The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedfordshire requiring R skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 7 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
37
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing R
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire
R falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Bedfordshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
54
34
47
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire
24.32%
17.17%
31.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
18
29
10th Percentile
£216
£363
£394
25th Percentile
£460
£434
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£513
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+2.44%
+2.50%
+19.05%
75th Percentile
£606
£563
£600
90th Percentile
£663
£575
-
East of England median daily rate
£505
£423
£488
% change year-on-year
+19.53%
-13.33%
-3.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
7
0
10th Percentile
£61.63
£59.08
-
25th Percentile
£66.25
£62.25
-
Median hourly rate
£82.50
£65.00
-
Median % change year-on-year
+26.92%
-
-
75th Percentile
£88.00
£67.75
-
90th Percentile
£90.25
£70.30
-
East of England median hourly rate
£65.00
£65.00
£65.25
% change year-on-year
-
-0.38%
+16.52%
R Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
R Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing R.
R Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 7 September 2025, 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 Bedfordshire region with a requirement for R.
R Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:
