The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff 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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
41
81
103
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
25.63%
38.21%
30.56%
Number of daily rates quoted
31
69
80
10th Percentile
£231
£361
£313
25th Percentile
£319
£385
£406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£500
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-20.00%
+11.11%
-5.26%
75th Percentile
£456
£551
£578
90th Percentile
£550
£603
£664
South Wales median daily rate
£415
£470
£475
% change year-on-year
-11.70%
-1.05%
-9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
1
0
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£51.25
£51.25
-
Median hourly rate
£52.50
£52.50
-
75th Percentile
£53.75
£53.75
-
90th Percentile
-
-
-
South Wales median hourly rate
£23.00
£21.49
£18.82
% change year-on-year
+7.05%
+14.19%
-9.33%
R Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
R Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in Cardiff.
R Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
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 Cardiff region with a requirement for R.
R Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
