The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for R skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited R over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 13 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
64
77
86
Rank change year-on-year
+13
+9
-23
Contract jobs citing R
1
2
7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
R is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
186
220
311
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
24.93%
24.86%
23.83%
Number of daily rates quoted
143
146
239
10th Percentile
£237
£313
£325
25th Percentile
£311
£400
£394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£513
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-17.07%
+13.89%
+12.50%
75th Percentile
£575
£681
£572
90th Percentile
£655
£700
£640
West Midlands median daily rate
£450
£525
£460
% change year-on-year
-14.29%
+14.25%
+14.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
7
0
10th Percentile
£40.20
£21.70
-
25th Percentile
£40.50
£24.31
-
Median hourly rate
£55.00
£33.39
-
Median % change year-on-year
+64.74%
-
-
75th Percentile
£56.25
£75.63
-
90th Percentile
-
£98.50
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£57.50
£29.32
£17.39
% change year-on-year
+96.13%
+68.59%
-46.90%
R Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
R Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in Birmingham.
R Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing R also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for R.
R Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
