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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 27 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 451 | 360 | 387 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -91 | +27 | +42 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 180 | 162 | 195 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.37% | 0.57% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.38% | 1.66% | 1.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 127 | 108 | 135 |
| 10th Percentile | £292 | £329 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £386 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £513 | £542 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.32% | -5.36% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £631 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £729 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £481 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +20.31% | -20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.38 | £21.95 | £20.12 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.21 | £23.00 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £26.32 | £26.24 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.37% | +0.30% | -62.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £53.75 | £48.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.37 | £56.75 | £68.36 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £23.00 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.50% | +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 | 13,083 | 9,730 | 12,802 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.84% | 34.05% | 30.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,548 | 6,631 | 9,124 |
| 10th Percentile | £357 | £357 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £518 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.38% | -1.43% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £630 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £763 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.47% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 565 | 212 | 503 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.25 | £27.04 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £34.94 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -8.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.59% | +0.40% | - |
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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 27 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 27 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 27 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 | -107 | 161 | £472 | -10.14% | 233 |
| London | -50 | 94 | £525 | -4.55% | 95 |
| Work from Home | -19 | 71 | £538 | +19.44% | 49 |
| UK excluding London | -119 | 60 | £438 | -9.09% | 189 |
| North of England | -64 | 14 | £425 | -6.59% | 45 |
| Midlands | -68 | 13 | £416 | -7.19% | 25 |
| South East | -56 | 12 | £550 | +29.41% | 50 |
| South West | -30 | 11 | £450 | -47.98% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | -45 | 10 | £425 | +1.49% | 18 |
| East of England | -40 | 9 | £413 | -36.54% | 32 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 8 | £395 | -11.63% | 17 |
| West Midlands | -64 | 5 | £438 | +4.48% | 8 |
| North West | -42 | 3 | - | - | 21 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 6 |
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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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