R
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring R skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | 100 | 112 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +12 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs citing R | 21 | 6 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol | 1.05% | 0.42% | 0.97% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 7.87% | 1.26% | 2.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 2 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26,650 | £42,258 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £29,500 | £49,168 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,500 | £36,500 | £70,576 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.44% | -48.28% | +41.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,875 | £45,000 | £95,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £48,750 | - |
| South West median annual salary | £34,075 | £68,750 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.44% | +1.85% | +47.54% |
All Programming Languages
Bristol
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 Bristol.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 267 | 478 | 730 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 13.37% | 33.17% | 44.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 218 | 314 | 650 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £36,250 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,438 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.60% | +4.17% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,375 | £77,188 | £77,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,875 | £87,500 | £91,934 |
| South West median annual salary | £54,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.91% | - | +4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing R relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Salary Trend in Bristol
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing R.
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Salary Histogram in Bristol
Salary distribution for jobs citing R in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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: