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 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 510 | 369 | 363 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -141 | -6 | +68 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 158 | 186 | 206 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.30% | 0.57% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.12% | 1.72% | 1.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 115 | 113 | 132 |
| 10th Percentile | £267 | £315 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £405 | £362 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.30% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £575 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £431 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.80% | -9.09% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £22.92 | £20.11 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £23.81 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.25 | £26.91 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.88% | +25.16% | -67.42% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £36.25 | £45.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £51.25 | £56.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £22.92 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.27% | -71.09% |
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 | 14,055 | 10,816 | 12,201 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.27% | 32.94% | 31.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,153 | 7,227 | 8,516 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £503 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.99% | -6.07% | -2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 520 | 288 | 395 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.96 | £28.23 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £35.00 | £43.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.55 | £80.00 | £77.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -3.08% | +8.33% |
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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 20 August 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 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 20 August 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 | -148 | 143 | £465 | -7.00% | 305 |
| London | -81 | 88 | £525 | +5.00% | 159 |
| UK excluding London | -133 | 54 | £431 | -13.80% | 212 |
| Work from Home | -84 | 49 | £550 | +11.11% | 95 |
| South East | -60 | 13 | £513 | +7.89% | 62 |
| South West | -35 | 11 | £450 | -47.98% | 19 |
| East of England | -27 | 9 | £413 | -23.26% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 9 | £425 | -5.56% | 20 |
| North of England | -58 | 9 | £425 | +13.33% | 55 |
| Midlands | -60 | 7 | £450 | -16.28% | 28 |
| West Midlands | -56 | 5 | £451 | -16.19% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | 3 |
| Scotland | -16 | 2 | £190 | -65.45% | 16 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 2 | £252 | -43.51% | 14 |
| Wales | -18 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 7 |
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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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