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 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 22 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 496 | 366 | 381 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -130 | +15 | +49 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 170 | 181 | 199 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.32% | 0.55% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.21% | 1.68% | 1.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 117 | 112 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £292 | £315 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £688 | £685 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £437 | £488 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.36% | -11.36% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | £24.33 | £20.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.44 | £26.32 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.75 | £37.50 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.33% | +74.42% | -69.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.30 | £58.75 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.40 | £61.75 | £61.51 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £23.00 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | +86.96% | +13.66% | -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 | 14,098 | 10,796 | 12,725 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.73% | 33.09% | 30.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,151 | 7,254 | 8,989 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £344 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.49% | -3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | -4.04% | -1.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 520 | 260 | 461 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.74 | £28.16 | £30.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £36.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.38 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.30% | -9.80% | +3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £80.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.96% | -1.92% | +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 22 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 22 July 2026.
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Top 17 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 22 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 | -115 | 150 | £465 | -6.53% | 160 |
| London | -62 | 92 | £525 | +5.00% | 87 |
| Work from Home | -60 | 57 | £550 | +13.11% | 50 |
| UK excluding London | -134 | 55 | £437 | -10.36% | 108 |
| South West | -36 | 12 | £450 | -34.66% | 10 |
| North of England | -72 | 12 | £425 | +21.43% | 30 |
| South East | -66 | 11 | £550 | +24.29% | 37 |
| East of England | -30 | 10 | £413 | -26.67% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 9 | £425 | +1.49% | 13 |
| Midlands | -60 | 6 | £444 | -1.06% | 18 |
| West Midlands | -58 | 4 | £450 | +7.52% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 2 | £252 | -43.51% | 8 |
| North West | -53 | 2 | - | - | 14 |
| Wales | -18 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 3 |
| Scotland | -20 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 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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