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 17 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 521 | 373 | 354 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -148 | -19 | +57 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 160 | 187 | 225 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.29% | 0.57% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.12% | 1.73% | 1.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 107 | 107 | 129 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £315 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.00% | +5.26% | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £555 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £665 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £431 | £519 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.92% | +1.22% | -2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23.86 | £20.09 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £25.40 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.25 | £32.50 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.38% | +51.16% | -60.91% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £45.00 | £39.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £56.25 | £58.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £22.84 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.87% | -66.96% |
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 | 14,245 | 10,791 | 12,230 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.06% | 32.76% | 31.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,249 | 7,144 | 8,276 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £343 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £501 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.40% | -4.67% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 542 | 293 | 341 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.75 | £29.00 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.16 | £37.77 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.03 | £80.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | -0.77% | - |
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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 17 September 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 17 September 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 | -145 | 145 | £465 | -7.00% | 722 |
| London | -82 | 94 | £525 | - | 425 |
| UK excluding London | -137 | 54 | £431 | -16.92% | 361 |
| Work from Home | -87 | 42 | £537 | +4.78% | 241 |
| South East | -76 | 13 | £500 | - | 95 |
| South West | -40 | 10 | £450 | -47.98% | 30 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 8 | £425 | -5.56% | 34 |
| East of England | -44 | 8 | £413 | -26.67% | 54 |
| North of England | -81 | 8 | £425 | +21.43% | 85 |
| Midlands | -53 | 7 | £450 | -18.18% | 53 |
| West Midlands | -53 | 5 | £451 | -18.09% | 26 |
| Scotland | -22 | 4 | £194 | -64.66% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | 16 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 2 | £252 | -43.51% | 27 |
| Wales | -15 | 2 | £490 | +30.23% | 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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