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 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 467 | 359 | 363 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -108 | +4 | +63 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 162 | 169 | 232 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.38% | 0.58% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.29% | 1.68% | 1.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 106 | 109 | 163 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £346 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.49% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £779 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £455 | £390 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.40% | +16.67% | -9.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.32 | £22.00 | £25.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.60 | £22.75 | £25.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £26.32 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.48% | -38.07% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.88 | £56.25 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.33 | £59.55 | £52.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £23.00 | £23.55 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.43% | -2.31% | +6.25% |
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 | 12,595 | 10,041 | 12,940 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.17% | 34.20% | 29.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,366 | 6,650 | 9,148 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £482 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | +1.25% | -3.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 498 | 243 | 493 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.49 | £21.40 | £30.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.14 | £34.13 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £67.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £85.00 | £74.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £61.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +3.48% | -5.23% |
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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 March 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 17 March 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 17 March 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 | -107 | 140 | £511 | -0.24% | 289 |
| London | -49 | 83 | £525 | -4.55% | 81 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 64 | £531 | +14.70% | 45 |
| UK excluding London | -110 | 55 | £475 | +4.40% | 268 |
| South East | -45 | 15 | £600 | +41.18% | 69 |
| Midlands | -52 | 15 | £395 | +1.94% | 40 |
| North of England | -59 | 14 | £500 | +9.89% | 60 |
| North West | -25 | 11 | £513 | +12.77% | 24 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 10 | £385 | +33.22% | 26 |
| South West | -25 | 5 | £325 | -25.71% | 35 |
| West Midlands | -69 | 5 | £438 | +12.90% | 14 |
| Wales | -9 | 3 | £425 | - | 11 |
| East of England | -38 | 3 | £413 | -36.54% | 35 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | - | - | 24 |
| North East | -12 | 1 | £475 | - | 14 |
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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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