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 4 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 86 | 63 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | -12 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | 0.16% | 0.53% | 1.74% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.96% | 1.93% | 6.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £214 | - | £336 |
| 25th Percentile | £229 | - | £353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £252 | £447 | £358 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.51% | +24.86% | -40.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £276 | - | £371 |
| 90th Percentile | £290 | - | £378 |
| England median daily rate | £465 | £503 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.46% | +0.50% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £22.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | - | £37.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +66.67% | -64.00% |
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 | 208 | 207 | 195 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 16.34% | 27.31% | 26.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 146 | 173 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £270 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £358 | £372 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £410 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.85% | -8.89% | -5.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £543 | £475 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £547 | £588 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £514 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.24% | -6.64% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.00 | - | £23.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £36.25 | £18.50 | £27.24 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £19.00 | £35.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +136.84% | -46.52% | -32.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.13 | £19.50 | £44.87 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.45 | - | £49.09 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +3.17% |
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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 4 September 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 |
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| Lincolnshire | - | 2 | £252 | - | 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: