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 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 406 | 332 | 370 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -74 | +38 | +33 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 170 | 202 | 231 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.47% | 0.64% | 0.54% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.53% | 1.96% | 1.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 105 | 109 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £277 | £310 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.39% | -2.38% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £579 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £779 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £471 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.10% | +4.72% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.67 | £21.02 | £25.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.43 | £21.25 | £28.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.46 | £28.50 | £40.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.17% | -29.31% | +55.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £29.69 | £53.75 | £48.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.88 | £55.15 | £49.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £22.50 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.96% | -52.63% | +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 | 11,145 | 10,321 | 12,977 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.75% | 32.75% | 30.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,384 | 6,550 | 9,218 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -3.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £640 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.28% | -2.50% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 386 | 238 | 418 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.63 | £21.25 | £34.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.38 | £36.00 | £46.67 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | -0.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £68.56 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £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 12 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 12 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 | -82 | 151 | £492 | -5.38% | 248 |
| London | -31 | 79 | £500 | -9.09% | 54 |
| UK excluding London | -59 | 68 | £500 | +6.10% | 240 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 57 | £518 | +0.98% | 29 |
| Midlands | -41 | 20 | £435 | +17.01% | 31 |
| South East | -17 | 17 | £600 | +17.07% | 73 |
| North of England | -44 | 14 | £479 | +34.41% | 51 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 13 | £385 | +13.24% | 20 |
| North West | -24 | 12 | £492 | +38.20% | 24 |
| East of England | -20 | 8 | £641 | -1.38% | 33 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 7 | £475 | - | 11 |
| Wales | 0 | 5 | £366 | - | 11 |
| Scotland | -6 | 2 | £569 | +21.66% | 11 |
| South West | -27 | 2 | - | - | 31 |
| Yorkshire | -37 | 2 | £450 | +20.00% | 17 |
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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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