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 8 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 77 | 70 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +6 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow | 0.40% | 0.93% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.86% | 2.40% | 0.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £405 | £334 |
| 25th Percentile | £417 | £425 | £366 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £468 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | +6.86% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £513 | £516 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £535 | £551 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £550 | £588 | £212 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.38% | +177.12% | -39.43% |
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 | 348 | 292 | 330 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow | 46.09% | 38.68% | 37.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 204 | 162 | 214 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £350 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £363 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £438 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.29% | -16.67% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £546 | £509 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £611 | £604 | £750 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £496 | £459 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.06% | -8.20% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.75 | £17.45 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51.88 | £18.26 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £19.59 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +193.52% | -60.82% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.96 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £63.79 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £61.23 | £19.59 | £59.52 |
| % change year-on-year | +212.53% | -67.08% | +13.99% |
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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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Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing R in Glasgow over the 6 months to 8 December 2025.
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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: