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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 29 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 496 | 361 | 379 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -135 | +18 | +32 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 167 | 187 | 199 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.32% | 0.57% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.20% | 1.73% | 1.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 116 | 115 | 120 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £325 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £611 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £688 | £676 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £431 | £481 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.44% | -12.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | £22.94 | £20.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.44 | £24.63 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.75 | £27.50 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +84.55% | +27.91% | -68.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.30 | £48.75 | £36.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.40 | £60.75 | £58.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £22.92 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | +87.61% | +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 | 13,969 | 10,796 | 12,393 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.58% | 32.90% | 31.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,075 | 7,277 | 8,754 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 520 | 254 | 421 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.70 | £27.96 | £27.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £36.06 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.13 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.79% | -12.12% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £82.07 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -1.54% | +7.08% |
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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 29 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 29 July 2026.
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Top 16 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 29 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 | -131 | 150 | £465 | -6.53% | 160 |
| London | -58 | 92 | £525 | +5.00% | 87 |
| UK excluding London | -127 | 55 | £431 | -10.44% | 105 |
| Work from Home | -76 | 54 | £550 | +14.88% | 51 |
| South West | -38 | 12 | £450 | -34.66% | 13 |
| South East | -70 | 12 | £550 | +24.29% | 31 |
| North of England | -73 | 11 | £425 | +13.33% | 28 |
| East of England | -29 | 10 | £413 | -25.00% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -38 | 9 | £425 | -5.56% | 9 |
| Midlands | -65 | 6 | £450 | +0.39% | 19 |
| West Midlands | -62 | 4 | £451 | +7.58% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 2 | £252 | -43.51% | 6 |
| North West | -55 | 2 | - | - | 15 |
| Wales | -17 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 5 |
| Scotland | -20 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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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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