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UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 342 | 397 | 405 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +55 | +8 | -24 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 154 | 158 | 245 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.60% | 0.43% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.78% | 1.39% | 1.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 101 | 108 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £310 | £343 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £363 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -16.67% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £763 | £875 |
| UK median daily rate | £498 | £500 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.50% | -16.67% | +9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 12 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.30 | £20.23 | £23.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.77 | £21.25 | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £32.12 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +47.91% | -52.42% | +90.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £47.81 | £74.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.25 | £74.63 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £37.50 | £21.62 | £68.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +73.49% | -68.21% | +91.55% |
All Programming Languages
England
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 England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 8,648 | 11,405 | 16,104 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 33.72% | 30.72% | 34.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,975 | 8,150 | 11,755 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | £350 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £543 | £555 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.15% | -2.25% | +0.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £788 | £800 |
| UK median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 213 | 484 | 407 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.18 | £35.60 | £28.84 |
| 25th Percentile | £36.25 | £50.47 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £56.75 | £64.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.02% | +3.20% | +19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £70.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.37 | £75.88 | £80.55 |
| UK median hourly rate | £55.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.00% | - | +19.05% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing R in England over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing R in England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing R in England over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing R within the England region over the 6 months to 1 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| London | +34 | 82 | £540 | +9.37% | 1,279 |
| East of England | +40 | 21 | £575 | +53.33% | 140 |
| South East | +50 | 12 | £406 | -12.16% | 316 |
| South West | +42 | 12 | £689 | +14.79% | 92 |
| Midlands | +7 | 12 | £449 | -0.33% | 162 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 9 | £419 | -23.86% | 99 |
| North of England | +11 | 6 | £471 | -14.32% | 291 |
| North West | +10 | 4 | £503 | -1.95% | 175 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 2 | £419 | -23.86% | 98 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 2 | £447 | +23.31% | 62 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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