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 13 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 445 | 348 | 393 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -97 | +45 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 182 | 170 | 192 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.39% | 0.59% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.44% | 1.72% | 1.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 129 | 116 | 134 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £340 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £391 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £525 | £546 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -3.80% | -0.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £760 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £444 | £488 | £390 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.97% | +25.00% | -20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.38 | £21.88 | £25.34 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.21 | £22.63 | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £25.16 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +70.91% | -44.09% | -33.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £46.89 | £54.66 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.37 | £56.25 | £77.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £23.00 | £48.37 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.50% | -52.44% | -22.62% |
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 | 12,679 | 9,864 | 12,664 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.86% | 34.04% | 29.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,340 | 6,705 | 9,004 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £414 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.89% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £711 | £763 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.53% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 559 | 238 | 486 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £25.07 | £33.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £35.00 | £46.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | +1.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.38 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.96 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | +3.20% | - |
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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 13 May 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 13 May 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 13 May 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 | -103 | 161 | £475 | -12.04% | 229 |
| London | -53 | 93 | £525 | -4.55% | 82 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 72 | £538 | +15.28% | 48 |
| UK excluding London | -99 | 63 | £444 | -8.97% | 199 |
| North of England | -65 | 16 | £425 | -6.59% | 45 |
| South East | -47 | 13 | £550 | +49.66% | 56 |
| Midlands | -53 | 13 | £416 | -3.53% | 27 |
| South West | -31 | 11 | £450 | -47.98% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -44 | 10 | £425 | +1.49% | 17 |
| East of England | -38 | 9 | £413 | -36.54% | 31 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 8 | £395 | -11.63% | 17 |
| North West | -35 | 5 | £455 | -0.11% | 20 |
| West Midlands | -62 | 5 | £438 | +6.84% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 8 |
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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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