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 18 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 420 | 327 | 371 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -93 | +44 | +56 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 169 | 207 | 231 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.46% | 0.65% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.48% | 1.97% | 1.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 106 | 112 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £279 | £310 | £314 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £384 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £496 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.69% | -1.90% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £598 | £641 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £800 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +5.56% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.67 | £21.02 | £25.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.43 | £21.25 | £28.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.46 | £28.50 | £40.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.17% | -29.31% | +55.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £29.69 | £53.75 | £48.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.88 | £55.15 | £49.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £22.50 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.96% | -52.63% | +122.85% |
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 | 11,397 | 10,504 | 13,066 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.69% | 33.09% | 30.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,562 | 6,662 | 9,241 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £640 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £483 | £491 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.47% | -1.90% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 410 | 247 | 444 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.93 | £21.25 | £35.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £35.38 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £61.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +1.26% | -2.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £85.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £63.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -1.18% | -1.92% |
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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 18 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing R.
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Top 14 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 18 January 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 | -74 | 152 | £500 | -4.76% | 224 |
| London | -34 | 78 | £510 | -7.27% | 70 |
| UK excluding London | -74 | 68 | £500 | +5.26% | 207 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 57 | £510 | -0.49% | 37 |
| South East | -19 | 20 | £600 | +17.07% | 64 |
| Midlands | -41 | 19 | £435 | +22.19% | 24 |
| North of England | -48 | 14 | £479 | +34.41% | 52 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 12 | £385 | +20.88% | 15 |
| North West | -22 | 12 | £492 | +38.20% | 27 |
| East of England | -13 | 8 | £641 | -1.38% | 26 |
| West Midlands | -37 | 7 | £475 | - | 9 |
| Wales | +1 | 5 | £366 | - | 11 |
| South West | -14 | 2 | - | - | 18 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £450 | - | 15 |
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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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