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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 7 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 74 | 47 | 60 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | +13 | +24 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | 0.87% | 0.79% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.37% | 3.25% | 1.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | £285 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £288 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £385 | £293 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.40% | -21.87% | -37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £395 | £370 | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | £397 | £416 | - |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £546 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -3.80% | -0.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.97 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.68 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.71 | - | £21.73 |
| 75th Percentile | £25.09 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £25.41 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £43.00 | £39.41 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.11% | -7.27% | -22.73% |
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 | 206 | 123 | 187 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 19.94% | 24.26% | 24.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 142 | 97 | 136 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £305 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £356 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £420 | £440 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -4.55% | +0.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £537 | £631 |
| England median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -2.33% | -4.87% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.02 | £13.98 | £14.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.68 | £15.56 | £20.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.71 | £18.20 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +134.66% | -27.20% | -50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £79.94 | £20.60 | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.25 | £22.04 | £36.98 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +5.00% | -4.00% |
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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 7 April 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 | 6 | - | - | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | -18 | 3 | £385 | +31.40% | 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: