R Markdown
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring R Markdown skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 550 | 604 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +54 | - |
| Contract jobs citing R Markdown | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.006% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | - | 0.052% | 0.022% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £388 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £388 | - |
All Application Platform Skills
UK
R Markdown falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 3,815 | 3,835 | 4,468 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 10.37% | 11.15% | 10.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,591 | 2,359 | 2,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £250 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £390 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £630 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £764 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £455 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.51% | -4.32% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 107 | 83 | 135 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.60 | £17.08 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.75 | £21.25 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.21 | £35.00 | £26.78 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.26% | +30.69% | +44.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.54 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £69.40 | £72.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.89 | £42.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.27% | +88.89% | +28.57% |
R Markdown
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R Markdown relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
R Markdown
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing R Markdown.
