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 25 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 420 | 342 | 401 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -78 | +59 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 171 | 238 | 225 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.66% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.49% | 2.05% | 1.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 101 | 134 | 156 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £303 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £350 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -11.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £612 | £641 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £721 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £506 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -1.22% | +4.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.55 | £20.01 | £25.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.19 | £20.12 | £25.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.25 | £22.00 | £40.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.05% | -45.43% | +55.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £35.38 | £49.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.25 | £53.75 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £20.24 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.26% | -57.40% | +133.36% |
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 | 11,456 | 11,631 | 14,256 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.00% | 32.03% | 30.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,559 | 7,427 | 10,147 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £756 | £753 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 339 | 298 | 437 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.87 | £22.00 | £32.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.75 | £40.19 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.50 | £62.75 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.20% | +4.58% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £75.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
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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 25 November 2025.
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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 25 November 2025.
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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 25 November 2025. 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 | -63 | 150 | £500 | - | 502 |
| London | -30 | 81 | £500 | - | 176 |
| UK excluding London | -52 | 69 | £525 | +3.70% | 440 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 60 | £550 | +10.00% | 82 |
| South East | -4 | 23 | £575 | +12.20% | 128 |
| North of England | -42 | 14 | £465 | +27.22% | 97 |
| North West | -12 | 13 | £479 | +34.41% | 59 |
| East of England | -10 | 12 | £608 | -4.63% | 56 |
| Midlands | -42 | 9 | £525 | +34.44% | 76 |
| Wales | -1 | 6 | £366 | - | 22 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 5 | £375 | +10.29% | 33 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 4 | £575 | -6.05% | 42 |
| Scotland | -9 | 3 | £550 | -6.38% | 25 |
| South West | -14 | 2 | £513 | -29.31% | 37 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 1 | £450 | +20.00% | 29 |
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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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