R
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Essex requiring R skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 55 | 52 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing R | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Essex | 0.29% | 0.22% | - |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.25% | 0.78% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £39,750 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £41,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.71% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £32,500 | £43,250 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median annual salary | £30,000 | £53,250 | £36,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.66% | +47.92% | -20.00% |
All Programming Languages
Essex
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 Essex.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 89 | 129 | 143 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex | 12.94% | 28.41% | 31.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74 | 40 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £41,100 | £33,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,938 | £52,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.74% | -8.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £79,688 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £87,500 | £83,750 |
| East of England median annual salary | £54,000 | £58,675 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.97% | -2.21% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing R relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Salary Trend in Essex
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing R.
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Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing R within the Essex region over the 6 months to 11 January 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend-on-Sea | - | 2 | £30,000 | - | 4 |
| R East of England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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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