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 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 447 | 360 | 392 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -87 | +32 | +23 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 179 | 169 | 192 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.37% | 0.58% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.39% | 1.70% | 1.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 125 | 113 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £305 | £330 | £354 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £744 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £488 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.26% | +21.88% | -20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.38 | £21.88 | £21.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.21 | £22.63 | £23.99 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £25.16 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +70.91% | -40.80% | -35.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £46.89 | £51.71 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.37 | £56.25 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £23.00 | £21.73 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.50% | +5.84% | -65.23% |
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 | 12,886 | 9,917 | 12,722 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.76% | 34.00% | 29.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,472 | 6,737 | 9,047 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.89% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £763 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £475 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.39% | -2.86% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 561 | 239 | 494 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.25 | £25.25 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.43 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +0.12% | +2.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | - |
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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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 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 | -105 | 158 | £475 | -12.84% | 210 |
| London | -44 | 92 | £525 | -4.55% | 80 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 73 | £550 | +22.22% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | -97 | 60 | £438 | -10.26% | 184 |
| North of England | -57 | 14 | £425 | -6.59% | 42 |
| Midlands | -64 | 13 | £416 | -6.88% | 27 |
| South East | -58 | 12 | £550 | +50.17% | 47 |
| South West | -37 | 11 | £450 | -47.98% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | -49 | 10 | £425 | +1.49% | 15 |
| East of England | -41 | 9 | £413 | -36.54% | 27 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 8 | £395 | -11.63% | 17 |
| West Midlands | -56 | 5 | £438 | +12.90% | 10 |
| North West | -42 | 3 | - | - | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 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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