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 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 121 | 122 | 137 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +15 | +47 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 10 | 14 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 0.52% | 0.60% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.45% | 1.75% | 1.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 11 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £328 | £225 | £344 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £419 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £475 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | -6.38% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £569 | £676 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £675 | £755 |
| London median daily rate | £518 | £475 | £519 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.05% | -8.43% | -20.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.75 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £35.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £60.25 | - | - |
| London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £52.50 | £35.32 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +48.66% | -21.52% |
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 | 689 | 798 | 1,053 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 35.92% | 34.02% | 35.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 498 | 518 | 741 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £413 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £482 | £485 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £585 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.71% | -2.50% | +0.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £825 | £850 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £565 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.65% | -3.83% | -2.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.83 | £38.35 | £15.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.31 | £40.75 | £20.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.50 | £41.50 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.82% | +38.33% | -42.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.85 | £112.00 | £39.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.25 | - | £45.15 |
| London median hourly rate | £44.95 | £48.50 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.32% | -11.82% | -4.35% |
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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 8 November 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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Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing R in Central London over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.
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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 8 November 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 | -7 | 8 | £500 | +5.26% | 79 |
| 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: