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 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 541 | 396 | 333 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -145 | -63 | +85 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 157 | 168 | 240 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.28% | 0.51% | 0.64% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.08% | 1.55% | 1.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 99 | 93 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £310 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £346 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £688 | £663 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £437 | £505 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.47% | +1.00% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.70 | £24.55 | £20.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £37.88 | £27.19 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £53.00 | £31.25 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +69.60% | +45.35% | -54.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.25 | £37.50 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.90 | £51.25 | £50.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £61.50 | £30.00 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | +105.00% | +48.26% | -63.21% |
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 | 14,548 | 10,843 | 12,068 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.31% | 32.65% | 32.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,448 | 7,116 | 7,897 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £345 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.93% | -3.79% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £623 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £733 | £770 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 566 | 297 | 323 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.25 | £29.00 | £25.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.50 | £41.25 | £42.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.88 | £78.00 | £75.00 |
| 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 15 October 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 October 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 15 October 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 | -140 | 134 | £500 | - | 93 |
| London | -69 | 91 | £525 | +1.35% | 29 |
| UK excluding London | -115 | 50 | £437 | -13.47% | 77 |
| Work from Home | -93 | 45 | £563 | +2.27% | 41 |
| South East | -78 | 11 | £500 | -4.76% | 19 |
| Midlands | -48 | 8 | £450 | -18.18% | 11 |
| North of England | -73 | 8 | £425 | +6.25% | 25 |
| Scotland | -19 | 6 | £194 | -64.66% | 3 |
| South West | -33 | 6 | £475 | -41.09% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | -36 | 6 | £425 | -9.33% | 8 |
| East of England | -37 | 6 | £413 | -28.26% | 7 |
| West Midlands | -42 | 5 | £451 | -21.65% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 3 | £252 | - | 7 |
| Wales | -15 | 3 | £401 | +6.64% | 2 |
| North West | -55 | 2 | £525 | +94.44% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £363 | - | 1 |
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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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