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 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 443 | 325 | 370 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -118 | +45 | +57 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 166 | 200 | 227 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.40% | 0.65% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.33% | 1.93% | 1.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 104 | 114 | 160 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £301 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £382 | £376 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £774 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £453 | £380 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.50% | +19.08% | -15.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.32 | £21.75 | £25.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.60 | £22.50 | £25.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £52.50 | £35.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.10% | +47.35% | +18.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.88 | £58.75 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.33 | £59.95 | £51.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | - | £23.55 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.25% |
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 | 12,446 | 10,373 | 13,080 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.88% | 33.90% | 29.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,302 | 6,704 | 9,236 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £355 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -5.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £485 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.93% | -3.00% | -1.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 481 | 241 | 503 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £21.25 | £31.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.75 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £69.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.31 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.37 | £62.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.57% | +1.80% | -4.23% |
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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 28 February 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 28 February 2026.
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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 28 February 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 | -112 | 145 | £525 | +5.00% | 267 |
| London | -50 | 79 | £550 | - | 72 |
| UK excluding London | -117 | 62 | £500 | +10.50% | 267 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 60 | £543 | +9.97% | 45 |
| South East | -40 | 17 | £600 | +29.73% | 70 |
| Midlands | -52 | 17 | £395 | +6.25% | 45 |
| North of England | -60 | 13 | £500 | +32.28% | 63 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 11 | £385 | +20.88% | 28 |
| North West | -31 | 11 | £513 | +35.75% | 26 |
| East of England | -29 | 8 | £641 | -1.38% | 32 |
| West Midlands | -51 | 6 | £438 | +6.84% | 16 |
| Wales | -6 | 4 | £366 | - | 12 |
| South West | -35 | 3 | - | - | 30 |
| North East | -16 | 1 | £475 | - | 14 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 25 |
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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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