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 7 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 433 | 330 | 390 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -103 | +60 | +28 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 162 | 203 | 228 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.42% | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.37% | 1.94% | 1.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 114 | 162 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £294 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £382 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £514 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.70% | -2.14% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £604 | £647 | £634 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £800 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £461 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.40% | +15.31% | -8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.32 | £21.88 | £25.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.60 | £29.69 | £28.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £52.50 | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.10% | +20.00% | +59.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.88 | £57.50 | £48.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.33 | £59.75 | £51.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | - | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +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 | 11,800 | 10,449 | 13,364 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.23% | 33.60% | 29.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,831 | 6,624 | 9,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £536 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.05% | -4.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £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 | 457 | 235 | 516 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.75 | £21.55 | £35.94 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £36.25 | £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 | £68.38 | £69.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +1.99% | -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 7 February 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 7 February 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 7 February 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 | -105 | 140 | £510 | -2.86% | 263 |
| London | -50 | 71 | £525 | -4.55% | 97 |
| UK excluding London | -91 | 63 | £500 | +8.40% | 224 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 55 | £510 | -0.97% | 69 |
| South East | -24 | 19 | £600 | +18.52% | 63 |
| Midlands | -43 | 18 | £416 | +16.92% | 29 |
| North of England | -59 | 13 | £500 | +40.45% | 57 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 11 | £385 | +20.88% | 20 |
| North West | -25 | 11 | £513 | +44.14% | 28 |
| East of England | -27 | 7 | £641 | -1.38% | 28 |
| West Midlands | -42 | 7 | £456 | +17.74% | 9 |
| Wales | +1 | 4 | £366 | - | 8 |
| South West | -27 | 2 | - | - | 23 |
| North East | -17 | 1 | £475 | - | 9 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 22 |
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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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