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 27 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 27 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 507 | 379 | 364 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -128 | -15 | +75 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 167 | 179 | 211 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.31% | 0.55% | 0.54% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.19% | 1.67% | 1.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 118 | 103 | 134 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £315 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.50% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £612 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £684 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £503 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.42% | -8.64% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £22.92 | £20.11 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £23.81 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.25 | £26.91 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.88% | +25.16% | -66.54% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £36.25 | £45.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £51.25 | £56.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £22.92 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.27% | -69.46% |
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 | 14,022 | 10,725 | 12,235 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.12% | 32.74% | 31.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,124 | 7,149 | 8,472 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £343 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £519 | £501 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -5.57% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 519 | 299 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.50 | £28.25 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.50 | £36.25 | £46.14 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +5.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.38 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.15 | £79.00 | £75.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.84% | -4.62% | +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 27 August 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 27 August 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 | -112 | 150 | £458 | -8.50% | 104 |
| London | -66 | 94 | £525 | +2.44% | 52 |
| UK excluding London | -111 | 57 | £425 | -15.42% | 66 |
| Work from Home | -82 | 48 | £525 | +5.00% | 45 |
| South East | -57 | 14 | £525 | +7.69% | 11 |
| South West | -39 | 11 | £450 | -47.98% | 12 |
| East of England | -30 | 9 | £413 | -23.26% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | -43 | 9 | £425 | -5.56% | 9 |
| North of England | -71 | 9 | £425 | +13.33% | 22 |
| Midlands | -58 | 7 | £450 | -16.28% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -51 | 5 | £451 | -16.19% | 7 |
| Scotland | -14 | 4 | £194 | -64.66% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | |
| East Midlands | -17 | 2 | £252 | -43.51% | 2 |
| Wales | -17 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 2 |
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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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