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 25 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 425 | 338 | 375 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -87 | +37 | +43 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 160 | 201 | 231 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.42% | 0.64% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.38% | 1.91% | 1.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 101 | 112 | 164 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £298 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £381 | £384 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £514 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.68% | -2.14% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £800 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £455 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.64% | +4.00% | +2.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.91 | £20.80 | £25.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.03 | £21.25 | £30.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.71 | £24.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.45% | -43.53% | +71.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.94 | £53.75 | £48.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £32.63 | £56.55 | £49.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.71 | £21.37 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.67% | -55.02% | +114.35% |
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 | 11,570 | 10,511 | 13,225 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.54% | 33.33% | 29.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,684 | 6,657 | 9,361 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -2.78% | -4.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.02% | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 433 | 247 | 490 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.55 | £21.25 | £35.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £35.38 | £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 | £69.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £85.00 | £77.55 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +0.80% | -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 25 January 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 25 January 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 | -90 | 142 | £510 | -2.86% | 228 |
| London | -44 | 74 | £519 | -5.68% | 65 |
| UK excluding London | -83 | 62 | £513 | +12.64% | 217 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 55 | £536 | +4.59% | 52 |
| South East | -17 | 20 | £600 | +17.07% | 60 |
| Midlands | -40 | 18 | £435 | +22.19% | 31 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 11 | £385 | +20.88% | 19 |
| North of England | -56 | 11 | £500 | +40.45% | 56 |
| North West | -25 | 9 | £513 | +44.14% | 28 |
| East of England | -18 | 7 | £641 | -1.38% | 27 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 7 | £475 | +10.08% | 12 |
| Wales | -4 | 4 | £366 | - | 13 |
| South West | -24 | 2 | - | - | 18 |
| North East | -15 | 1 | £475 | - | 10 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 20 |
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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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