R
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 116 | 120 | 136 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +16 | +32 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South West | 0.099% | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.44% | 2.16% | 1.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £561 | £485 | £454 |
| 25th Percentile | £642 | £613 | £494 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £806 | £725 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.21% | +34.88% | -6.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £992 | £775 | £611 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,087 | £790 | £623 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | -12.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £22.73 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £23.06 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £25.75 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £28.06 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £28.18 |
| England median hourly rate | £37.50 | £21.50 | £46.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +74.42% | -53.51% | +54.17% |
All Programming Languages
South 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 South West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 456 | 647 | 933 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 22.64% | 26.05% | 29.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 287 | 358 | 648 |
| 10th Percentile | £317 | £379 | £364 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £541 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.31% | +3.10% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £627 | £671 |
| 90th Percentile | £690 | £685 | £723 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £543 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.53% | -1.36% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 56 | 77 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £61.25 | £61.25 | £47.50 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £70.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +7.69% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | - | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £78.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £62.25 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.23% | +4.00% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing R.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing R in the South West over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing R.
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Contract Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | - | 1 | £1,100 | - | 4 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South 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: