R Contracts in Edinburgh

R
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for R skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited R over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 71 102 114
Rank change year-on-year +31 +12 -4
Contract jobs citing R 1 7 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.12% 0.55% 0.62%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.52% 1.51% 2.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 8
10th Percentile - £302 £434
25th Percentile - £333 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £221 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year -53.48% -13.64% +29.41%
75th Percentile - £647 £610
90th Percentile - £731 £615
Scotland median daily rate £221 £375 £483
% change year-on-year -41.11% -22.23% +13.53%

All Programming Languages
Edinburgh

R is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 191 463 545
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 23.24% 36.49% 28.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 365 372
10th Percentile £388 £406 £400
25th Percentile £419 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £485 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.03% +2.11% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £550
90th Percentile £634 £590 £675
Scotland median daily rate £475 £493 £475
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.84% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 10
10th Percentile £33.20 £42.68 £17.50
25th Percentile £38.00 £48.19 £26.50
Median hourly rate £60.50 £52.50 £45.56
Median % change year-on-year +15.24% +15.23% -5.08%
75th Percentile £60.75 £57.19 £53.75
90th Percentile - £63.38 £54.45
Scotland median hourly rate £57.50 £59.03 £47.00
% change year-on-year -2.59% +25.60% +8.05%

R
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for R in Edinburgh

R
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for R in Edinburgh

R
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) SPSS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Humanities
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Mapping
1 1 (100.00%) Psychology
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft