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 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 3 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 514 | 376 | 346 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -138 | -30 | +84 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 165 | 181 | 212 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.31% | 0.56% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.18% | 1.70% | 1.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 115 | 106 | 132 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £315 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £406 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.00% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £594 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £437 | £513 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.73% | -6.82% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24.20 | £20.09 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £26.25 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.25 | £27.50 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.82% | +27.91% | -65.60% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £38.75 | £39.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £53.75 | £58.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £22.84 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.87% | -67.62% |
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 | 14,008 | 10,674 | 12,103 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.12% | 32.84% | 31.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,115 | 7,100 | 8,347 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £342 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £503 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.48% | -4.29% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £745 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 520 | 301 | 355 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.98 | £29.00 | £30.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.79 | £36.69 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £80.00 | £78.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +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 3 September 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 3 September 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 | -136 | 148 | £465 | -7.00% | 617 |
| London | -61 | 95 | £525 | -2.33% | 405 |
| UK excluding London | -118 | 55 | £437 | -14.73% | 274 |
| Work from Home | -72 | 48 | £537 | +7.40% | 212 |
| South East | -67 | 13 | £513 | +5.13% | 94 |
| South West | -34 | 12 | £450 | -47.98% | 32 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 9 | £425 | -5.56% | 16 |
| North of England | -59 | 9 | £425 | +21.43% | 50 |
| East of England | -36 | 7 | £413 | -26.67% | 38 |
| Midlands | -53 | 7 | £450 | -18.18% | 35 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 5 | £451 | -18.09% | 18 |
| Scotland | -22 | 4 | £194 | -64.66% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 2 | £252 | -43.51% | 16 |
| Wales | -18 | 1 | £490 | +30.23% | 5 |
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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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