The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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
52
52
88
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
24.19%
23.32%
37.93%
Number of daily rates quoted
41
38
64
10th Percentile
£304
£166
£210
25th Percentile
£331
£385
£304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£500
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-15.00%
+17.65%
-19.05%
75th Percentile
£488
£548
£550
90th Percentile
£530
£558
£638
South Wales median daily rate
£418
£488
£469
% change year-on-year
-14.36%
+4.00%
-14.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£21.73
25th Percentile
-
-
£22.44
Median hourly rate
-
-
£24.25
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+34.72%
75th Percentile
-
-
£25.44
90th Percentile
-
-
£25.78
South Wales median hourly rate
£30.00
£20.24
£38.00
% change year-on-year
+48.26%
-46.75%
+100.47%
R Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
R Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing R.
R Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 7 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing R also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region with a requirement for R.
R Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
