The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North East 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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
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 the North East with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills |
85 |
180 |
135 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East |
24.85% |
43.27% |
26.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
34 |
144 |
100 |
| 10th Percentile |
£354 |
£391 |
£357 |
| 25th Percentile |
£403 |
£500 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£465 |
£565 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-17.79% |
+13.00% |
+7.82% |
| 75th Percentile |
£523 |
£675 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£635 |
£760 |
£650 |
| England median daily rate |
£540 |
£565 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.42% |
+2.73% |
+10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
14 |
2 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
£20.77 |
£32.98 |
£16.02 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46.20 |
£35.56 |
£17.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£47.50 |
£40.75 |
£42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+16.56% |
-4.12% |
+174.19% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63.75 |
£45.56 |
£49.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.75 |
£47.93 |
£53.35 |
| England median hourly rate |
£62.50 |
£60.00 |
£50.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.17% |
+20.00% |
+14.94% |
