R
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 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 | 97 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing R | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire | 0.58% | - | - |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.58% | - | - |
| 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 | - | - |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £425 | £350 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +21.43% | - | - |
All Programming Languages
South Yorkshire
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 South Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 379 | 125 | 135 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire | 36.83% | 33.69% | 31.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 266 | 95 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | £364 | £366 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £449 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £520 | £431 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.46% | +20.52% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £600 | £539 |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | £650 | £588 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £482 | £500 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.60% | +8.11% | -11.90% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing R.
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Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 21 April 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | - | 6 | £425 | - | 4 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:
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