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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 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 125 | 117 | 120 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +3 | +47 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.92% | 0.81% | 2.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £253 | £496 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £547 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £638 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +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 | 653 | 738 | 857 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 31.27% | 35.84% | 32.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 455 | 472 | 635 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £411 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £433 | £470 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | - | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £751 | £825 |
| London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.30 | £38.10 | £46.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.00 | £40.13 | £46.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.50 | £76.75 | £48.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.53% | +59.90% | +0.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.56 | £112.00 | £49.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £56.06 | - | £50.10 |
| London median hourly rate | £54.75 | £52.50 | £51.13 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.29% | +2.69% | -11.09% |
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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 16 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 16 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 | -1 | 6 | £510 | -20.00% | 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: