The first table below looks at the demand for R skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited R over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Cambridgeshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
R
Rank 145 144 152
Rank change year-on-year
-1 +8
Permanent jobs citing R 1 7 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 0.039% 0.243% 0.033%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.059% 0.341% 0.045%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 1
Average salary £33,500 £47,000 £110,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-28.72% -57.27%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £42,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +30.76%
All Programming Languages
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1691 2051 2232
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 66.26% 71.09% 73.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1548 1747 2004
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +8.10%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,800 £50,000 £52,150
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
R
East of England

R
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing R across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Cambridgeshire R Jobs Demand Trend

R
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing R across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire R Salary Trend

R
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing R within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cambridge +7 1 £33,500 -
R
East of England

R
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing R also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited R.

1 7 (87.50%) Python
2 5 (62.50%) SQL
3 4 (50.00%) C#
3 4 (50.00%) C++
3 4 (50.00%) Java
3 4 (50.00%) MATLAB
3 4 (50.00%) Statistics
3 4 (50.00%) Signal Processing
3 4 (50.00%) Analytics
4 3 (37.50%) Linux
4 3 (37.50%) EMC
4 3 (37.50%) Wireless
4 3 (37.50%) Electronics
4 3 (37.50%) Telecoms
5 1 (12.50%) Information Security
5 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) Degree
5 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
5 1 (12.50%) Oracle

R
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing R also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited R. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) Wireless
General
1 3 (37.50%) Electronics
1 3 (37.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Data Scientist
2 1 (12.50%) Senior Software Developer
2 1 (12.50%) Software Developer
2 1 (12.50%) Developer
2 1 (12.50%) Senior Developer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Statistics
2 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 3 (37.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Signal Processing
1 4 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (12.50%) Information Security
2 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 7 (87.50%) Python
2 5 (62.50%) SQL
3 4 (50.00%) C#
3 4 (50.00%) C++
3 4 (50.00%) Java
3 4 (50.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) EMC
2 1 (12.50%) Oracle
Peterborough, East Anglia
Responsibilities include: *Running an interpreting statistical analysis*Build statistical models using vast datasets*Monitor and calibrate statistical models*Adjust statistical models where needed*Interaction with various areas of...
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Client Liaison Scientist - Bioinformatics / Mathematics; Genetics; Analysis; Customer-facing... - Demonstrable scripting experience using Perl or Python on UNIX / Linux... - Experience with open-source bioinformatics tools and applied statistics.
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £Excellent + Benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013