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London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 123 | 117 | 117 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | 0 | +41 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 0.33% | 0.29% | 0.81% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.06% | 0.80% | 2.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £496 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £362 | £547 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £555 | £638 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.94% | +19.72% | -11.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £722 | £687 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £769 | £821 |
| London median daily rate | £543 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.27% | - | -8.33% |
All Programming Languages
Central London
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 Central London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 661 | 752 | 850 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 30.96% | 36.14% | 32.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 462 | 486 | 625 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £409 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £432 | £463 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | - | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £761 | £751 | £825 |
| London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.70 | £38.10 | £46.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £34.50 | £40.13 | £46.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £76.75 | £48.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.37% | +59.90% | -8.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.61 | £112.00 | £49.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.28 | - | £50.10 |
| London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £50.00 | £51.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -3.38% | -10.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.
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Daily Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing R.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Central London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing R in Central London over the 6 months to 20 February 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing R.
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Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing R within the Central London region over the 6 months to 20 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | -5 | 7 | £555 | -12.94% | 5 |
| R London |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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: