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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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 110 | 117 | 141 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +24 | +36 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 16 | 12 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | 0.83% | 0.52% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.26% | 1.49% | 1.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £211 | £371 |
| 25th Percentile | £494 | £416 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £495 | £655 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -24.43% | +11.49% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £584 | £791 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £688 | £883 |
| London median daily rate | £513 | £475 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.89% | -13.64% | -15.38% |
| 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 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +50.00% | -1.41% |
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 | 707 | 804 | 1,258 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 36.63% | 35.00% | 38.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 489 | 557 | 852 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £413 | £406 |
| 25th Percentile | £434 | £488 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £580 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.86% | -3.37% | +0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £710 | £727 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £825 | £830 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.98 | £37.15 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.13 | £37.75 | £12.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.72 | £40.00 | £12.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.80% | +220.00% | -76.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £41.75 | £12.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.25 | £42.05 | - |
| London median hourly rate | £44.90 | £47.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.48% | -20.83% | +12.71% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all 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 15 September 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 15 September 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 15 September 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 | +14 | 14 | £550 | +11.11% | 69 |
| R London |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: