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 6 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 411 | 321 | 374 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -90 | +53 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 185 | 244 | 240 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.61% | 2.09% | 1.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 112 | 138 | 172 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £307 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £356 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £602 | £612 | £628 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £729 | £761 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £509 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.75% | -2.44% | +4.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 12 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.90 | - | £24.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.02 | £20.12 | £25.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £23.25 | £35.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.28% | -34.75% | +37.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.88 | £53.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.75 | - | £51.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.42 | £20.24 | £37.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.60% | -45.31% | +80.75% |
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 | 11,469 | 11,649 | 13,970 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 31.46% | 32.37% | 30.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,571 | 7,464 | 9,944 |
| 10th Percentile | £347 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £435 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £754 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | -3.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 344 | 285 | 430 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.08 | £22.00 | £31.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.44 | £40.58 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £63.00 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.19% | +4.13% | -3.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £79.00 | £78.08 |
| 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 6 December 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 6 December 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 6 December 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 | -50 | 163 | £500 | - | 418 |
| London | -34 | 86 | £510 | +2.00% | 150 |
| UK excluding London | -65 | 77 | £509 | +1.75% | 363 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 64 | £550 | +7.32% | 400 |
| South East | -4 | 22 | £588 | +14.63% | 101 |
| Midlands | -38 | 16 | £475 | +22.58% | 63 |
| North of England | -43 | 15 | £465 | +30.62% | 85 |
| North West | -17 | 14 | £479 | +34.41% | 50 |
| East of England | -6 | 12 | £608 | -6.46% | 46 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 9 | £375 | +10.29% | 30 |
| West Midlands | -28 | 7 | £475 | -12.60% | 32 |
| Wales | -3 | 6 | £366 | - | 19 |
| Scotland | -8 | 3 | £550 | -6.38% | 17 |
| South West | -13 | 3 | £513 | -29.31% | 32 |
| Yorkshire | -35 | 1 | £450 | +20.00% | 27 |
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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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