The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Aberdeen requiring R skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
R falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Aberdeen.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
3
60
50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen
6.12%
24.10%
37.88%
Number of salaries quoted
2
41
43
10th Percentile
£28,500
£27,500
£32,750
25th Percentile
£30,000
£30,000
£37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£37,500
£50,000
£52,500
Median % change year-on-year
-25.00%
-4.76%
-4.55%
75th Percentile
£47,500
£60,000
£65,000
90th Percentile
£50,500
£65,000
-
Scotland median annual salary
£55,000
£55,000
£56,318
% change year-on-year
-
-2.34%
-1.20%
R Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing R relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.
R Salary Trend in Aberdeen
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing R.
R Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen
For the 6 months to 10 October 2025, job vacancies citing R also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Aberdeen region with a requirement for R.
R Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:
