R
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring R skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 67 | 77 | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +7 | +25 |
| Permanent jobs citing R | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | 0.76% | 0.23% | 0.97% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.00% | 0.69% | 3.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £39,950 | £49,370 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £43,625 | £50,172 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £51,000 | £51,528 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.18% | -1.02% | +1.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £32,625 | £57,125 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £32,700 | £60,050 | £61,980 |
| UK median annual salary | £30,500 | £62,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.81% | -4.62% | +5.37% |
All Programming Languages
Wales
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 Wales.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 160 | 289 | 292 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 15.28% | 32.73% | 31.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 126 | 150 | 235 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £31,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,813 | £31,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,916 | £49,104 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.87% | -1.79% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £65,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £74,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | -3.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing R relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
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Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing R.
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Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing R within the Wales region over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| South Wales | +12 | 7 | £30,250 | -40.69% | 7 |
| West Wales | - | 1 | £30,000 | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:
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