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 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 457 | 355 | 385 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -102 | +30 | +40 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 184 | 168 | 191 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.38% | 0.58% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.42% | 1.70% | 1.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 130 | 112 | 136 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £332 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £397 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £533 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.80% | -3.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £771 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £519 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.66% | +29.69% | -20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.38 | £21.88 | £21.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.21 | £22.63 | £23.99 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £25.16 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +70.91% | -40.80% | -39.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £46.89 | £51.71 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.37 | £56.25 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £23.00 | £21.73 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.50% | +5.84% | -65.23% |
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 | 12,915 | 9,911 | 12,689 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.89% | 34.02% | 29.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,493 | 6,740 | 9,016 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -2.44% | -3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £712 | £763 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £475 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.16% | -2.86% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 557 | 238 | 491 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £24.16 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £34.81 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.25 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.42% | -0.40% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.69 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.70 | £85.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +1.99% | - |
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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 16 May 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 16 May 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 16 May 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 | -101 | 163 | £475 | -13.64% | 217 |
| London | -47 | 96 | £525 | -4.55% | 75 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 75 | £550 | +13.99% | 38 |
| UK excluding London | -110 | 62 | £438 | -15.66% | 189 |
| North of England | -57 | 15 | £425 | -6.59% | 45 |
| South East | -62 | 13 | £550 | +49.66% | 48 |
| Midlands | -65 | 13 | £416 | -0.24% | 28 |
| South West | -38 | 11 | £450 | -47.98% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -48 | 10 | £425 | +1.49% | 16 |
| East of England | -41 | 9 | £413 | -36.54% | 29 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 8 | £395 | -11.63% | 18 |
| West Midlands | -66 | 5 | £438 | +12.90% | 10 |
| North West | -35 | 4 | £375 | -17.58% | 23 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 6 |
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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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