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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 399 | 328 | 403 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -71 | +75 | -21 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 172 | 242 | 222 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.49% | 0.67% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.51% | 2.09% | 1.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 100 | 135 | 152 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £295 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £341 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £519 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -8.43% | -12.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £610 | £641 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £683 | £761 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -2.44% | +3.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 15 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.55 | £20.05 | £25.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.19 | £20.12 | £25.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.25 | £21.50 | £40.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.35% | -46.67% | +55.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £26.50 | £49.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.25 | £53.75 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £20.24 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.26% | -57.40% | +110.97% |
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 | 11,385 | 11,556 | 14,527 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.16% | 32.05% | 31.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,515 | 7,421 | 10,352 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.71% | -2.35% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 339 | 280 | 444 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.26 | £22.00 | £32.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.13 | £39.63 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £60.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.55% | +0.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
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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 November 2025.
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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 November 2025.
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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 November 2025. 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 | -81 | 152 | £500 | +5.26% | 574 |
| London | -34 | 77 | £500 | +5.04% | 229 |
| UK excluding London | -41 | 73 | £513 | +2.50% | 449 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 62 | £550 | +12.82% | 105 |
| South East | +3 | 27 | £513 | - | 122 |
| East of England | -10 | 13 | £608 | -2.72% | 58 |
| North of England | -35 | 13 | £479 | +27.60% | 107 |
| North West | -14 | 12 | £492 | +38.20% | 59 |
| Midlands | -42 | 9 | £525 | +34.44% | 78 |
| Wales | -1 | 6 | £366 | - | 23 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 5 | £375 | +10.29% | 32 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 4 | £575 | -6.05% | 45 |
| Scotland | -1 | 3 | £550 | -12.00% | 28 |
| South West | -12 | 2 | £513 | -29.31% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | -38 | 1 | £450 | -2.70% | 35 |
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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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