R Contracts in Wales

R
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for R skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited R over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 38 - 66
Rank change year-on-year - - -33
Contract jobs citing R 5 0 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 1.27% - 1.46%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.72% - 4.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 12
10th Percentile £385 - £288
25th Percentile £393 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £412 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.67%
75th Percentile £497 - £538
90th Percentile £544 - -
UK median daily rate £500 £570 £527
% change year-on-year -12.28% +8.08% +0.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £16.63
25th Percentile £20.12 - £17.18
Median hourly rate £20.24 - £18.09
75th Percentile £20.35 - £19.00
90th Percentile - - £19.55
UK median hourly rate £21.86 £70.00 £35.50
% change year-on-year -68.77% +97.18% +35.24%

All Programming Languages
Wales

R is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 106 130 285
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 26.97% 22.41% 29.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 100 203
10th Percentile £356 £358 £376
25th Percentile £385 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £494 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.80% -5.95% +17.65%
75th Percentile £550 £627 £625
90th Percentile £592 £663 £686
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 3
10th Percentile £15.57 £17.18 £17.00
25th Percentile £17.96 £17.48 £18.09
Median hourly rate £20.24 £18.82 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year +7.55% -5.50% -21.15%
75th Percentile £22.11 £19.81 -
90th Percentile £35.75 £19.91 -
UK median hourly rate £62.00 £62.50 £51.75
% change year-on-year -0.80% +20.77% +17.21%

R
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for R in Wales

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in Wales.

Daily rate trend for R in Wales

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Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing R in Wales over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for R in Wales

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing R in Wales.

Hourly rate trend for R in Wales

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Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing R within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
South Wales - 5 £412 - 5
R
UK

R
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (60.00%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (60.00%) SPSS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Git
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Data Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Credit Risk
2 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Data Science
2 4 (80.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (80.00%) Mathematics
2 4 (80.00%) Statistics
3 3 (60.00%) Data Analysis
3 3 (60.00%) Product Strategy
3 3 (60.00%) Statistical Analysis
3 3 (60.00%) Statistical Modelling
4 2 (40.00%) Data Matching
4 2 (40.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
4 2 (40.00%) Open Source
4 2 (40.00%) Physics
5 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (20.00%) Analytics
5 1 (20.00%) Credit Risk Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (20.00%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) Time Series Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (40.00%) PhD
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared