The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicester 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
31
61
-
Rank change year-on-year
+30
-
-
Permanent jobs citing R
1
9
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester
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 Leicester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
51
198
298
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester
33.33%
31.08%
45.50%
Number of salaries quoted
42
124
102
10th Percentile
£41,600
£36,625
£29,775
25th Percentile
£46,750
£42,500
£35,476
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£52,500
£50,000
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
+5.00%
-
+18.34%
75th Percentile
£60,938
£61,250
£61,250
90th Percentile
£77,000
£75,000
£67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary
£54,000
£47,500
£47,500
% change year-on-year
+13.68%
-
-5.00%
R Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
R Salary Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing R in Leicester.
R Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 30 May 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 Leicester region with a requirement for R.
R Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:
