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England > East of England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring R skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | 94 | 107 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | +13 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 23 | 3 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England | 1.77% | 0.20% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.90% | 0.89% | 0.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £465 | - | £278 |
| 25th Percentile | £508 | - | £305 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | - | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -36.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £672 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | -12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.38 | £55.63 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £16.99 | £56.56 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £17.99 | £61.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -70.63% | +11.36% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £19.00 | £64.69 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £19.60 | £64.88 |
| England median hourly rate | £37.50 | £22.50 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +66.67% | -59.09% | +71.88% |
All Programming Languages
East of England
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 of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 390 | 338 | 536 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England | 30.05% | 22.37% | 28.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 172 | 153 | 311 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £286 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £340 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £420 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.94% | -16.00% | -1.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £588 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 77 | 80 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.64 | £51.25 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.00 | £60.00 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £69.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.80% | +21.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £67.50 | £84.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.25 | £80.50 | £90.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £55.00 | £65.00 | £63.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +3.17% | +10.18% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
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Daily Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing R.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing R in the East of England over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing R.
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Contract Job Locations in the East of England
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 of England region over the 6 months to 16 September 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire | - | 16 | £550 | - | 5 |
| Essex | +1 | 4 | £662 | - | 14 |
| Cambridgeshire | +1 | 2 | £413 | - | 12 |
| Bedfordshire | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: