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This section looks at the demand for IBM RPG (Report Program Generator) skills within the Bradford 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM RPG (Report Program Generator)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank18-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.895 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£190-
Average daily rate£190-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£190-
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£335
% change on same period last year-2.34 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.00£43.05
% change on same period last year-21.01 %
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bradford
Matching contract IT job ads3846
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.046 %
Daily rates quoted39
Average minimum daily rate£265£402
Average daily rate£265£422
% change on same period last year-37.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£265£442
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted46
Average minimum hourly rate£33.17£25.00
Average hourly rate£33.75£28.71
% change on same period last year+17.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.33£32.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
RPG West YorkshireRPG
West Yorkshire

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 Bradford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bradford 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 Bradford region.

Bradford RPG Daily Rate Trend

RPG
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bradford 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.

13 (100.00 %)Regression Testing
13 (100.00 %)AS400
13 (100.00 %)Finance
13 (100.00 %)Manufacturing
13 (100.00 %)COBOL
13 (100.00 %)Retail

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bradford 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.

Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Finance
13 (100.00 %)Manufacturing
13 (100.00 %)Retail
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Consultant
12 (66.67 %)Test Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Tester
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (100.00 %)AS400
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Regression Testing
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)COBOL