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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 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 125 | 125 | 117 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -8 | +46 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 10 | 6 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 0.44% | 0.30% | 0.70% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.44% | 0.79% | 2.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | - | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £460 | £675 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £700 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.14% | +33.33% | -16.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £725 | £686 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £879 |
| London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | -4.17% |
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 | 696 | 761 | 846 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 30.67% | 37.84% | 32.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 491 | 502 | 611 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £410 | £411 |
| 25th Percentile | £448 | £463 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £575 | £568 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.83% | +1.32% | -5.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £688 | £689 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £763 | £825 |
| London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.70 | - | £46.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £34.50 | - | £46.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £29.07 | £48.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.80% | -39.44% | -16.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.61 | - | £49.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.28 | - | £50.10 |
| London median hourly rate | £54.75 | £46.50 | £51.13 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.74% | -9.05% | -11.09% |
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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 21 March 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 21 March 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 | -10 | 10 | £510 | -27.14% | 12 |
| 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: