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 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 493 | 369 | 402 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -124 | +33 | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 173 | 179 | 200 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.33% | 0.56% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.23% | 1.67% | 1.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 120 | 114 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £298 | £325 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | - | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £681 | £725 | £685 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £437 | £494 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.44% | -10.23% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | £24.33 | £20.09 |
| 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% | -67.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.30 | £58.75 | £45.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.40 | £61.75 | £59.23 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £23.00 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | +86.96% | +13.66% | -68.87% |
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 | 14,047 | 10,718 | 13,269 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.92% | 33.55% | 30.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,125 | 7,225 | 9,322 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £512 | £512 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.04% | -2.48% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 536 | 254 | 532 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.01 | £27.12 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.46 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.00 | £78.34 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +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 8 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 8 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 8 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 | -116 | 152 | £475 | -5.94% | 214 |
| London | -64 | 92 | £525 | -2.78% | 107 |
| Work from Home | -44 | 62 | £550 | +12.24% | 71 |
| UK excluding London | -123 | 57 | £437 | -11.44% | 159 |
| South East | -66 | 14 | £550 | +24.29% | 56 |
| South West | -35 | 12 | £450 | -34.66% | 13 |
| North of England | -73 | 12 | £425 | -9.81% | 40 |
| East of England | -36 | 10 | £413 | -28.26% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 9 | £425 | +1.49% | 16 |
| Midlands | -66 | 5 | £438 | -2.45% | 18 |
| West Midlands | -64 | 3 | £451 | +7.58% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 2 | £252 | -43.51% | 13 |
| North West | -50 | 2 | - | - | 19 |
| Scotland | -14 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Wales | -18 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 4 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 5 |
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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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