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 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 488 | 365 | 399 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -123 | +34 | +22 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 168 | 171 | 198 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.33% | 0.56% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.21% | 1.65% | 1.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 118 | 112 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £325 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £366 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £498 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.27% | -0.50% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £682 | £725 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £431 | £481 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.44% | -10.47% | -2.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | £24.33 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £33.44 | £26.32 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.75 | £37.50 | £21.62 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.33% | +73.49% | -68.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.30 | £58.75 | £46.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.40 | £61.75 | £61.51 |
| 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 | 13,838 | 10,381 | 13,183 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.92% | 33.75% | 30.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,976 | 7,005 | 9,251 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 548 | 251 | 540 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.09 | £26.32 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £34.62 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.65 | £80.00 | £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 1 July 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 1 July 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 1 July 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 | -125 | 147 | £475 | -5.00% | 225 |
| London | -63 | 90 | £525 | -2.78% | 122 |
| Work from Home | -47 | 60 | £550 | +13.11% | 68 |
| UK excluding London | -114 | 54 | £431 | -10.44% | 159 |
| South East | -63 | 13 | £550 | +35.38% | 48 |
| South West | -30 | 12 | £450 | -34.66% | 11 |
| North of England | -69 | 12 | £425 | -9.81% | 39 |
| East of England | -32 | 10 | £413 | -28.26% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -43 | 9 | £425 | +1.49% | 12 |
| Midlands | -67 | 3 | £300 | -33.11% | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 2 | £252 | -43.51% | 13 |
| North West | -41 | 2 | - | - | 22 |
| Scotland | -7 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Wales | -15 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 11 |
| West Midlands | -60 | 1 | £438 | +4.48% | 6 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 5 |
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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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