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 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 3 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 467 | 364 | 400 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -103 | +36 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 167 | 158 | 182 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.34% | 0.55% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.27% | 1.61% | 1.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 117 | 106 | 119 |
| 10th Percentile | £292 | £328 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -12.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £731 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £444 | £475 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +18.75% | -23.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | £23.66 | £20.12 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.44 | £24.66 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.75 | £26.32 | £21.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +92.82% | +20.40% | -68.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.30 | £42.54 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.40 | £52.26 | £63.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £23.00 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | +86.96% | +13.66% | -71.09% |
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 | 13,131 | 9,828 | 12,943 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.88% | 34.16% | 30.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,589 | 6,685 | 9,180 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £626 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £756 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.32% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 559 | 227 | 522 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.25 | £27.00 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.88 | £34.20 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £62.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -7.26% | -0.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.80 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +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 June 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 3 June 2026.
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Top 16 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 June 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 | -118 | 147 | £465 | -11.43% | 230 |
| London | -69 | 88 | £525 | -4.55% | 87 |
| Work from Home | -25 | 66 | £550 | +22.22% | 44 |
| UK excluding London | -112 | 53 | £444 | -6.58% | 194 |
| North of England | -69 | 13 | £425 | -9.81% | 41 |
| South East | -60 | 12 | £550 | +35.38% | 54 |
| South West | -28 | 10 | £450 | -47.98% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | -51 | 10 | £425 | +1.49% | 15 |
| East of England | -40 | 9 | £413 | -36.54% | 32 |
| Midlands | -60 | 7 | £416 | -7.19% | 25 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 6 | £395 | -11.63% | 17 |
| North West | -37 | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Wales | -13 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 7 |
| West Midlands | -65 | 1 | £438 | +4.48% | 8 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 6 |
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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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