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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 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 123 | 116 | 119 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +3 | +57 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 0.24% | 0.38% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.78% | 1.06% | 2.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £243 | £428 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £288 | £450 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £418 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.50% | -4.76% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £520 | £603 | £686 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | £721 | £802 |
| London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | -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 | 638 | 758 | 855 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 30.85% | 35.79% | 32.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 458 | 478 | 636 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £412 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £475 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £534 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.17% | - | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £660 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £778 | £750 | £825 |
| London median daily rate | £530 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.64% | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.70 | £38.10 | £46.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.50 | £40.13 | £46.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.00 | £76.75 | £48.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -55.70% | +59.90% | +11.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.50 | £112.00 | £49.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.10 | - | £50.10 |
| London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £52.50 | £50.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +3.96% | -12.17% |
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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 6 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 6 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 | -18 | 4 | £325 | -35.00% | 9 |
| 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: