R
South Wales > Newport
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newport requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 19 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -4 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newport | - | 3.90% | 3.53% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | - | 16.67% | 17.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £184 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £220 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £285 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +72.73% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £345 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £378 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £366 | - | £285 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +72.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £20.24 | £25.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -20.21% | +27.37% |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £30.00 | £20.24 | £25.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.26% | -20.21% | +27.37% |
All Programming Languages
Newport
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 Newport.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 14 | 18 | 17 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport | 31.11% | 23.38% | 20.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £157 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £210 | £367 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £220 | £581 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +206.82% | -62.15% | +1.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £713 | £248 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £728 | £474 | £686 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £456 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.35% | - | -18.07% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.25 | £15.69 | £34.22 |
| 25th Percentile | £43.13 | £20.12 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £20.24 | £53.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +184.16% | -62.18% | +168.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.13 | £22.00 | £55.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.75 | £24.94 | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £31.25 | £20.24 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +54.44% | -61.46% | +191.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Newport
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.
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Daily Rate Trend in Newport
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing R.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Newport
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing R.
