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 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 436 | 334 | 381 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -102 | +47 | +33 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 166 | 198 | 224 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.41% | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.36% | 1.92% | 1.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 100 | 107 | 159 |
| 10th Percentile | £312 | £289 | £312 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £381 | £378 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £511 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.25% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £800 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £468 | £390 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.95% | +19.87% | -15.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.32 | £21.75 | £25.37 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.60 | £22.50 | £25.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £52.50 | £39.07 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.10% | +34.39% | +30.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.88 | £58.75 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.33 | £59.95 | £51.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | - | £25.36 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +14.44% |
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 | 12,225 | 10,313 | 13,082 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.14% | 33.62% | 29.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,132 | 6,584 | 9,223 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.69% | -5.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £612 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £479 | £484 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.03% | -3.20% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 468 | 231 | 509 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £21.25 | £36.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £36.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +3.31% | -6.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +1.99% | -3.85% |
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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 18 February 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing R.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing R over the 6 months to 18 February 2026.
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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 18 February 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 | -98 | 145 | £525 | +2.44% | 234 |
| London | -49 | 76 | £543 | -1.27% | 74 |
| UK excluding London | -94 | 63 | £500 | +6.95% | 220 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 57 | £536 | +4.59% | 55 |
| South East | -28 | 19 | £600 | +18.52% | 60 |
| Midlands | -51 | 17 | £395 | +10.96% | 35 |
| North of England | -53 | 13 | £500 | +32.28% | 54 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 11 | £385 | +20.88% | 22 |
| North West | -23 | 11 | £513 | +35.75% | 26 |
| East of England | -32 | 7 | £641 | -1.38% | 23 |
| West Midlands | -49 | 6 | £438 | +12.90% | 12 |
| Wales | -3 | 4 | £366 | - | 8 |
| South West | -32 | 3 | - | - | 26 |
| North East | -15 | 1 | £475 | - | 10 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 19 |
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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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