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 10 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 481 | 366 | 402 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -115 | +36 | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 165 | 161 | 191 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.33% | 0.55% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.24% | 1.61% | 1.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 117 | 107 | 121 |
| 10th Percentile | £292 | £328 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -12.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £625 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £730 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £475 | £406 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.89% | +17.00% | -22.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | £24.00 | £20.12 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.44 | £25.49 | £20.97 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.75 | £31.91 | £21.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.04% | +46.41% | -68.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.30 | £43.75 | £47.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.40 | £52.75 | £66.08 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £23.00 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | +86.96% | +13.66% | -70.02% |
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 | 13,257 | 10,013 | 13,127 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.79% | 34.09% | 30.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,653 | 6,790 | 9,257 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £355 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £416 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.46% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £752 | £764 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.63% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 539 | 234 | 531 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.25 | £26.52 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.64 | £34.05 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.60 | £85.00 | £76.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | - |
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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 10 June 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 10 June 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 10 June 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 | -113 | 147 | £467 | -11.10% | 166 |
| London | -58 | 92 | £525 | -4.55% | 64 |
| Work from Home | -28 | 66 | £550 | +22.22% | 39 |
| UK excluding London | -107 | 50 | £438 | -7.89% | 139 |
| North of England | -68 | 12 | £425 | -9.81% | 32 |
| South East | -68 | 12 | £550 | +35.38% | 39 |
| South West | -24 | 10 | £450 | -34.66% | 18 |
| East of England | -32 | 10 | £413 | -36.54% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -48 | 9 | £425 | +1.49% | 11 |
| Midlands | -71 | 4 | £416 | -7.19% | 17 |
| East Midlands | -26 | 3 | £395 | -11.63% | 10 |
| North West | -40 | 2 | - | - | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Wales | -14 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -60 | 1 | £438 | +4.48% | 7 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 4 |
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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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