 3 (1.45%) XPath
13 2 (0.97%) Bicep
13 2 (0.97%) VB
14 1 (0.48%) Java
14 1 (0.48%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 15 (7.25%) Degree
2 6 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (2.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 5 (2.42%) Security Cleared
4 4 (1.93%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (1.93%) SC Cleared
5 3 (1.45%) DBS Check
6 2 (0.97%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.48%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (15.94%) Data Quality
2 16 (7.73%) QA
3 11 (5.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.90%) SLA
5 5 (2.42%) NIST
6 2 (0.97%) GDPR
7 1 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.48%) HL7
7 1 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 16 (7.73%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.42%) Docker
3 3 (1.45%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (2.42%) ZABBIX
2 4 (1.93%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.48%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (0.48%) SCCM
3 1 (0.48%) SCOM
3 1 (0.48%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 86 (41.55%) Microsoft
2 16 (7.73%) Oracle
3 9 (4.35%) iManage
4 8 (3.86%) ServiceNow
5 7 (3.38%) SAP
6 6 (2.90%) Infor
6 6 (2.90%) JD Edwards
6 6 (2.90%) RedGate
7 5 (2.42%) IFS
7 5 (2.42%) Intapp
7 5 (2.42%) Remedy
8 4 (1.93%) Databricks
8 4 (1.93%) Epicor
8 4 (1.93%) SolarWinds
8 4 (1.93%) Teradata
9 3 (1.45%) Google
9 3 (1.45%) Veeam
9 3 (1.45%) VMware
10 2 (0.97%) Liquidlogic
10 2 (0.97%) OpenAI