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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 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | 48 | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | +10 | +26 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | 1.09% | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.50% | 1.49% | 1.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | £284 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £285 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £385 | £289 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.22% | -22.93% | -37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £395 | £292 | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | £397 | £292 | - |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £506 | £536 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -5.59% | -2.50% |
| 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% | +6.25% |
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 | 200 | 134 | 179 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 19.76% | 24.91% | 23.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 132 | 101 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £311 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £356 | £351 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £400 | £419 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -4.53% | -1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £488 | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £537 | £625 |
| England median daily rate | £506 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.71% | -2.78% | -6.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.72 | £13.98 | £14.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.17 | £15.56 | £20.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.42 | £18.20 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.64% | -27.20% | -34.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.63 | £20.60 | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.05 | £22.04 | £37.80 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
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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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire | - | 8 | - | - | 10 |
| Northamptonshire | -23 | 3 | £385 | +33.22% | 4 |
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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: