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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 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 117 | 122 | 135 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +13 | +49 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 0.61% | 0.50% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.76% | 1.47% | 1.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £223 | £357 | £341 |
| 25th Percentile | £271 | £447 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £531 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.88% | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £553 | £680 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £660 | £766 |
| London median daily rate | £510 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -4.76% | -18.60% |
| 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 | £35.63 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +47.35% | -40.37% |
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 | 683 | 817 | 994 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 34.85% | 33.77% | 34.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 492 | 525 | 712 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £407 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £447 | £481 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £565 | £588 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.83% | -2.08% | +0.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £825 | £850 |
| London median daily rate | £540 | £575 | £576 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.09% | -0.09% | -4.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.15 | £38.35 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.50 | £40.75 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £41.50 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.43% | -12.63% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £112.00 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | - | - |
| London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £52.50 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -4.55% | -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 29 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 29 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 29 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 | +6 | 10 | £325 | -35.00% | 8 |
| 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: