R
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 14 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 65 | - | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +25 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 0.55% | - | 0.73% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.30% | - | 3.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £191 | - | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £192 | - | £515 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £194 | - | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £641 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £646 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £194 | £550 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -64.66% | -12.00% | +4.17% |
All Programming Languages
Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 174 | 214 | 196 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 24.10% | 33.75% | 23.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 100 | 120 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £412 | £377 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £456 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £460 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +5.26% | -1.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £523 | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £576 | £625 | £604 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £445 | £500 | £453 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.00% | +10.38% | -7.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £62.50 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -16.67% | +42.86% |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £35.00 | £60.00 | £53.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.67% | +12.15% | -8.18% |
R
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
R
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing R.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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: