R
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring R skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 62 | 46 | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +17 | +21 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | 1.44% | 1.59% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 7.07% | 6.34% | 0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | £289 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £295 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £385 | £340 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.24% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £395 | £356 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £397 | £384 | - |
| England median daily rate | £496 | £520 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.62% | -3.70% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.97 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.68 | £21.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.71 | £22.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.37% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £25.09 | £23.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £25.41 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £25.42 | £40.50 | £40.32 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.25% | +0.46% | +43.98% |
All Programming Languages
East Midlands
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 the East Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 184 | 142 | 173 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 20.40% | 25.13% | 23.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 128 | 101 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | £359 | £310 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £394 | £356 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £447 | £420 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.43% | -6.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £500 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £612 | £525 | £657 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.65% | -2.27% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.84 | £13.75 | £19.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.84 | £15.00 | £24.29 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.71 | £17.71 | £53.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.87% | -66.58% | +6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.72 | £21.04 | £54.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £56.69 | £22.67 | £54.80 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +0.80% | -3.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing R relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing R.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing R.
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Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing R within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire | +1 | 10 | - | - | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | -25 | 3 | £385 | +20.88% | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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: