R
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for R skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited R over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 391 | 278 | 251 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -113 | -27 | +48 |
| Permanent jobs citing R | 661 | 1,311 | 2,511 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.67% | 1.30% | 1.60% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.99% | 3.00% | 2.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 448 | 575 | 853 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,350 | £40,148 | £35,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,500 | £46,125 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +4.17% | +0.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £90,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £114,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,528 | £50,238 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.57% | - | -2.45% |
All Programming Languages
UK
R is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33,186 | 43,722 | 84,922 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.45% | 43.28% | 53.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,983 | 27,941 | 43,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,195 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £107,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing R.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing R over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
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Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing R within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -109 | 578 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 242 |
| UK excluding London | -205 | 323 | £51,528 | +2.57% | 120 |
| London | +41 | 310 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 129 |
| Work from Home | -178 | 259 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 95 |
| South East | -23 | 77 | £48,500 | -19.17% | 36 |
| North of England | -194 | 67 | £51,528 | +3.06% | 27 |
| Midlands | -24 | 57 | £55,000 | +12.82% | 24 |
| Scotland | -56 | 49 | £49,764 | -0.94% | 9 |
| North West | +20 | 41 | £47,500 | -28.30% | 15 |
| South West | -62 | 39 | £67,500 | +35.00% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 38 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -130 | 21 | £51,528 | +5.70% | 7 |
| East of England | +16 | 20 | £65,000 | +85.71% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 19 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 4 |
| Wales | +1 | 7 | £51,528 | -1.74% | 4 |
| North East | -30 | 5 | £55,000 | +23.14% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +25 | 4 | £33,750 | - | 4 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | £67,500 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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