R
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 410 | 337 | 366 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -73 | +29 | +37 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 181 | 209 | 241 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.49% | 0.63% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.58% | 1.93% | 1.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 108 | 116 | 172 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £310 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £398 | £356 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £491 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.80% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £584 | £612 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £768 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | - | +2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.67 | £20.11 | £25.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.43 | £21.25 | £26.24 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.46 | £26.25 | £35.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.79% | -26.33% | +37.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £29.69 | £53.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.88 | £54.45 | £49.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £21.37 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.94% | -55.02% | +122.85% |
All Programming Languages
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 11,483 | 10,803 | 13,073 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.95% | 32.57% | 30.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,613 | 6,900 | 9,306 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.29% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £645 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.95% | -2.50% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 379 | 244 | 418 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.32 | £21.25 | £35.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.11 | £38.44 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | -0.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £69.72 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.40 | £85.00 | £78.23 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -3.08% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing R.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing R over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing R.
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Top 15 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing R within the UK over the 6 months to 1 January 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 |
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| England | -59 | 162 | £496 | -3.22% | 255 |
| London | -30 | 86 | £500 | -4.76% | 127 |
| UK excluding London | -62 | 72 | £500 | +5.26% | 168 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 62 | £518 | +2.22% | 57 |
| Midlands | -34 | 20 | £435 | +12.26% | 27 |
| South East | -9 | 19 | £600 | +17.07% | 50 |
| North of England | -49 | 16 | £465 | +30.62% | 51 |
| North West | -18 | 14 | £479 | +34.41% | 26 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 13 | £385 | +13.24% | 13 |
| East of England | -17 | 8 | £641 | -1.38% | 18 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 7 | £475 | -12.60% | 14 |
| Wales | -1 | 5 | £366 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | 0 | 2 | £569 | +21.66% | 9 |
| South West | -19 | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -51 | 2 | £450 | +20.00% | 20 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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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