The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
21 |
18 |
29 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
+11 |
- |
| Contract jobs citing R |
7 |
2 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge |
3.10% |
1.79% |
1.56% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
9.09% |
5.88% |
4.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6 |
2 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£389 |
| 25th Percentile |
£406 |
£406 |
£440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£413 |
£413 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-25.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£419 |
£419 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
£413 |
£413 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-25.00% |
- |
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 Cambridge.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills |
77 |
34 |
75 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge |
34.07% |
30.36% |
39.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
49 |
27 |
44 |
| 10th Percentile |
£257 |
£302 |
£405 |
| 25th Percentile |
£406 |
£400 |
£433 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
£488 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.82% |
-2.50% |
+1.27% |
| 75th Percentile |
£518 |
£544 |
£553 |
| 90th Percentile |
£585 |
£598 |
£597 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
£425 |
£475 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.53% |
-5.00% |
+5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
3 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26.35 |
£27.24 |
£41.46 |
| 25th Percentile |
£26.50 |
£41.40 |
£58.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£27.50 |
£65.00 |
£62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-57.69% |
+4.00% |
+19.05% |
| 75th Percentile |
£34.13 |
- |
£69.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£34.65 |
- |
£78.25 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate |
£28.49 |
£52.50 |
£55.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-45.73% |
-4.55% |
+10.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing R.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing R.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
