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 4 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 436 | 334 | 382 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -102 | +48 | +32 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 162 | 198 | 230 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.41% | 0.64% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.37% | 1.90% | 1.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 97 | 110 | 164 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £292 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £382 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.97% | -1.90% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £647 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £800 | £759 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £461 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.40% | +15.31% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.38 | £21.25 | £25.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.21 | £21.56 | £28.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £38.25 | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.57% | -12.57% | +59.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.75 | £53.75 | £48.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.20 | £57.25 | £51.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £22.50 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -52.63% | +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 | 11,859 | 10,410 | 13,199 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.36% | 33.65% | 29.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,851 | 6,593 | 9,361 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | -4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £491 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.89% | -1.90% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 458 | 239 | 514 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.58 | £21.25 | £35.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £36.25 | £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 | £69.47 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 | -106 | 141 | £511 | -2.62% | 260 |
| London | -57 | 74 | £525 | -4.55% | 101 |
| UK excluding London | -72 | 62 | £500 | +8.40% | 218 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 59 | £531 | +3.26% | 70 |
| South East | -23 | 19 | £600 | +17.07% | 64 |
| Midlands | -47 | 18 | £416 | +16.92% | 30 |
| North of England | -56 | 13 | £500 | +40.45% | 54 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 11 | £385 | +20.88% | 21 |
| North West | -23 | 11 | £513 | +44.14% | 27 |
| West Midlands | -41 | 7 | £456 | +11.42% | 9 |
| East of England | -30 | 6 | £662 | +1.77% | 27 |
| Wales | +3 | 4 | £366 | - | 8 |
| South West | -25 | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| North East | -16 | 1 | £475 | - | 8 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 21 |
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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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