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 1 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 527 | 377 | 339 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -150 | -38 | +76 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 158 | 185 | 237 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.29% | 0.56% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.10% | 1.69% | 1.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 104 | 104 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £315 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £346 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £603 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £688 | £663 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £431 | £525 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.90% | +16.67% | -18.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24.55 | £20.07 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £27.19 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.25 | £31.25 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.40% | +45.35% | -54.74% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £37.50 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £51.25 | £50.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £30.00 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +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 | 14,340 | 10,935 | 12,154 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.12% | 33.08% | 32.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,314 | 7,202 | 8,050 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £344 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £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 | 546 | 298 | 333 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.00 | £29.00 | £26.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £40.31 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +3.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £78.50 |
| 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 1 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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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 1 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 | -126 | 137 | £490 | -2.00% | 707 |
| London | -76 | 94 | £525 | +5.00% | 387 |
| UK excluding London | -124 | 49 | £431 | -17.90% | 372 |
| Work from Home | -92 | 46 | £563 | +12.50% | 277 |
| South East | -68 | 11 | £500 | -2.44% | 107 |
| South West | -30 | 8 | £463 | -46.53% | 24 |
| Midlands | -52 | 8 | £450 | -18.18% | 58 |
| Yorkshire | -36 | 6 | £425 | -9.33% | 28 |
| East of England | -42 | 6 | £413 | -28.26% | 44 |
| North of England | -76 | 6 | £425 | +26.87% | 85 |
| Scotland | -19 | 5 | £194 | -64.66% | 28 |
| West Midlands | -39 | 5 | £451 | -18.09% | 35 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 3 | £252 | - | 23 |
| Wales | -17 | 3 | £401 | +6.64% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | 16 |
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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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