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 13 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 506 | 370 | 372 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -136 | +2 | +50 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 155 | 189 | 200 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.29% | 0.57% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.10% | 1.75% | 1.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 112 | 117 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £315 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £405 | £360 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £472 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.72% | -2.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £494 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.86% | -10.23% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £22.92 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £23.81 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.25 | £26.91 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.88% | +25.16% | -68.38% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £36.25 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £51.25 | £53.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £22.92 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.27% | -71.60% |
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 | 14,085 | 10,786 | 12,183 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.40% | 32.75% | 31.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,162 | 7,227 | 8,532 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £503 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.49% | -5.19% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 526 | 272 | 408 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.25 | £28.19 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.88 | £35.75 | £45.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.12% | -14.62% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.88 | £84.35 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -3.08% | +8.33% |
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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 13 August 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 13 August 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 | -124 | 140 | £463 | -7.04% | 569 |
| London | -88 | 85 | £525 | +5.00% | 359 |
| UK excluding London | -128 | 53 | £450 | -8.86% | 281 |
| Work from Home | -73 | 49 | £550 | +11.68% | 172 |
| South East | -65 | 13 | £538 | +16.85% | 95 |
| South West | -36 | 11 | £450 | -47.98% | 30 |
| East of England | -30 | 9 | £413 | -23.26% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 9 | £425 | -5.56% | 24 |
| North of England | -64 | 9 | £425 | +13.33% | 63 |
| Midlands | -58 | 7 | £450 | -7.69% | 37 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 5 | £451 | -7.59% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 2 | £363 | +3.57% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 2 | £252 | -43.51% | 15 |
| Scotland | -12 | 1 | - | - | 15 |
| Wales | -15 | 1 | £490 | +10.11% | 7 |
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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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