The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow 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 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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
402
296
318
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
50.25%
38.59%
34.72%
Number of daily rates quoted
211
205
197
10th Percentile
£300
£336
£400
25th Percentile
£396
£400
£415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£467
£450
£520
Median % change year-on-year
+3.78%
-13.46%
+4.00%
75th Percentile
£550
£525
£613
90th Percentile
£582
£650
£733
Scotland median daily rate
£475
£453
£488
% change year-on-year
+4.86%
-7.08%
+0.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
7
6
10th Percentile
£22.57
£37.52
£51.99
25th Percentile
£33.80
£51.88
£56.25
Median hourly rate
£55.00
£55.00
£59.03
Median % change year-on-year
-
-6.82%
+31.17%
75th Percentile
£57.50
£62.50
£65.06
90th Percentile
-
-
£67.66
Scotland median hourly rate
£55.00
£55.00
£57.50
% change year-on-year
-
-4.35%
+25.68%
R Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
R Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in Glasgow.
R Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing R also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region with a requirement for R.
R Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:
