R Developer Contract Job Trends in London
R Developer
England > London
The median R Developer daily rate in London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 467 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract R Developer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.005% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.005% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £700 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -28.57% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in London matching a recognised job title | 18,840 | 12,881 | 14,728 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.71% | 92.61% | 94.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,299 | 8,549 | 9,509 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £333 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £545 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.95% | -0.94% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £663 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £788 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 441 | 232 | 154 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.50 | £17.50 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.93 | £21.75 | £23.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £26.68 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.70% | -28.87% | -3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.25 | £47.50 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £67.31 | £80.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -37.13% | -11.52% |
R Developer Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract R Developer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
R Developer Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for R Developer job vacancies in London.
R Developer Skill Set Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 7 November 2026, R Developer contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract R Developer job ads across the London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analytics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure DevOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Business Intelligence | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Code Quality | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Modelling | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Transformation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Visualisation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Databricks | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Git | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft Excel | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Power BI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Power Platform | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | R | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Refactoring | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Regression Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SQL | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Technical Debt | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Validation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Visualisation | 100.0% | 1 |
R Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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