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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 27 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 129 | 115 | 120 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | +5 | +50 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 0.29% | 0.48% | 0.75% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.92% | 1.36% | 2.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £253 | £436 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £459 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £500 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -2.44% | -14.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £584 | £686 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £700 | £802 |
| London median daily rate | £519 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.68% | - | -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 | 652 | 736 | 871 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 31.59% | 34.96% | 32.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 471 | 469 | 650 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £412 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £475 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.09% | - | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £669 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £784 | £757 | £825 |
| London median daily rate | £535 | £563 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.89% | -2.17% | -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% | -4.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.50 | £112.00 | £49.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.10 | - | £50.10 |
| London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £52.50 | £50.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +4.48% | -12.61% |
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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 27 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 27 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 | -11 | 4 | £325 | -35.00% | 6 |
| 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: