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 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 419 | 326 | 421 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -93 | +95 | -38 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 173 | 242 | 217 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.67% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.51% | 2.08% | 1.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 101 | 135 | 147 |
| 10th Percentile | £309 | £295 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £341 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | -11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £610 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £683 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -2.44% | +3.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 15 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.55 | £20.05 | £25.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.19 | £20.12 | £25.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.25 | £21.50 | £40.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.35% | -46.67% | +43.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £26.50 | £49.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.25 | £53.75 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £20.24 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.26% | -57.40% | +110.97% |
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 | 11,482 | 11,621 | 14,388 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.16% | 32.06% | 31.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,577 | 7,462 | 10,246 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £751 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 342 | 281 | 443 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.40 | £22.00 | £32.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £40.00 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.31% | +0.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.75 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £78.00 |
| 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 19 November 2025.
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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 19 November 2025.
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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 19 November 2025. 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 | -78 | 153 | £500 | +5.26% | 593 |
| London | -44 | 78 | £500 | +5.04% | 239 |
| UK excluding London | -56 | 73 | £513 | +2.50% | 455 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 63 | £543 | +11.38% | 105 |
| South East | +5 | 27 | £513 | - | 123 |
| East of England | -11 | 13 | £608 | -2.72% | 58 |
| North of England | -37 | 13 | £479 | +27.60% | 110 |
| North West | -17 | 12 | £492 | +38.20% | 61 |
| Midlands | -43 | 9 | £525 | +34.44% | 78 |
| Wales | -1 | 6 | £366 | - | 23 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 5 | £375 | +10.29% | 33 |
| West Midlands | -31 | 4 | £575 | -6.05% | 44 |
| Scotland | -5 | 3 | £550 | -12.00% | 28 |
| South West | -8 | 2 | £513 | -29.31% | 32 |
| Yorkshire | -42 | 1 | £450 | -2.70% | 36 |
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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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