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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 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 75 | 71 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -1 | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow | 0.40% | 0.14% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.85% | 0.39% | 0.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | - | £334 |
| 25th Percentile | £417 | - | £366 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £391 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.66% | -10.63% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | - | £516 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | - | £551 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £550 | £625 | £212 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +194.81% | -47.00% |
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 | 355 | 259 | 305 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow | 47.21% | 36.63% | 35.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 197 | 157 | 195 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £360 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £425 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -15.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £490 | £636 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £590 | £745 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £489 | £450 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.67% | -9.09% | +4.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.05 | £17.45 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £18.26 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £19.59 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +180.76% | -60.82% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £63.60 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £60.61 | £19.59 | £59.52 |
| % change year-on-year | +209.41% | -67.08% | +28.68% |
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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 3 November 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: