R
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 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 120 | 122 | 132 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +10 | +51 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 10 | 10 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 0.50% | 0.42% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.51% | 1.24% | 1.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £223 | £436 | £341 |
| 25th Percentile | £271 | £459 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.99% | -12.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £584 | £680 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £700 | £766 |
| London median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £546 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -8.38% | -15.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £28.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £52.50 | £35.32 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.62% | +48.66% | -49.37% |
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 | 664 | 806 | 931 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 33.52% | 34.12% | 33.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 486 | 518 | 671 |
| 10th Percentile | £359 | £413 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £436 | £478 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £580 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.17% | -3.33% | +0.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £695 | £714 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £795 | £838 |
| London median daily rate | £540 | £575 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.09% | - | -4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.00 | £38.35 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.31 | £40.75 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.00 | £41.50 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.30% | -12.63% | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.50 | £112.00 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £55.63 | - | - |
| London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £52.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | - | -8.70% |
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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 14 December 2025.
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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 14 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | 0 | 8 | £325 | -35.00% | 7 |
| 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: