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 30 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 460 | 350 | 401 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -110 | +51 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 185 | 171 | 201 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.39% | 0.59% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.43% | 1.72% | 1.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 127 | 117 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £358 | £342 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £785 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £475 | £412 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.89% | +15.29% | -13.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.38 | £22.00 | £25.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.21 | £22.75 | £25.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £26.32 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.37% | -38.07% | -39.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £56.25 | £53.58 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.37 | £59.55 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £23.00 | £25.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.50% | -9.31% | -55.90% |
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 | 12,918 | 9,941 | 12,854 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.38% | 34.02% | 29.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,548 | 6,741 | 9,130 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £360 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £769 | £760 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.86% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 563 | 245 | 485 |
| 10th Percentile | £42.05 | £22.49 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.78 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +3.31% | -0.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.87 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.77% | +2.20% | - |
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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 30 April 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 30 April 2026.
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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 30 April 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 | -94 | 163 | £475 | -13.64% | 178 |
| London | -36 | 96 | £525 | -4.55% | 60 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 71 | £525 | +7.97% | 33 |
| UK excluding London | -105 | 63 | £438 | -7.89% | 150 |
| North of England | -65 | 17 | £425 | -6.59% | 36 |
| South East | -44 | 14 | £588 | +59.86% | 47 |
| Midlands | -68 | 14 | £395 | -10.07% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | -48 | 10 | £425 | +21.43% | 11 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 9 | £385 | -13.87% | 9 |
| South West | -32 | 9 | £450 | -32.84% | 16 |
| East of England | -48 | 8 | £413 | -36.54% | 22 |
| North West | -37 | 6 | £526 | +15.66% | 17 |
| West Midlands | -65 | 5 | £438 | +1.39% | 9 |
| Wales | -12 | 1 | £425 | -4.49% | 5 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 8 |
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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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