Skills: pay and hiring demand

R jobs and pay

How many open roles ask for R, what employers state they pay for it, and where that demand sits.

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1,085 open roles · 0.8% of postings · Median $103,037/yr as of 2026-10-18

Citable summary

R appears in 1,085 open roles (0.8% of postings) with an employer-stated median of 103,037 (P25 46,269 – P75 182,214), as of 2026-10-18.

n=1,085, as of 2026-10-18 · How these skill figures are calculated

1,085
Open roles
0.8%
Share of all postings
of postings
574
Postings with a salary range
$103,037
Median stated pay
P25 $46,269 · P75 $182,214

Which job families hire for this skill

Where roles naming this skill are concentrated across job families.

Data & ML21.1% (229)Engineering14.0% (152)Other13.0% (141)Sales11.7% (127)Operations8.5% (92)Consulting6.2% (67)Retail & Hospitality5.2% (56)Support5.0% (54)

Demand by job family

Job family Open roles Share of skill's roles
Data & ML 229 21.1%
Engineering 152 14.0%
Other 141 13.0%
Sales 127 11.7%
Operations 92 8.5%
Consulting 67 6.2%
Retail & Hospitality 56 5.2%
Support 54 5.0%
Product 48 4.4%
Skilled Trades 30 2.8%
People & HR 29 2.7%
Finance 24 2.2%
Marketing 18 1.7%
Design 13 1.2%
Legal 5 0.5%

Skill demand by country

Country Open roles Share of skill's roles
United States 477 44.0%
United Kingdom 113 10.4%
Canada 82 7.6%
France 49 4.5%
Germany 40 3.7%
Belgium 29 2.7%
India 29 2.7%
Portugal 26 2.4%
Singapore 19 1.8%
Brazil 15 1.4%
Spain 13 1.2%
Australia 11 1.0%
PH 11 1.0%
Netherlands 10 0.9%
Japan 8 0.7%
Austria 6 0.6%
Bulgaria 6 0.6%
Greece 5 0.5%
Ireland 5 0.5%
EG 4 0.4%
Italy 4 0.4%
Mexico 4 0.4%
Switzerland 3 0.3%
CY 3 0.3%
Poland 3 0.3%
Sweden 3 0.3%
United Arab Emirates 2 0.2%
China 2 0.2%
Czechia 2 0.2%
Denmark 2 0.2%
MT 2 0.2%
Norway 2 0.2%
New Zealand 2 0.2%
Romania 2 0.2%
SA 2 0.2%
VN 2 0.2%
ZA 2 0.2%
AR 1 0.1%
CO 1 0.1%
Estonia 1 0.1%
Finland 1 0.1%
Hong Kong 1 0.1%
Hungary 1 0.1%
ID 1 0.1%
KE 1 0.1%
Lithuania 1 0.1%
Latvia 1 0.1%
MY 1 0.1%
NG 1 0.1%
PE 1 0.1%
Slovakia 1 0.1%
Taiwan 1 0.1%
UY 1 0.1%

Skills that appear alongside

Skills most often requested in the same job postings as R.

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Method: counts come from public job postings; pay figures use only postings with an employer-stated salary range. salaries.geo_answer_method →