R
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 76 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | 0 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow | - | 0.97% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | - | 1.90% | 0.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £405 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £425 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £468 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +43.85% | -13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £513 | £338 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £535 | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | - | £468 | £170 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +175.00% | -53.10% |
All Programming Languages
Glasgow
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 Glasgow.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 265 | 422 | 369 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow | 37.64% | 51.34% | 40.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 172 | 211 | 230 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £362 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £363 | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £431 | £441 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | -11.80% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £637 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £581 | £723 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.00 | - | £51.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | - | £51.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £19.59 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +180.76% | -64.38% | +1.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.59 | - | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.84 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £55.00 | £22.44 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +145.13% | -59.20% | -12.39% |
R
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
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Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing R.
