T-SQL Job Trends

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 13 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 446 343 210
Rank change year-on-year -103 -133 +63
Permanent jobs citing T-SQL 244 369 1,193
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.33% 0.85% 1.42%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.82% 2.45% 4.00%
Number of salaries quoted 159 260 1,022
10th Percentile £28,000 £39,875 £39,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,750 £45,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.30% +3.18% -0.36%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,813 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,000 £85,000 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% -13.64% +10.00%

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 13,441 15,063 29,800
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.23% 34.50% 35.50%
Number of salaries quoted 9,485 10,257 24,142
10th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £36,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £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 £83,750 £85,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -3.51% +5.56% -1.82%

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 13 March 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 13 March 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 -127 193 £47,500 -17.39% 111
UK excluding London -28 191 £42,500 -10.53% 106
Work from Home -47 131 £42,500 -24.11% 52
London -91 50 £70,000 +9.38% 34
Midlands -22 46 £46,250 +6.32% 20
Scotland +19 43 - - 12
South East -27 37 £35,000 -30.00% 23
North of England -44 35 £50,000 -4.76% 17
West Midlands +6 29 £42,500 -10.53% 12
Yorkshire -49 22 £37,500 -37.50% 6
South West -20 17 £42,500 +14.86% 24
East Midlands -44 17 £50,000 +16.28% 8
North West -24 10 £57,500 +17.95% 9
East of England -33 7 £49,000 +3.16% 9
Northern Ireland - 5 £50,000 -
North East -22 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (6.15%) IIS
2 8 (3.28%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.87%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.64%) WebSphere
4 4 (1.64%) WebSphere Application Server
5 3 (1.23%) CMS
5 3 (1.23%) Confluence
6 2 (0.82%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.82%) WordPress
7 1 (0.41%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.41%) JBoss
7 1 (0.41%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.41%) Umbraco
Applications
1 18 (7.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (4.10%) Magento
1 10 (4.10%) Shopify
2 9 (3.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (3.69%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.41%) Oracle 11i
3 1 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.41%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 145 (59.43%) Azure
2 67 (27.46%) Entra ID
3 57 (23.36%) Google Workspace
4 46 (18.85%) Power Platform
5 31 (12.70%) Azure Data Factory
6 30 (12.30%) Azure DevOps
7 19 (7.79%) SaaS
8 17 (6.97%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 17 (6.97%) GitHub
9 16 (6.56%) Microsoft 365
10 15 (6.15%) Dynamics 365
11 14 (5.74%) AWS
12 11 (4.51%) PowerApps
13 10 (4.10%) Snowflake
14 9 (3.69%) Power Automate
15 7 (2.87%) GitHub Copilot
16 6 (2.46%) GCP
17 5 (2.05%) GitHub Actions
18 4 (1.64%) Microsoft Purview
19 3 (1.23%) Fivetran
Communications & Networking
1 57 (23.36%) Broadband
2 3 (1.23%) DNS
3 2 (0.82%) DHCP
3 2 (0.82%) Ethernet
3 2 (0.82%) Firewall
3 2 (0.82%) SSL
3 2 (0.82%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.82%) VLAN
3 2 (0.82%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (47.95%) SQL Server
2 47 (19.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 45 (18.44%) Power BI
4 38 (15.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 26 (10.66%) Azure SQL Database
6 20 (8.20%) Data Lake
7 14 (5.74%) Data Warehouse
8 13 (5.33%) Metadata
8 13 (5.33%) MySQL
9 12 (4.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 11 (4.51%) PostgreSQL
11 7 (2.87%) Power Query
12 5 (2.05%) Relational Database
13 3 (1.23%) GIS
13 3 (1.23%) Tableau
14 2 (0.82%) Amazon QuickSight
14 2 (0.82%) Data Mining
14 2 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
14 2 (0.82%) MongoDB
14 2 (0.82%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (7.79%) JIRA
2 12 (4.92%) Git
3 4 (1.64%) Oracle APEX
4 3 (1.23%) Bitbucket
4 3 (1.23%) Octopus Deploy
4 3 (1.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.82%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio
General
1 100 (40.98%) Social Skills
2 57 (23.36%) Organisational Skills
3 47 (19.26%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (15.98%) Games
5 35 (14.34%) Finance
6 13 (5.33%) Back Office
7 10 (4.10%) Law
8 5 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.05%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.05%) Public Sector
