R
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for R skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited R over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 230 | 181 | 172 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | -9 | -12 |
| Permanent jobs citing R | 48 | 46 | 80 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.71% | 0.97% | 1.39% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.26% | 2.24% | 3.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 22 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £33,206 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,800 | £35,733 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,000 | £49,369 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.77% | -1.26% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,942 | £78,750 | £61,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,000 | £111,641 | £76,807 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +4.17% | - |
All Programming Languages
Scotland
R is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 3,802 | 2,054 | 2,611 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 56.45% | 43.52% | 45.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,145 | 1,156 | 1,556 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £37,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £87,500 | £83,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing R in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing R in Scotland over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing R within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | -91 | 42 | £43,200 | -14.01% | 2 |
| Edinburgh | +27 | 5 | £61,764 | +27.35% | 5 |
| R UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: