The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast requiring R skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited R over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Belfast.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
60
34
55
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
40.82%
27.42%
33.54%
Number of daily rates quoted
48
18
34
10th Percentile
£273
£318
£400
25th Percentile
£325
£375
£403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£443
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-3.95%
-1.67%
-7.69%
75th Percentile
£517
£505
£537
90th Percentile
£627
£575
£635
County Antrim median daily rate
£425
£443
£450
% change year-on-year
-3.95%
-1.67%
-7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
1
10th Percentile
£27.03
-
-
25th Percentile
£33.86
-
£13.25
Median hourly rate
£47.85
£16.12
£13.50
Median % change year-on-year
+196.85%
+19.41%
-
75th Percentile
£64.47
-
£13.75
90th Percentile
£72.87
-
-
County Antrim median hourly rate
£47.85
£31.25
£13.50
% change year-on-year
+53.13%
+131.48%
-28.95%
R Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
R Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in Belfast.
R Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Belfast region with a requirement for R.
R Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:
