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London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London requiring R skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited R over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 119 | 117 | 143 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +26 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 10 | 16 | 29 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | 0.50% | 0.65% | 0.75% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.29% | 1.92% | 1.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £466 | £417 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £477 | £523 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £533 | £681 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -21.83% | +23.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £681 | £687 | £863 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £879 | £875 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £580 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.17% | -3.33% | +7.72% |
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 | 773 | 833 | 1,645 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 38.71% | 34.06% | 42.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 516 | 608 | 1,091 |
| 10th Percentile | £409 | £412 | £420 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £463 | £506 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £565 | £620 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.77% | -8.87% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £688 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £800 | £825 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £46.75 | £47.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £48.50 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.06% | -15.65% | -4.96% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £50.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £84.13 |
| London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £50.50 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.88% | -12.17% | +15.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in Central London.
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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 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing R in Central London.
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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 1 May 2025. 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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| City of London | 0 | 8 | £550 | +3.29% | 21 |
| City of Westminster | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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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