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 25 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 436 | 344 | 373 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -92 | +29 | +54 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 166 | 200 | 226 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.40% | 0.66% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.34% | 1.94% | 1.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 103 | 113 | 160 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £300 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £385 | £376 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £800 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £455 | £380 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.89% | +19.74% | -15.56% |
| 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% | -4.99% |
| 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 | 10,296 | 12,974 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.96% | 33.80% | 29.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,255 | 6,625 | 9,182 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £355 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -5.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £483 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.52% | -3.50% | -1.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 476 | 236 | 493 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £21.63 | £35.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £35.56 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £69.00 |
| 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 | -103 | 144 | £525 | +5.00% | 270 |
| London | -62 | 78 | £543 | -1.27% | 76 |
| UK excluding London | -102 | 61 | £500 | +9.89% | 266 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 60 | £531 | +3.51% | 49 |
| South East | -40 | 17 | £600 | +20.00% | 69 |
| Midlands | -54 | 17 | £395 | +6.25% | 44 |
| North of England | -58 | 13 | £500 | +32.28% | 64 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 11 | £385 | +20.88% | 26 |
| North West | -32 | 11 | £513 | +35.75% | 28 |
| East of England | -28 | 7 | £641 | -1.38% | 31 |
| West Midlands | -55 | 6 | £438 | +6.84% | 17 |
| Wales | -2 | 4 | £366 | - | 12 |
| South West | -35 | 3 | - | - | 30 |
| North East | -18 | 1 | £475 | - | 14 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 24 |
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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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