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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 511 | 366 | 370 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -145 | +4 | +48 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 162 | 191 | 199 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.30% | 0.58% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.15% | 1.76% | 1.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 116 | 118 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £322 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £489 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.81% | -2.25% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £612 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £688 | £686 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £481 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.49% | -12.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 7 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £22.94 | £20.11 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £24.63 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.25 | £27.50 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.82% | +27.91% | -67.42% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £48.75 | £32.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £60.75 | £56.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £22.92 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.27% | -71.09% |
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 | 14,117 | 10,862 | 12,229 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.48% | 33.00% | 31.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,165 | 7,304 | 8,594 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £501 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.35% | -5.52% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £497 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | -4.50% | -0.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 532 | 260 | 409 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.05 | £27.99 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £35.75 | £46.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.13 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.79% | -12.12% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.45 | £83.11 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -1.54% | +4.00% |
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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 6 August 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 6 August 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 | -111 | 147 | £465 | -6.06% | 298 |
| London | -61 | 91 | £525 | +5.00% | 150 |
| UK excluding London | -135 | 54 | £450 | -6.49% | 198 |
| Work from Home | -74 | 53 | £550 | +13.11% | 86 |
| South East | -60 | 13 | £538 | +16.85% | 51 |
| South West | -44 | 12 | £450 | -34.66% | 26 |
| East of England | -29 | 9 | £413 | -23.26% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 9 | £425 | -5.56% | 22 |
| North of England | -71 | 9 | £425 | +13.33% | 51 |
| Midlands | -58 | 7 | £450 | - | 36 |
| West Midlands | -58 | 5 | £451 | +0.11% | 21 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 2 | £252 | -43.51% | 15 |
| Scotland | -7 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Wales | -13 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 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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