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 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 477 | 369 | 399 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -108 | +30 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 168 | 164 | 198 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.33% | 0.55% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.24% | 1.63% | 1.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 118 | 110 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £331 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | -7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £619 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £659 | £726 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £475 | £419 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.89% | +13.50% | -19.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | £24.33 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £33.44 | £26.32 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.75 | £37.50 | £21.73 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.33% | +72.57% | -68.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.30 | £58.75 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.40 | £61.75 | £63.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £23.00 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | +86.96% | +13.66% | -68.87% |
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 | 13,503 | 10,066 | 13,166 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.83% | 33.91% | 30.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,798 | 6,822 | 9,246 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £417 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.46% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £756 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £475 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.91% | -2.86% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 554 | 235 | 542 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.25 | £25.98 | £31.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | +2.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.63 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.85 | £84.80 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.84% | -4.62% | +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 17 June 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 June 2026.
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Top 17 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 June 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 | -117 | 148 | £467 | -7.80% | 258 |
| London | -49 | 92 | £525 | -3.67% | 64 |
| Work from Home | -38 | 65 | £550 | +13.99% | 138 |
| UK excluding London | -112 | 52 | £438 | -7.89% | 270 |
| South East | -56 | 13 | £550 | +35.38% | 66 |
| North of England | -61 | 12 | £425 | -9.81% | 51 |
| South West | -28 | 11 | £450 | -34.66% | 44 |
| East of England | -35 | 10 | £413 | -36.54% | 33 |
| Yorkshire | -49 | 9 | £425 | +1.49% | 15 |
| Midlands | -66 | 3 | £438 | -2.45% | 31 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| North West | -40 | 2 | - | - | 27 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| Scotland | -12 | 1 | - | - | 18 |
| Wales | -12 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 16 |
| West Midlands | -62 | 1 | £438 | +4.48% | 11 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 9 |
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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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