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England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 129 | 114 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | +10 | +54 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North West | 0.35% | 0.25% | 0.81% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.39% | 1.16% | 2.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £233 | £326 | £216 |
| 25th Percentile | £262 | £345 | £409 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £270 | £356 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.16% | -28.80% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £471 | £367 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £495 | £387 | £640 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | -12.50% |
All Programming Languages
North West
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 North West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 576 | 519 | 787 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 25.08% | 22.04% | 27.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 439 | 320 | 577 |
| 10th Percentile | £312 | £329 | £329 |
| 25th Percentile | £359 | £382 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | -10.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £540 | £583 |
| 90th Percentile | £616 | £610 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £540 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.09% | -1.82% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 19 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.28 | £37.55 | £40.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £47.89 | £46.18 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £68.25 | £49.00 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.29% | +6.11% | -20.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.63 | £73.00 | £54.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.23 | £90.00 | £73.95 |
| England median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing R.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing R in the North West over the 6 months to 23 October 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing R.
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Contract Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing R within the North West region over the 6 months to 23 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire | -17 | 5 | £270 | -24.16% | 10 |
| Manchester | -1 | 2 | £200 | -44.83% | 27 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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: