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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 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | 45 | 64 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | +19 | +22 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | 1.15% | 1.44% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.40% | 5.97% | 0.55% |
| 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 | £505 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | - | -4.55% |
| 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 | £52.50 | £40.32 |
| % change year-on-year | -51.59% | +30.22% | +34.38% |
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 | 172 | 134 | 181 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 18.03% | 24.19% | 23.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 119 | 93 | 126 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £356 | £370 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £447 | £400 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.75% | -11.11% | +1.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £522 | £668 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.65% | -2.27% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.84 | £13.75 | £13.64 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.84 | £15.00 | £19.78 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.71 | £17.71 | £41.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.87% | -57.58% | +9.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.72 | £21.04 | £54.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £56.69 | £22.67 | £54.60 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +5.00% | -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 23 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 | 0 | 8 | - | - | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | -24 | 3 | £385 | +20.88% | 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: