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 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 125 | 117 | 125 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +8 | +61 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 0.40% | 0.47% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.24% | 1.38% | 1.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £436 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £353 | £459 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £500 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.00% | -8.26% | -9.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | £584 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £700 | £859 |
| London median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -4.35% | -8.37% |
| 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 | £35.63 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.62% | +47.35% | -48.92% |
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 | 647 | 724 | 873 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 32.45% | 33.96% | 33.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 466 | 463 | 650 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £406 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £432 | £475 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £589 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -2.34% | -1.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £788 | £826 |
| London median daily rate | £538 | £563 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.49% | -2.13% | -4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.33 | £38.10 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.44 | £40.13 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.00 | £76.75 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -59.61% | +61.58% | -17.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.50 | £112.00 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.90 | - | - |
| 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 13 January 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 13 January 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 | -4 | 6 | £413 | -17.50% | 4 |
| 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: