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 26 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 26 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 439 | 363 | 386 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -76 | +23 | +35 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 185 | 170 | 204 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.40% | 0.58% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.44% | 1.70% | 1.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 128 | 117 | 141 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £358 | £353 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £785 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.38 | £22.00 | £25.37 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.21 | £22.75 | £26.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £26.32 | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.37% | -39.84% | -35.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £56.25 | £53.04 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.37 | £59.55 | £75.22 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £23.00 | £25.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.50% | -9.31% | -55.90% |
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 | 12,864 | 9,995 | 12,830 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.53% | 34.04% | 29.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,524 | 6,772 | 9,114 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £359 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £767 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £478 | £487 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.70% | -1.82% | -2.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 556 | 247 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £22.49 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £79.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | - |
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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 26 April 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 26 April 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 26 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 |
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| England | -80 | 164 | £475 | -13.64% | 213 |
| London | -58 | 94 | £525 | -4.55% | 61 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 69 | £525 | +7.97% | 61 |
| UK excluding London | -85 | 66 | £450 | -5.26% | 202 |
| North of England | -54 | 20 | £444 | -2.53% | 49 |
| Midlands | -56 | 14 | £395 | -10.07% | 20 |
| South East | -58 | 14 | £588 | +59.86% | 56 |
| Yorkshire | -51 | 10 | £425 | +21.43% | 20 |
| East Midlands | -30 | 9 | £385 | -13.87% | 13 |
| South West | -31 | 9 | £450 | -32.84% | 24 |
| North West | -31 | 9 | £530 | +16.51% | 20 |
| East of England | -43 | 8 | £413 | -36.54% | 34 |
| West Midlands | -63 | 5 | £438 | +1.39% | 7 |
| Wales | -9 | 1 | £425 | -4.49% | 7 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 9 |
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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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