R
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring R skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 128 | 137 | 209 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +72 | -65 |
| Permanent jobs citing R | 5 | 13 | 44 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.15% | 0.52% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.01% | 1.84% | 1.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £35,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £37,000 | £40,800 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,000 | £39,000 | £43,200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.51% | -9.72% | -21.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £37,125 | £41,000 | £70,399 |
| 90th Percentile | £39,600 | - | £73,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,000 | £62,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.13% | +3.33% | -7.69% |
All Programming Languages
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 497 | 707 | 3,089 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 14.88% | 28.19% | 50.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 273 | 321 | 1,075 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,500 | £37,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £58,033 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.53% | +5.51% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £98,474 | £79,035 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing R relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing R.
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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 15 July 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 |
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| Glasgow | +12 | 2 | £31,000 | - | 2 |
| Edinburgh | +9 | 2 | £31,000 | -20.51% | 2 |
| Aberdeen | - | 1 | £37,500 | - | 1 |
| R UK |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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: