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 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 393 | 323 | 425 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -70 | +102 | -33 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 174 | 246 | 217 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.49% | 0.67% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.52% | 2.09% | 1.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 100 | 134 | 155 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £286 | £303 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £333 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £488 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -7.14% | -11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £612 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £684 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £506 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.23% | -1.22% | +3.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 18 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.55 | £20.08 | £24.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.19 | £20.12 | £25.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.25 | £21.50 | £35.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.35% | -39.66% | +37.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £27.88 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.25 | £53.75 | £59.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £20.24 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.26% | -57.40% | +110.97% |
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 | 11,456 | 11,781 | 14,546 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.24% | 32.11% | 31.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,545 | 7,594 | 10,368 |
| 10th Percentile | £348 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 337 | 285 | 446 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.00 | £22.00 | £31.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.75 | £37.55 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £61.50 | £60.11 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.63% | +2.32% | +0.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £75.00 | £78.00 |
| 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 14 November 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 14 November 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 14 November 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 | -75 | 154 | £500 | +5.26% | 589 |
| London | -24 | 78 | £500 | +5.26% | 249 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 74 | £513 | +1.23% | 447 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 62 | £550 | +10.00% | 119 |
| South East | -3 | 26 | £525 | +2.44% | 124 |
| East of England | -7 | 15 | £575 | -8.00% | 58 |
| North of England | -42 | 12 | £465 | +24.00% | 106 |
| North West | -14 | 11 | £479 | +34.41% | 56 |
| Midlands | -36 | 10 | £538 | +50.98% | 76 |
| Wales | -3 | 6 | £366 | - | 23 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 5 | £375 | +10.29% | 31 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 4 | £575 | -6.05% | 44 |
| Scotland | -10 | 3 | £550 | -12.00% | 28 |
| South West | -13 | 2 | £513 | -29.31% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | -37 | 1 | £450 | -2.70% | 36 |
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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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