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 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 431 | 325 | 381 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -106 | +56 | +36 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 163 | 201 | 230 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.42% | 0.64% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.39% | 1.93% | 1.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 102 | 113 | 164 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £294 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £381 | £384 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £800 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £455 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.64% | +7.06% | -1.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.91 | £21.25 | £25.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.03 | £21.56 | £30.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.71 | £38.25 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.56% | -10.00% | +71.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.94 | £53.75 | £48.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £32.63 | £57.25 | £51.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.71 | £22.50 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.14% | -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 | 11,731 | 10,440 | 13,112 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.56% | 33.35% | 29.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,780 | 6,607 | 9,282 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -2.42% | -4.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £491 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.12% | -1.90% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 440 | 243 | 495 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.59 | £21.25 | £35.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £35.38 | £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 | £69.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £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 28 January 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 28 January 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 | -100 | 144 | £510 | -2.86% | 255 |
| London | -52 | 76 | £525 | -4.55% | 71 |
| UK excluding London | -69 | 62 | £513 | +12.64% | 246 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 57 | £531 | +3.51% | 71 |
| South East | -16 | 20 | £600 | +17.07% | 72 |
| Midlands | -44 | 19 | £438 | +22.89% | 33 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 11 | £385 | +20.88% | 21 |
| North of England | -55 | 11 | £500 | +40.45% | 58 |
| North West | -25 | 9 | £513 | +44.14% | 28 |
| West Midlands | -36 | 8 | £475 | +10.08% | 12 |
| East of England | -14 | 6 | £662 | +1.77% | 32 |
| Wales | -3 | 4 | £366 | - | 15 |
| South West | -29 | 2 | - | - | 22 |
| North East | -17 | 1 | £475 | - | 11 |
| 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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