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 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 438 | 337 | 372 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -101 | +35 | +33 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 166 | 195 | 230 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.40% | 0.64% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.34% | 1.89% | 1.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 104 | 110 | 163 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £308 | £309 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £393 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £506 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -3.57% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £777 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £468 | £378 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.95% | +23.84% | -16.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.32 | £21.75 | £25.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.60 | £22.50 | £25.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £52.50 | £35.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.10% | +47.35% | +18.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.88 | £58.75 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.33 | £59.95 | £51.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | - | £23.55 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.25% |
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 | 12,373 | 10,326 | 13,096 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.80% | 33.92% | 29.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,248 | 6,692 | 9,244 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £355 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £422 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -5.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £605 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £487 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.39% | -2.65% | -0.99% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 483 | 241 | 512 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £21.25 | £30.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.75 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -5.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £69.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £76.53 |
| 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 1 March 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 March 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 1 March 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 | -98 | 145 | £525 | +2.44% | 336 |
| London | -50 | 79 | £550 | - | 90 |
| UK excluding London | -104 | 62 | £500 | +6.95% | 323 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 60 | £543 | +9.97% | 62 |
| South East | -40 | 17 | £600 | +29.73% | 77 |
| Midlands | -43 | 17 | £395 | +1.94% | 56 |
| North of England | -55 | 13 | £500 | +9.89% | 84 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 11 | £385 | +33.22% | 35 |
| North West | -33 | 11 | £513 | +12.77% | 32 |
| East of England | -34 | 8 | £641 | -1.38% | 33 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 6 | £438 | +6.84% | 18 |
| Wales | -6 | 4 | £366 | - | 22 |
| South West | -34 | 3 | - | - | 35 |
| North East | -15 | 1 | £475 | - | 21 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 35 |
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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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