9 4 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.23%) Banking
10 3 (1.23%) Legal
10 3 (1.23%) Marketing
11 2 (0.82%) Front Office
11 2 (0.82%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.82%) Retail
12 1 (0.41%) Advertising
12 1 (0.41%) Automotive
12 1 (0.41%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 61 (25.00%) Senior
2 56 (22.95%) Developer
3 51 (20.90%) Analyst
4 35 (14.34%) Support Analyst
5 32 (13.11%) Applications Support
6 31 (12.70%) Applications Support Analyst
7 27 (11.07%) Data Engineer
8 22 (9.02%) DBA
8 22 (9.02%) IAM Developer
8 22 (9.02%) Senior Developer
9 19 (7.79%) Software Engineer
9 19 (7.79%) SQL DBA
10 16 (6.56%) SQL Developer
10 16 (6.56%) Systems Engineer
11 13 (5.33%) IT Support
12 12 (4.92%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 12 (4.92%) C# Developer
12 12 (4.92%) IT Support Engineer
12 12 (4.92%) Software Support Engineer
12 12 (4.92%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (31.15%) REST
2 70 (28.69%) SOAP
3 58 (23.77%) OAuth
3 58 (23.77%) OpenID
4 57 (23.36%) GraphQL
4 57 (23.36%) LDAP
4 57 (23.36%) SAML
5 39 (15.98%) .NET
6 16 (6.56%) .NET Framework
7 15 (6.15%) JSON
7 15 (6.15%) XML
8 14 (5.74%) ASP.NET
8 14 (5.74%) Entity Framework
9 12 (4.92%) WinForms
10 9 (3.69%) .NET Core
10 9 (3.69%) Middleware
11 8 (3.28%) CSS
11 8 (3.28%) HTML
12 6 (2.46%) DirectX
12 6 (2.46%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 57 (23.36%) Cyber Threat
1 57 (23.36%) Cyberattack
2 18 (7.38%) Data Structures
3 10 (4.10%) Cloud Native
3 10 (4.10%) Onboarding
4 9 (3.69%) Clustering
5 8 (3.28%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.46%) 3D Graphics
6 6 (2.46%) Low-Code
6 6 (2.46%) Replication
7 5 (2.05%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.64%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.64%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.23%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.82%) Derivative
10 2 (0.82%) Distributed Computing
10 2 (0.82%) Fibre Optics
10 2 (0.82%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 22 (9.02%) Windows
2 9 (3.69%) Linux
3 6 (2.46%) VMS
3 6 (2.46%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.82%) Android
4 2 (0.82%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.82%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (27.05%) Mentoring
2 65 (26.64%) Roadmaps
3 57 (23.36%) Cybersecurity
3 57 (23.36%) Identity Access Management
3 57 (23.36%) Programme Delivery
3 57 (23.36%) Regulatory Compliance
4 52 (21.31%) Problem-Solving
5 49 (20.08%) Business Intelligence
6 44 (18.03%) Analytics
7 43 (17.62%) DevOps
8 42 (17.21%) Data Modelling
9 38 (15.57%) ETL
10 35 (14.34%) Continuous Improvement
11 34 (13.93%) Stakeholder Management
12 30 (12.30%) Data Pipeline
13 29 (11.89%) Agile
13 29 (11.89%) Software Engineering
14 28 (11.48%) Change Control
14 28 (11.48%) CI/CD
14 28 (11.48%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 211 (86.48%) SQL
2 86 (35.25%) PowerShell
3 57 (23.36%) Bash
4 48 (19.67%) Python
5 43 (17.62%) C#
6 14 (5.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 8 (3.28%) JavaScript
8 7 (2.87%) PL/SQL
9 5 (2.05%) Java
9 5 (2.05%) TypeScript
10 3 (1.23%) R
11 2 (0.82%) Bicep
11 2 (0.82%) Scala
11 2 (0.82%) VBA
12 1 (0.41%) PHP
12 1 (0.41%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 33 (13.52%) Degree
2 14 (5.74%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (3.28%) Security Cleared
4 3 (1.23%) DBS Check
4 3 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.82%) Azure Certification
5 2 (0.82%) MCSE
6 1 (0.41%) ACCA
6 1 (0.41%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.41%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.41%) CIMA
6 1 (0.41%) MCITP
6 1 (0.41%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (23.36%) NCSC
1 57 (23.36%) NIST
2 40 (16.39%) Data Quality
3 35 (14.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (4.10%) QA
5 8 (3.28%) GDPR
6 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.41%) SLA
System Software
1 68 (27.87%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.23%) Docker
3 2 (0.82%) Terminal Services
3 2 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (3.28%) Terraform
2 6 (2.46%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.41%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 78 (31.97%) Microsoft
2 23 (9.43%) Databricks
3 12 (4.92%) Sage
3 12 (4.92%) Xamarin
4 10 (4.10%) WooCommerce
5 9 (3.69%) ConnectWise
5 9 (3.69%) Oracle
5 9 (3.69%) ServiceNow
6 5 (2.05%) Google
6 5 (2.05%) Zoho
7 4 (1.64%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.23%) Dataiku
8 3 (1.23%) RedGate
8 3 (1.23%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 2 (0.82%) Citrix
9 2 (0.82%) Informatica
9 2 (0.82%) Rollbar
9 2 (0.82%) Talend
9 2 (0.82%) VMware
10 1 (0.41%) Siemens