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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 8 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 273 | 306 | 336 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | +30 | -11 |
| Contract jobs citing R | 75 | 88 | 146 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.61% | 0.50% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.55% | 1.33% | 1.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 49 | 70 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £393 | £319 | £429 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £391 | £516 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £538 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.33% | -10.42% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £759 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £771 | £933 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £570 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -10.09% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.31 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31.29 | £41.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £43.75 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £47.81 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £54.75 | £48.38 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £37.50 | £32.12 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.77% | -54.12% | +97.18% |
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 | 4,840 | 6,616 | 10,123 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 39.58% | 37.49% | 40.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,376 | 5,030 | 7,629 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £435 | £463 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £838 | £825 |
| England median daily rate | £523 | £540 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.15% | -4.09% | +2.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 39 | 53 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.68 | £23.80 | £25.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.25 | £40.75 | £39.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.11 | £50.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.53% | -15.83% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.38 | £62.50 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.25 | £72.50 | £88.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £60.75 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.80% | - | +19.05% |
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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 8 June 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 8 June 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 8 June 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 | +11 | 13 | £550 | +7.32% | 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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