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 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 421 | 332 | 361 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -89 | +29 | +42 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 164 | 202 | 228 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.43% | 0.64% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.41% | 1.92% | 1.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 102 | 111 | 161 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £383 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.91% | -1.90% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £800 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £455 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.89% | +4.00% | +2.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.67 | £20.91 | £25.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.43 | £21.25 | £28.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.46 | £38.25 | £40.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.83% | -5.12% | +62.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £29.69 | £53.75 | £48.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.88 | £55.85 | £49.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £21.37 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.94% | -55.02% | +114.35% |
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 | 11,622 | 10,538 | 13,056 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.65% | 33.26% | 29.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,724 | 6,696 | 9,240 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £355 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £501 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.62% | -2.78% | -4.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.79% | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 431 | 244 | 475 |
| 10th Percentile | £37.77 | £21.25 | £35.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £35.56 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.19 | £69.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £85.00 | £77.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +0.80% | -3.85% |
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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 23 January 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 23 January 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 | -77 | 145 | £505 | -3.81% | 244 |
| London | -50 | 76 | £519 | -5.68% | 66 |
| UK excluding London | -75 | 64 | £500 | +9.89% | 236 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 56 | £536 | +4.59% | 66 |
| South East | -19 | 20 | £600 | +17.07% | 68 |
| Midlands | -46 | 18 | £435 | +22.19% | 30 |
| North of England | -53 | 12 | £496 | +39.33% | 58 |
| East Midlands | -24 | 11 | £385 | +20.88% | 18 |
| North West | -26 | 9 | £513 | +44.14% | 28 |
| East of England | -23 | 7 | £641 | -1.38% | 33 |
| West Midlands | -47 | 7 | £475 | +10.08% | 12 |
| Wales | -2 | 5 | £366 | - | 15 |
| South West | -17 | 2 | - | - | 19 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £450 | - | 21 |
| North East | -15 | 1 | £475 | - | 11 |
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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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