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 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
71 |
70 |
76 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
+6 |
+9 |
| Contract jobs citing R |
2 |
8 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow |
0.30% |
1.10% |
0.12% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
0.68% |
2.51% |
0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£529 |
£405 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£536 |
£425 |
£313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£569 |
£468 |
£325 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+21.66% |
+43.85% |
-10.41% |
| 75th Percentile |
£598 |
£513 |
£338 |
| 90th Percentile |
£603 |
£535 |
- |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£569 |
£468 |
£170 |
| % change year-on-year |
+21.66% |
+175.00% |
-51.43% |
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 |
292 |
319 |
341 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow |
43.13% |
43.94% |
39.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
173 |
160 |
210 |
| 10th Percentile |
£333 |
£350 |
£394 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£363 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£454 |
£438 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.77% |
-16.67% |
+0.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£523 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£606 |
£582 |
£750 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£500 |
£457 |
£513 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.53% |
-10.93% |
+6.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£52.00 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£55.00 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£58.73 |
£19.59 |
£50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+199.77% |
-60.82% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£62.50 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£63.60 |
- |
- |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£59.36 |
£22.88 |
£61.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+159.51% |
-62.50% |
+16.19% |
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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.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:
