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 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 475 | 369 | 387 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -106 | +18 | +27 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 164 | 170 | 196 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.32% | 0.57% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.20% | 1.67% | 1.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 117 | 113 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £273 | £325 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £611 |
| 90th Percentile | £677 | £725 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £488 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.26% | - | -9.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | £24.33 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £33.44 | £26.32 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.75 | £37.50 | £21.62 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.33% | +73.49% | -68.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.30 | £58.75 | £46.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.40 | £61.75 | £61.51 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £23.00 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | +86.96% | +13.66% | -68.87% |
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 | 13,697 | 10,171 | 13,188 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.91% | 33.87% | 30.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,913 | 6,897 | 9,255 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 555 | 239 | 553 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £25.65 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £83.27 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £61.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.69% | -5.38% | +4.00% |
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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 June 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 24 June 2026.
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Top 16 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 June 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 | -118 | 144 | £469 | -6.77% | 202 |
| London | -63 | 90 | £525 | -2.78% | 69 |
| Work from Home | -40 | 64 | £550 | +13.99% | 30 |
| UK excluding London | -114 | 50 | £438 | -10.26% | 186 |
| South East | -59 | 13 | £550 | +35.38% | 50 |
| North of England | -73 | 12 | £425 | -9.81% | 40 |
| South West | -31 | 11 | £450 | -34.66% | 26 |
| East of England | -38 | 10 | £413 | -32.65% | 30 |
| Yorkshire | -45 | 9 | £425 | +1.49% | 15 |
| North West | -50 | 2 | - | - | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Wales | -13 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 8 |
| Scotland | -16 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Midlands | -64 | 1 | £438 | -2.45% | 21 |
| West Midlands | -64 | 1 | £438 | +4.48% | 7 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 6 |
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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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