The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicester 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 1 May 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 Leicester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
11
42
61
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
14.29%
37.17%
54.46%
Number of daily rates quoted
9
33
56
10th Percentile
£378
£311
£301
25th Percentile
£456
£363
£325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£419
£415
Median % change year-on-year
+10.38%
+0.96%
+8.50%
75th Percentile
£488
£600
£438
90th Percentile
£507
£625
£475
Leicestershire median daily rate
£463
£419
£414
% change year-on-year
+10.38%
+1.27%
+6.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
3
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£60.63
25th Percentile
-
£22.50
£61.56
Median hourly rate
-
£25.00
£63.75
Median % change year-on-year
-
-60.78%
+41.66%
75th Percentile
-
£28.13
£66.56
90th Percentile
-
£28.50
£67.88
Leicestershire median hourly rate
£19.00
£25.00
£63.75
% change year-on-year
-24.00%
-60.78%
+41.66%
R Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
R Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in Leicester.
R Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Leicester region with a requirement for R.
R Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:
