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 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 515 | 378 | 341 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -137 | -37 | +74 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 165 | 183 | 236 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.30% | 0.56% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.15% | 1.68% | 1.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 108 | 106 | 129 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £315 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | +5.26% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £594 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £688 | £663 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £437 | £525 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.76% | +16.67% | -14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23.86 | £20.09 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £25.40 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.25 | £32.50 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.38% | +51.16% | -57.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £45.00 | £39.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £56.25 | £58.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £22.84 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.87% | -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 | 14,300 | 10,866 | 12,199 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.05% | 32.96% | 32.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,286 | 7,175 | 8,156 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £344 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £505 | £528 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.51% | -4.27% | -4.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 556 | 292 | 342 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.25 | £29.00 | £26.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.63 | £40.00 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £78.75 | £78.63 |
| 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 24 September 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing R.
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Top 15 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 24 September 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 | 146 | £475 | -5.00% | 758 |
| London | -72 | 96 | £525 | - | 413 |
| UK excluding London | -118 | 55 | £437 | -16.76% | 424 |
| Work from Home | -93 | 44 | £550 | +7.32% | 265 |
| South East | -71 | 12 | £513 | - | 111 |
| South West | -31 | 10 | £450 | -47.98% | 31 |
| Yorkshire | -28 | 8 | £425 | -9.33% | 38 |
| Midlands | -50 | 8 | £450 | -18.18% | 70 |
| North of England | -65 | 8 | £425 | +57.41% | 102 |
| East of England | -46 | 7 | £413 | -26.67% | 53 |
| Scotland | -22 | 5 | £194 | -64.66% | 34 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 5 | £451 | -18.09% | 35 |
| Wales | -12 | 3 | £401 | +6.64% | 13 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 3 | £252 | -43.51% | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | 15 |
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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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