R
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring R skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited R over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 273 | 288 | 337 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +49 | -13 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 80 | 103 | 160 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.64% | 0.58% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.61% | 1.60% | 1.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 57 | 81 | 110 |
| 10th Percentile | £393 | £388 | £435 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £475 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £580 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.17% | -3.33% | +7.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £763 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | - | £928 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.31 | £32.24 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £38.79 | £41.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £42.50 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.53% | -43.33% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £47.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £57.75 | £50.50 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £26.32 | £42.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.07% | -39.29% | +86.67% |
All Programming Languages
London
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 London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 4,959 | 6,430 | 11,021 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 39.52% | 36.06% | 40.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,479 | 4,906 | 8,206 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £380 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £449 | £463 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £712 | £700 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £825 | £825 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £565 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -4.42% | +2.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 57 | 85 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.07 | £23.80 | £34.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.00 | £36.25 | £49.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.50 | £50.50 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.88% | -12.17% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.81 | £61.75 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.38 | £70.75 | £83.45 |
| England median hourly rate | £62.75 | £62.50 | £61.84 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.40% | +1.07% | +23.68% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing R as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing R in London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing R in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing R in London.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in London
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing R in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing R within the London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| Central London | -2 | 10 | £550 | +3.29% | 36 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:
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