R
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for R skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited R over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 124 | 150 | 145 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | -5 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.046% | 0.37% | 0.64% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.16% | 1.08% | 2.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £323 | £344 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £356 | £360 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £221 | £376 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.15% | -20.95% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £694 | £558 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £863 | £610 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | +2.19% |
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 contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 623 | 929 | 946 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 28.96% | 34.37% | 27.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 411 | 665 | 660 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £406 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £433 | £416 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £490 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.06% | +3.16% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £553 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £656 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £533 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.09% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 12 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.60 | £48.08 | £17.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.31 | £55.00 | £27.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £59.79 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.83% | +34.36% | -2.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £67.81 | £55.03 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.50 | £69.88 | £56.80 |
| UK median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.35 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +24.13% | +18.47% |
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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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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in Scotland.
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Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing R within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Edinburgh | +29 | 1 | £221 | -63.17% | 6 |
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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:
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