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 11 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 464 | 351 | 383 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -113 | +32 | +30 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 156 | 178 | 233 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.37% | 0.60% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.25% | 1.77% | 1.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 98 | 110 | 163 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £348 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £506 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -3.57% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £598 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £777 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £484 | £455 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.26% | +13.75% | -8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.32 | £22.00 | £25.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.60 | £22.75 | £25.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £26.32 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.48% | -38.07% | +41.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.88 | £56.25 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.33 | £59.55 | £51.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £23.00 | £23.55 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.43% | -2.31% | +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 | 12,497 | 10,082 | 13,016 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.37% | 34.20% | 29.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,321 | 6,644 | 9,165 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -5.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £476 | £490 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.96% | +0.51% | -3.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 486 | 242 | 512 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £21.33 | £30.69 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £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 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +2.81% | -4.62% |
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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 11 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 11 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 11 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 | -116 | 135 | £525 | +3.70% | 318 |
| London | -48 | 80 | £536 | -2.55% | 80 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 60 | £543 | +17.41% | 52 |
| UK excluding London | -104 | 53 | £484 | +6.26% | 299 |
| Midlands | -62 | 16 | £395 | +1.94% | 49 |
| South East | -46 | 15 | £600 | +41.18% | 77 |
| North of England | -61 | 13 | £500 | +9.89% | 69 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 11 | £385 | +33.22% | 33 |
| North West | -30 | 11 | £513 | +12.77% | 24 |
| West Midlands | -62 | 5 | £438 | +12.90% | 16 |
| Wales | -5 | 3 | £425 | - | 17 |
| South West | -22 | 3 | - | - | 31 |
| East of England | -34 | 3 | £413 | -36.54% | 34 |
| North East | -13 | 1 | £475 | - | 16 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 31 |
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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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