R
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for R skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited R over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 127 | 156 | 152 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | -4 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.046% | 0.39% | 0.54% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.15% | 1.13% | 1.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £329 | £344 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £350 | £360 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £221 | £375 | £483 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.11% | -22.23% | +13.53% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £647 | £579 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £844 | £610 |
| UK median daily rate | £546 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.77% | +4.76% | - |
All Programming Languages
Scotland
R is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 654 | 976 | 963 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 29.89% | 34.75% | 27.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 429 | 710 | 660 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £407 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £438 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £495 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.93% | +4.11% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £576 | £562 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £673 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 13 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.60 | £48.43 | £17.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.31 | £51.25 | £37.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £59.03 | £47.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.59% | +25.60% | +8.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £67.50 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.50 | £69.75 | £55.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £61.60 | £60.28 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.20% | +20.55% | +14.94% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in Scotland.
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Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing R within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +35 | 1 | £221 | -53.48% | 7 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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