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 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 403 | 329 | 373 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -74 | +44 | +30 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 181 | 243 | 241 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.50% | 0.68% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.59% | 2.11% | 1.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 110 | 138 | 172 |
| 10th Percentile | £302 | £307 | £314 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £356 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.50% | -4.76% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £605 | £612 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £729 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -2.44% | +4.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.14 | - | £25.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.62 | £20.12 | £25.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £23.25 | £40.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.66% | -42.33% | +43.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £53.75 | £49.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £46.25 | - | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £20.24 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.60% | -57.40% | +133.36% |
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 | 11,354 | 11,523 | 14,058 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 31.56% | 32.29% | 30.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,482 | 7,369 | 9,999 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -3.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £763 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | -3.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 340 | 285 | 431 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.89 | £22.00 | £31.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.13 | £40.06 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £64.82 | £63.00 | £60.21 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.88% | +4.63% | -3.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £69.69 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £76.50 | £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 2 December 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 2 December 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 2 December 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 | -76 | 159 | £503 | +0.50% | 465 |
| London | -22 | 85 | £510 | +2.00% | 170 |
| UK excluding London | -66 | 74 | £513 | +2.50% | 422 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 65 | £550 | +7.32% | 61 |
| South East | -2 | 22 | £588 | +14.63% | 128 |
| North of England | -46 | 15 | £465 | +30.62% | 95 |
| North West | -17 | 14 | £479 | +34.41% | 57 |
| Midlands | -34 | 13 | £475 | +22.58% | 68 |
| East of England | -8 | 12 | £608 | -6.46% | 56 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 7 | £375 | +10.29% | 29 |
| Wales | -3 | 6 | £366 | - | 22 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 6 | £475 | -12.60% | 38 |
| Scotland | -6 | 3 | £550 | -6.38% | 20 |
| South West | -12 | 3 | £513 | -29.31% | 34 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 1 | £450 | +20.00% | 28 |
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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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