R Contracts in Wales

R
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 40 64 53
Rank change year-on-year +24 -11 -14
Contract jobs citing R 5 1 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 1.27% 0.16% 2.50%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.35% 0.63% 8.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 20
10th Percentile £226 - £488
25th Percentile £325 £563 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £396 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -31.13% +9.52% +33.33%
75th Percentile £457 £588 £538
90th Percentile £528 - £545
UK median daily rate £546 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -0.77% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £17.36
25th Percentile - - £19.00
Median hourly rate £25.36 - £20.33
75th Percentile - - £20.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £70.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -39.29% +86.67% +41.51%

All Programming Languages
Wales

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 Wales with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 115 158 310
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 29.19% 24.76% 31.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 124 227
10th Percentile £340 £363 £363
25th Percentile £381 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -9.52% +21.39%
75th Percentile £545 £613 £625
90th Percentile £599 £663 £688
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 7
10th Percentile £15.51 £17.18 £18.45
25th Percentile £16.98 £17.48 £19.91
Median hourly rate £21.49 £18.82 £20.75
Median % change year-on-year +14.19% -9.33% -17.00%
75th Percentile £24.96 £19.81 £22.88
90th Percentile £39.56 £19.91 £25.00
UK median hourly rate £61.60 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +2.67% +20.00% +13.64%

R
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for R in Wales

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in Wales.

Daily rate trend for R in Wales

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Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing R in Wales over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for R in Wales

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing R in Wales.

Hourly rate trend for R in Wales

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Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing R within the Wales region over the 6 months to 2 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South Wales - 5 £396 - 13
R
UK

R
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (60.00%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (60.00%) SPSS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Data Mining
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Data Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Credit Risk
2 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (60.00%) Data Science
1 3 (60.00%) Product Strategy
1 3 (60.00%) Statistical Analysis
1 3 (60.00%) Statistics
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Data Matching
2 2 (40.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
2 2 (40.00%) Statistical Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) Coaching
3 1 (20.00%) Credit Risk Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Degree