The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 21 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
90 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing R |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield |
0.63% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
1.65% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£370 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£437 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£475 |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£425 |
- |
- |
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 Sheffield.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills |
363 |
107 |
114 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield |
38.29% |
33.75% |
32.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
259 |
77 |
69 |
| 10th Percentile |
£366 |
£359 |
£400 |
| 25th Percentile |
£420 |
£413 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£478 |
£500 |
£445 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.40% |
+12.36% |
-24.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£600 |
£545 |
| 90th Percentile |
£618 |
£650 |
£588 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£481 |
£520 |
£431 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.46% |
+20.52% |
-25.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
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Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing R.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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: