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 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 477 | 387 | 392 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -90 | +5 | +27 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 174 | 174 | 199 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.33% | 0.54% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.23% | 1.62% | 1.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 120 | 109 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £298 | £323 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £676 | £695 | £685 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £475 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.89% | -13.64% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | £24.33 | £20.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.44 | £26.32 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.75 | £37.50 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.33% | +74.42% | -67.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.30 | £58.75 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.40 | £61.75 | £61.51 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £23.00 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | +86.96% | +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 | 14,155 | 10,767 | 13,141 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.90% | 33.18% | 30.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,201 | 7,257 | 9,267 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £511 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.14% | -3.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.05% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 539 | 266 | 519 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.01 | £27.45 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.25 | £35.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.75 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.54% | -9.20% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £80.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.25 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.77% | -2.69% | +4.00% |
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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 15 July 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 15 July 2026.
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Top 17 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 15 July 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 | 153 | £469 | -6.30% | 171 |
| London | -52 | 92 | £525 | +5.00% | 62 |
| Work from Home | -62 | 62 | £550 | +13.99% | 48 |
| UK excluding London | -123 | 58 | £438 | -7.89% | 157 |
| South East | -66 | 14 | £550 | +24.29% | 43 |
| South West | -32 | 12 | £450 | -34.66% | 21 |
| North of England | -69 | 12 | £425 | -6.59% | 36 |
| East of England | -31 | 10 | £413 | -26.67% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | -47 | 9 | £425 | +1.49% | 17 |
| Midlands | -60 | 6 | £444 | -0.73% | 21 |
| West Midlands | -68 | 4 | £450 | +16.19% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 2 | £252 | -43.51% | 13 |
| North West | -48 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| Scotland | -11 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Wales | -13 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 7 |
| 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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