R
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for R skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited R over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 401 | 423 | 375 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | -48 | -85 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 200 | 316 | 622 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.46% | 0.53% | 0.70% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.57% | 1.51% | 1.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 137 | 193 | 413 |
| 10th Percentile | £342 | £340 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £431 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £412 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.26% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 23 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.36 | £20.47 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.87 | £22.16 | £20.33 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £70.00 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.29% | +86.67% | +41.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.58 | £75.00 | £60.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | - | £65.54 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.36 | £57.50 | £19.91 |
| % change year-on-year | -55.90% | +188.80% | -23.42% |
All Programming Languages
UK
R is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,747 | 20,965 | 32,275 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.44% | 35.05% | 36.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,054 | 15,147 | 23,495 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £381 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £783 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +3.09% | +14.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 480 | 477 | 511 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.39 | £19.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.07 | £60.70 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.04% | +21.40% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.88 | £77.00 | £67.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £49.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +26.90% | +15.88% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing R over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing R.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing R over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Top 15 Contract 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 April 2024. 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 | +29 | 163 | £550 | - | 213 |
| London | +44 | 102 | £580 | -3.33% | 118 |
| Work from Home | +102 | 99 | £583 | +10.00% | 72 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 48 | £412 | -13.26% | 101 |
| Midlands | +34 | 13 | £550 | +37.84% | 15 |
| South East | +6 | 10 | £350 | -36.36% | 33 |
| West Midlands | +38 | 9 | £550 | +177.78% | 12 |
| East of England | +9 | 8 | £388 | +29.17% | 8 |
| North of England | -6 | 6 | £513 | -6.82% | 28 |
| Wales | +19 | 5 | £396 | +5.60% | 6 |
| South West | +12 | 5 | £525 | +10.53% | 7 |
| North West | -16 | 5 | £513 | -21.15% | 20 |
| East Midlands | +21 | 4 | £368 | -38.75% | 3 |
| Scotland | +25 | 1 | £221 | -41.07% | 6 |
| North East | +20 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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