R
South West > Somerset
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring R skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 57 | 48 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing R | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset | 0.71% | 0.22% | - |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.81% | 1.00% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £62,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £65,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.92% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £67,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £72,750 | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £34,075 | £68,750 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.44% | +1.85% | +47.54% |
All Programming Languages
Somerset
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 Somerset.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 105 | 100 | 113 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset | 18.68% | 21.69% | 31.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 87 | 55 | 95 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,950 | £35,950 | £29,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,250 | £42,500 | £34,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +15.79% | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £62,500 | £59,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £85,000 | £65,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | - | +4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing R relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
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Salary Trend in Somerset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing R.
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Salary Histogram in Somerset
Salary distribution for jobs citing R in Somerset over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.
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Job Locations in Somerset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing R within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Street | - | 1 | £72,500 | - | |
| R South West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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: