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 21 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 409 | 332 | 405 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -77 | +73 | -12 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 172 | 245 | 218 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.67% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.49% | 2.09% | 1.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 103 | 136 | 148 |
| 10th Percentile | £305 | £299 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £348 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £489 | £519 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.35% | -5.83% | -12.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £612 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £719 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -2.44% | +3.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 16 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.55 | £20.06 | £25.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.19 | £20.12 | £25.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.25 | £21.50 | £40.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.35% | -46.67% | +43.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £26.44 | £49.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.25 | £53.75 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £20.24 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.26% | -57.40% | +110.97% |
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 | 11,533 | 11,713 | 14,332 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.15% | 32.10% | 30.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,604 | 7,523 | 10,206 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £361 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £751 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 341 | 287 | 443 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.33 | £22.00 | £32.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £37.52 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.31% | +0.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £78.60 |
| 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 21 November 2025.
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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 21 November 2025.
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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 21 November 2025. 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 | -66 | 152 | £500 | +4.82% | 616 |
| London | -49 | 81 | £500 | +2.35% | 250 |
| UK excluding London | -56 | 71 | £513 | +2.50% | 484 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 60 | £550 | +10.00% | 133 |
| South East | 0 | 25 | £525 | +2.44% | 141 |
| North of England | -40 | 14 | £465 | +24.00% | 115 |
| North West | -8 | 13 | £479 | +34.41% | 68 |
| East of England | -5 | 12 | £608 | -2.72% | 61 |
| Midlands | -37 | 9 | £525 | +34.44% | 82 |
| Wales | -2 | 6 | £366 | - | 23 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 5 | £375 | +10.29% | 34 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 4 | £575 | -6.05% | 47 |
| Scotland | -10 | 3 | £550 | -12.00% | 28 |
| South West | -11 | 2 | £513 | -29.31% | 34 |
| Yorkshire | -40 | 1 | £450 | -2.70% | 36 |
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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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