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 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 405 | 338 | 383 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -67 | +45 | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 183 | 225 | 232 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.50% | 0.65% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.59% | 2.01% | 1.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 110 | 127 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £302 | £310 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £353 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -8.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £595 | £612 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £718 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £503 | £488 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.08% | -4.88% | +4.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 11 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.67 | £20.12 | £25.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.43 | £20.68 | £26.24 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.46 | £24.00 | £35.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.24% | -32.64% | +37.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £29.69 | £53.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.88 | - | £49.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £20.24 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.60% | -57.40% | +132.05% |
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 | 11,527 | 11,179 | 13,489 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 31.33% | 32.49% | 30.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,612 | 7,193 | 9,595 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -3.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £751 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -3.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 369 | 265 | 416 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £21.55 | £33.66 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £40.06 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £85.00 | £78.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | -1.93% | - |
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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 17 December 2025.
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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 17 December 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 | -63 | 162 | £500 | - | 333 |
| London | -37 | 82 | £511 | +2.25% | 81 |
| UK excluding London | -64 | 78 | £503 | +3.08% | 318 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 61 | £550 | +10.00% | 94 |
| South East | -11 | 21 | £588 | +14.63% | 81 |
| Midlands | -30 | 18 | £435 | +12.26% | 62 |
| North of England | -43 | 16 | £465 | +30.62% | 92 |
| North West | -21 | 14 | £479 | +34.41% | 49 |
| East of England | -9 | 12 | £608 | -6.46% | 41 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 11 | £385 | +13.24% | 30 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 7 | £475 | -12.60% | 31 |
| Wales | +2 | 6 | £366 | - | 10 |
| Scotland | -4 | 3 | £550 | +8.11% | 11 |
| South West | -13 | 2 | - | - | 21 |
| Yorkshire | -42 | 2 | £450 | +20.00% | 35 |
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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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