The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
23 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing R |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Southampton |
0.67% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
3.13% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£525 |
£388 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+35.48% |
- |
- |
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 Southampton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills |
32 |
19 |
34 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton |
21.33% |
14.29% |
21.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
15 |
16 |
23 |
| 10th Percentile |
£400 |
£246 |
£305 |
| 25th Percentile |
£451 |
£463 |
£355 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
£500 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.00% |
+11.11% |
-18.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£715 |
£541 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£730 |
£588 |
£660 |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£550 |
£550 |
£530 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+3.77% |
-3.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£37.24 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£44.43 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£57.37 |
- |
- |
| Hampshire median hourly rate |
£50.00 |
£52.44 |
£70.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.65% |
-25.09% |
+19.47% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
R
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing R.
R
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:
