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 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 449 | 359 | 402 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -90 | +43 | +33 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 189 | 169 | 199 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.40% | 0.58% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.47% | 1.69% | 1.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 132 | 116 | 136 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £354 | £339 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £533 | £546 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.80% | -2.43% | -0.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £774 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £380 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +25.00% | -20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.38 | £21.88 | £25.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.21 | £22.63 | £25.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £25.16 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +70.91% | -40.80% | -39.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £46.89 | £53.58 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.37 | £56.25 | £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 | 12,892 | 10,011 | 12,769 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.07% | 34.15% | 29.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,507 | 6,800 | 9,080 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £418 | £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 | £775 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 563 | 252 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £22.55 | £31.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +1.46% | +2.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £79.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | +3.09% |
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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 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 6 May 2026.
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Top 14 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 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 | -81 | 168 | £475 | -13.64% | 216 |
| London | -35 | 96 | £525 | -4.55% | 84 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 70 | £525 | +8.81% | 52 |
| UK excluding London | -105 | 66 | £450 | -5.26% | 169 |
| North of England | -49 | 17 | £425 | -6.59% | 40 |
| South East | -42 | 15 | £569 | +55.29% | 53 |
| Midlands | -69 | 14 | £395 | -10.07% | 21 |
| South West | -33 | 11 | £450 | -32.84% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | -48 | 10 | £425 | +21.43% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 9 | £385 | -13.87% | 11 |
| East of England | -43 | 9 | £413 | -36.54% | 23 |
| North West | -41 | 6 | £526 | +15.66% | 21 |
| West Midlands | -62 | 5 | £438 | +1.39% | 10 |
| North East | - | 1 | £475 | - | 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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