The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for RPG skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited RPG over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 7 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
123
169
-
Rank change year-on-year
+46
-
-
Contract jobs citing RPG
1
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
RPG is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
744
1,530
1,867
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
34.33%
43.09%
44.42%
Number of daily rates quoted
528
1,003
1,452
10th Percentile
£400
£425
£425
25th Percentile
£463
£513
£505
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£625
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-8.00%
+4.17%
+9.09%
75th Percentile
£700
£738
£712
90th Percentile
£800
£825
£800
Central London median daily rate
£563
£620
£600
% change year-on-year
-9.27%
+3.33%
+9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
7
11
10th Percentile
-
£35.00
£44.25
25th Percentile
£46.75
£43.13
£46.75
Median hourly rate
£48.50
£57.50
£60.50
Median % change year-on-year
-15.65%
-4.96%
+120.00%
75th Percentile
£50.25
£71.25
£74.38
90th Percentile
-
£84.25
£77.50
Central London median hourly rate
£48.50
£57.50
£60.50
% change year-on-year
-15.65%
-4.96%
+137.49%
RPG Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing RPG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
RPG Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing RPG in the City of London.
RPG Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing RPG in the City of London.
RPG Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing RPG also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for RPG.
RPG Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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:
