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The table below looks at the demand for IBM RPG (Report Program Generator) skills within the Hampshire 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM RPG (Report Program Generator)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank94115
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.510 %0.349 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£350£200
Average daily rate£350£230
% change on same period last year+52.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£260
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£280
% change on same period last year+19.10 %
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£35.71£41.40
% change on same period last year-13.73 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads588860
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.926 %0.922 %
Daily rates quoted137244
Average minimum daily rate£305£330
Average daily rate£326£342
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted147159
Average minimum hourly rate£33.65£33.92
Average hourly rate£35.95£36.24
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.24£38.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
RPG South EastRPG
South East

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

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire RPG Daily Rate Trend

RPG
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RPG across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Hampshire RPG Daily Rate Histogram

RPG
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire RPG Hourly Rate Trend

RPG
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

17 (100.00 %)AS400
25 (71.43 %)Finance
34 (57.14 %)Project Management
42 (28.57 %)QA
51 (14.29 %)Migration
51 (14.29 %)Billing
51 (14.29 %)Geac
51 (14.29 %)Telecoms

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (71.43 %)Finance
21 (14.29 %)Billing
21 (14.29 %)Telecoms
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Systems Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Programmer
22 (28.57 %)Business Manager
22 (28.57 %)RPG Programmer
31 (14.29 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
31 (14.29 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
31 (14.29 %)Systems Manager
31 (14.29 %)Business Systems Manager
31 (14.29 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (14.29 %)Project Manager
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (100.00 %)AS400
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)Project Management
21 (14.29 %)Migration
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (28.57 %)QA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Geac