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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 536 | 384 | 332 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -152 | -52 | +81 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 155 | 175 | 239 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.28% | 0.53% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.08% | 1.61% | 1.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 100 | 98 | 132 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £313 | £301 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £348 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.38% | -10.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £688 | £661 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £444 | £513 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.46% | +17.14% | -18.60% |
| 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% | -66.28% |
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 | 14,313 | 10,852 | 12,150 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.24% | 32.83% | 32.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,297 | 7,126 | 8,002 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £647 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £733 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 554 | 300 | 330 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.15 | £29.00 | £26.22 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.00 | £40.94 | £46.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.28 | £75.13 | £77.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | -0.77% | - |
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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 8 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 8 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 8 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 | -120 | 132 | £490 | -2.00% | 726 |
| London | -78 | 88 | £525 | +5.00% | 399 |
| UK excluding London | -124 | 51 | £444 | -13.46% | 370 |
| Work from Home | -97 | 43 | £550 | - | 261 |
| South East | -72 | 11 | £500 | -4.76% | 104 |
| Midlands | -51 | 8 | £450 | -18.18% | 65 |
| North of England | -61 | 8 | £425 | +6.25% | 89 |
| South West | -33 | 7 | £475 | -41.09% | 19 |
| Scotland | -14 | 6 | £194 | -64.66% | 32 |
| Yorkshire | -30 | 6 | £425 | -9.33% | 26 |
| East of England | -47 | 6 | £413 | -28.26% | 40 |
| West Midlands | -44 | 5 | £451 | -21.65% | 43 |
| Wales | -10 | 3 | £401 | +6.64% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 3 | £252 | - | 22 |
| North West | -49 | 2 | £525 | +94.44% | 51 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £363 | - | 21 |
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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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