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 22 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 70 | 48 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -22 | +17 | +21 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | 1.10% | 1.02% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.11% | 3.92% | 1.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | £288 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £294 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £385 | £319 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.88% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £395 | £352 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £397 | £356 | - |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 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 | £52.50 | £39.07 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.10% | +34.39% | +4.17% |
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 | 180 | 153 | 176 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 18.05% | 26.11% | 22.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 125 | 109 | 120 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £306 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £350 | £352 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £400 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -5.88% | -2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £488 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £531 | £626 |
| England median daily rate | £506 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.71% | -4.55% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.72 | £13.45 | £14.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.17 | £14.24 | £20.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.42 | £15.56 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.34% | -37.76% | -34.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.63 | £16.88 | £33.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.05 | £17.67 | £54.40 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.75 | £60.32 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.59% | +4.03% | -7.20% |
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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 22 February 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 | - | - | 9 |
| Northamptonshire | -24 | 3 | £385 | +20.88% | 5 |
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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: