R
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 97 | 76 | 94 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +18 | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.30% | 0.39% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.86% | 1.40% | 1.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £365 | £243 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £388 | £306 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £428 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.28% | +0.59% | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £463 | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £608 |
| North West median daily rate | £513 | £378 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.75% | -11.06% | -15.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £49.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £43.00 | - | - |
All Programming Languages
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 467 | 286 | 502 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 35.01% | 28.07% | 31.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 314 | 211 | 407 |
| 10th Percentile | £334 | £363 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £396 | £400 | £403 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £535 | £525 | £546 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £460 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.17% | -3.16% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 2 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £61.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | - | £65.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.75 | £65.00 | £72.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -9.95% | +51.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | - | £80.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.80 | - | £82.50 |
| North West median hourly rate | £67.32 | £65.50 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.77% | +41.84% | +12.51% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing R.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: