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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 418 | 321 | 420 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -97 | +99 | -41 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 169 | 243 | 216 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.66% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.49% | 2.06% | 1.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 99 | 132 | 157 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £284 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £330 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | -11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £611 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £505 | £513 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.46% | - | +3.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 18 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.55 | £20.08 | £24.94 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.19 | £20.12 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.25 | £21.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.35% | -52.22% | +73.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £27.88 | £49.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.25 | £53.75 | £64.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £20.24 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.26% | -59.53% | +122.07% |
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 | 11,308 | 11,807 | 14,620 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.35% | 32.15% | 31.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,449 | 7,629 | 10,418 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £644 | £662 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 317 | 285 | 435 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.00 | £24.74 | £33.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £42.50 | £40.06 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £61.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.46% | -0.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £75.00 | £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 November 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 November 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 November 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 | -75 | 150 | £500 | +5.26% | 710 |
| UK excluding London | -55 | 76 | £505 | -1.46% | 569 |
| London | -45 | 72 | £500 | +5.26% | 305 |
| Work from Home | +13 | 62 | £543 | +8.60% | 183 |
| South East | +1 | 26 | £525 | +2.44% | 228 |
| East of England | -3 | 15 | £575 | -8.00% | 54 |
| North of England | -31 | 13 | £458 | +22.00% | 117 |
| North West | -19 | 11 | £433 | +21.49% | 65 |
| Midlands | -28 | 10 | £538 | +50.98% | 82 |
| Wales | +2 | 6 | £366 | - | 23 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 5 | £375 | +10.29% | 35 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 4 | £575 | -6.05% | 46 |
| Scotland | +5 | 3 | £550 | -12.00% | 29 |
| South West | -7 | 3 | £806 | +11.21% | 33 |
| Yorkshire | -28 | 2 | £469 | +1.35% | 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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