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 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 453 | 358 | 366 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -95 | +8 | +65 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 166 | 162 | 227 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.38% | 0.55% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.31% | 1.62% | 1.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 111 | 108 | 159 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £329 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £398 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £782 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £461 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.98% | +15.31% | -5.88% |
| 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 | 12,710 | 9,986 | 12,883 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 28.99% | 34.05% | 29.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,460 | 6,640 | 9,108 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £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 | £483 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.66% | +0.63% | -4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 493 | 245 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.66 | £22.09 | £31.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £31.76 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £67.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £85.00 | £74.66 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £61.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +3.48% | -4.86% |
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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 21 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 21 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 21 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 | -104 | 144 | £510 | -2.86% | 182 |
| London | -49 | 83 | £525 | -4.55% | 61 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 64 | £525 | +6.33% | 36 |
| UK excluding London | -93 | 59 | £475 | +2.98% | 149 |
| South East | -49 | 16 | £594 | +39.71% | 41 |
| Midlands | -59 | 15 | £395 | +1.94% | 20 |
| North of England | -61 | 14 | £500 | +9.89% | 31 |
| North West | -22 | 11 | £513 | +12.77% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 10 | £385 | +33.22% | 13 |
| South West | -27 | 6 | £450 | +2.86% | 20 |
| East of England | -29 | 5 | £413 | -36.54% | 24 |
| West Midlands | -67 | 5 | £438 | +12.90% | 7 |
| Wales | -5 | 3 | £425 | - | 6 |
| Yorkshire | -54 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| North East | -15 | 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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