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England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring R skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 270 | 221 | 313 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | +92 | -25 |
| Permanent jobs citing R | 30 | 58 | 80 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 0.21% | 0.74% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.20% | 3.07% | 1.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 22 | 24 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £46,125 | £38,782 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,188 | £51,250 | £40,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £62,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.26% | +24.00% | -18.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | - | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £92,700 | £81,875 |
| England median annual salary | £42,500 | £62,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.45% | -0.80% | - |
All Programming Languages
South East
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 the South East.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 2,501 | 1,891 | 5,057 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 17.17% | 24.00% | 28.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,889 | 1,286 | 4,103 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £31,250 | £34,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £41,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | -5.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £68,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £83,750 | £82,500 |
| England 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 the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing R relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing R.
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Salary Histogram in the South East
Salary distribution for jobs citing R in the South East over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.
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Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing R within the South East region over the 6 months to 7 June 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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| Surrey | +4 | 22 | £57,500 | +79.69% | 3 |
| Thames Valley | +2 | 4 | £43,750 | -56.25% | 13 |
| Berkshire | +1 | 2 | £34,500 | -67.14% | 7 |
| Buckinghamshire | -20 | 2 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 4 |
| Hampshire | -37 | 2 | £30,250 | -42.38% | 2 |
| West Sussex | -17 | 1 | £31,000 | -40.95% | 4 |
| East Sussex | -19 | 1 | £31,000 | - | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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: