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 7 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 400 | 317 | 378 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -83 | +61 | +24 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 184 | 241 | 241 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.51% | 0.67% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.62% | 2.09% | 1.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 112 | 136 | 172 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £305 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £356 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £602 | £612 | £628 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £731 | £761 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £509 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.75% | -2.44% | +4.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.90 | - | £25.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.02 | £20.12 | £25.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £23.25 | £35.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.28% | -34.16% | +35.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.88 | £53.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.75 | - | £51.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £20.24 | £37.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.60% | -45.31% | +80.75% |
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 | 11,393 | 11,557 | 14,015 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 31.40% | 32.36% | 30.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,515 | 7,415 | 9,980 |
| 10th Percentile | £349 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £435 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -4.55% | -3.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £476 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.94% | -1.00% | -3.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 343 | 282 | 433 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.02 | £22.00 | £31.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.75 | £40.19 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £64.50 | £62.50 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.20% | +3.31% | -3.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £80.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
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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 7 December 2025.
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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 7 December 2025.
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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 7 December 2025. 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 | -67 | 162 | £500 | - | 528 |
| London | -37 | 85 | £510 | +2.00% | 164 |
| UK excluding London | -54 | 77 | £509 | +1.75% | 469 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 63 | £550 | +7.32% | 430 |
| South East | -13 | 22 | £588 | +14.63% | 130 |
| Midlands | -34 | 16 | £475 | +22.58% | 79 |
| North of England | -37 | 15 | £465 | +30.62% | 104 |
| North West | -8 | 14 | £479 | +34.41% | 59 |
| East of England | -8 | 12 | £608 | -6.46% | 65 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 9 | £375 | +10.29% | 36 |
| West Midlands | -28 | 7 | £475 | -12.60% | 42 |
| Wales | 0 | 6 | £366 | - | 24 |
| Scotland | -6 | 3 | £550 | -6.38% | 20 |
| South West | -23 | 3 | £513 | -29.31% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | -40 | 1 | £450 | +20.00% | 35 |
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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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