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 9 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 464 | 361 | 381 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -103 | +20 | +50 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 176 | 168 | 214 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.36% | 1.69% | 1.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 119 | 116 | 148 |
| 10th Percentile | £343 | £328 | £314 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £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 | £787 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £461 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +11.82% | -5.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.38 | £22.00 | £25.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.21 | £22.75 | £25.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £26.32 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.37% | -38.07% | -35.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £56.25 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.37 | £59.55 | £72.93 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £23.00 | £25.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.50% | -9.31% | -29.71% |
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 | 12,905 | 9,946 | 12,857 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 28.19% | 34.03% | 29.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,586 | 6,706 | 9,126 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | £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 | £714 | £763 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £476 | £478 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.42% | -2.05% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 544 | 243 | 480 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £22.60 | £30.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £35.00 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.63 | £67.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £61.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +4.92% | -2.40% |
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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 9 April 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 9 April 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 9 April 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 | 155 | £510 | -2.86% | 187 |
| London | -47 | 89 | £525 | -4.55% | 62 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 68 | £525 | +8.81% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | -103 | 62 | £450 | -2.44% | 154 |
| South East | -46 | 17 | £588 | +60.41% | 39 |
| Midlands | -63 | 14 | £395 | -3.54% | 23 |
| North of England | -63 | 14 | £475 | +4.40% | 34 |
| South West | -27 | 9 | £450 | -5.26% | 22 |
| North West | -27 | 9 | £530 | +16.51% | 14 |
| East Midlands | -28 | 9 | £385 | +31.40% | 15 |
| East of England | -44 | 7 | £413 | -36.54% | 21 |
| West Midlands | -64 | 5 | £438 | +1.39% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -52 | 4 | £425 | +21.43% | 13 |
| Wales | -12 | 1 | £425 | - | 7 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 7 |
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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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