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 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 431 | 341 | 377 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -90 | +36 | +34 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 165 | 199 | 230 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.41% | 0.64% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.37% | 1.91% | 1.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 98 | 109 | 162 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £291 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £381 | £377 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.49% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £663 | £634 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £800 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £468 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.95% | +16.88% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.32 | £21.75 | £25.37 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.60 | £22.50 | £25.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £52.50 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.10% | +23.53% | +41.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.88 | £58.75 | £48.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.33 | £59.95 | £51.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | - | £36.43 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +64.40% |
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 | 12,058 | 10,396 | 13,247 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.18% | 33.64% | 29.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,013 | 6,637 | 9,362 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £485 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.44% | -3.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 468 | 233 | 508 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £21.40 | £35.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £36.75 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +1.99% | -3.85% |
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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 15 February 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 15 February 2026.
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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 15 February 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 | -107 | 143 | £513 | -2.38% | 213 |
| London | -38 | 74 | £543 | -1.27% | 69 |
| UK excluding London | -94 | 63 | £500 | +6.95% | 198 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 57 | £531 | +3.51% | 60 |
| South East | -30 | 19 | £600 | +18.52% | 58 |
| Midlands | -49 | 17 | £395 | +10.96% | 28 |
| North of England | -61 | 13 | £500 | +40.45% | 51 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 11 | £385 | +20.88% | 16 |
| North West | -27 | 11 | £513 | +44.14% | 25 |
| East of England | -27 | 7 | £641 | -1.38% | 22 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 6 | £438 | +12.90% | 12 |
| Wales | 0 | 4 | £366 | - | 6 |
| South West | -34 | 3 | - | - | 20 |
| North East | -15 | 1 | £475 | - | 8 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 19 |
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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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