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The table below looks at the demand for IBM RPG (Report Program Generator) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RPG over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM RPG (Report Program Generator)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4674
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.717 %0.292 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£275
% change on same period last year+23.46 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£28.00-
Average hourly rate£28.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.22£41.78
% change on same period last year-18.08 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads184342
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.261 %0.345 %
Daily rates quoted4589
Average minimum daily rate£273£297
Average daily rate£301£331
% change on same period last year-9.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
Hourly rates quoted1918
Average minimum hourly rate£26.84£22.12
Average hourly rate£29.53£23.82
% change on same period last year+23.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.23£25.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.32£32.74
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
RPG West MidlandsRPG
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

RPG
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing RPG across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Birmingham RPG Demand Trend

RPG
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing RPG across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham RPG Daily Rate Trend

RPG
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing RPG across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham RPG Hourly Rate Trend

RPG
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RPG across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Birmingham RPG Hourly Rate Histogram

RPG
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing RPG also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited RPG.

15 (62.50 %)AS400
22 (25.00 %)Synon
22 (25.00 %)COBOL
22 (25.00 %)ERP
31 (12.50 %)OS/400
31 (12.50 %)SQL
31 (12.50 %)COOL2E
31 (12.50 %)Finance
31 (12.50 %)Health

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing RPG also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited RPG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (25.00 %)Synon
21 (12.50 %)COOL2E
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Finance
11 (12.50 %)Health
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (50.00 %)RPG Programmer
14 (50.00 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
14 (50.00 %)Analyst
14 (50.00 %)Analyst Programmer
14 (50.00 %)Programmer
22 (25.00 %)Developer
22 (25.00 %)AS400 Developer
31 (12.50 %)Systems Support
31 (12.50 %)COBOL Analyst
31 (12.50 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
31 (12.50 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
31 (12.50 %)COBOL Programmer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (62.50 %)AS400
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)OS/400
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)ERP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (25.00 %)COBOL
21 (12.50 %)SQL