R
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 143 | 104 | 127 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -39 | +23 | +31 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 19 | 18 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands | 0.60% | 0.78% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.52% | 3.24% | 1.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 15 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £287 | £468 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £319 | £531 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £435 | £388 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.26% | -29.55% | +1.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £550 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £568 | £612 | £592 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.41% | -6.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.97 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.68 | £21.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.71 | £22.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.37% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £25.09 | £23.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £25.41 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £25.42 | £28.50 | £35.63 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.82% | -20.01% | +27.25% |
All Programming Languages
Midlands
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 the Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 754 | 555 | 576 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 23.95% | 24.15% | 22.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 510 | 355 | 424 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £340 | £307 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £386 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +5.56% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £562 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £543 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.53% | -1.36% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 12 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.83 | £16.78 | £17.31 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.91 | £17.00 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £21.37 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +133.97% | +12.47% | -3.38% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £30.31 | £51.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.75 | £50.75 | £54.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +0.80% | -0.79% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing R.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing R in the Midlands over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing R.
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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing R within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | -15 | 12 | £385 | +13.24% | 28 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 7 | £475 | -12.60% | 42 |
| R England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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: