The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Glasgow requiring R skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited R over the 6 months leading up to 4 June 2025, comparing them to the same period 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 Glasgow.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
275
2,674
664
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow
45.01%
66.93%
44.15%
Number of salaries quoted
109
354
298
10th Percentile
£39,250
£32,500
£40,000
25th Percentile
£52,500
£41,250
£45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£58,033
£55,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
+5.51%
-
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£77,500
£67,500
£67,500
90th Percentile
£85,000
£80,000
£75,375
Scotland median annual salary
£58,033
£55,000
£57,810
% change year-on-year
+5.51%
-4.86%
+5.11%
R Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
R Salary Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing R in Glasgow.
R Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 4 June 2025, job vacancies citing R also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Glasgow region with a requirement for R.
R Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:
