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East of England > Cambridgeshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 40 | 40 | 44 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +4 | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire | 0.54% | 0.34% | 1.02% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.33% | 1.25% | 4.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £423 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £413 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -25.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £419 | £419 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £527 | £650 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.96% | +62.50% | +70.21% |
All Programming Languages
Cambridgeshire
R falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Cambridgeshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 86 | 80 | 110 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 23.24% | 27.40% | 22.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 55 | 56 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £241 | £322 | £405 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £405 | £448 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £467 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.82% | -6.70% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | £510 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £621 | £569 | £679 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £467 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.18% | -1.79% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.61 | £32.30 | £30.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.35 | £42.50 | £35.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.75 | £55.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.64% | - | +7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.56 | £65.00 | £69.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £44.25 | - | £77.50 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £68.00 | £66.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.03% | +1.54% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing R.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing R.
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Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing R within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 4 March 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 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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| Cambridge | -9 | 2 | £413 | - | 6 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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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