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The table below looks at the demand for IBM RPG (Report Program Generator) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM RPG (Report Program Generator)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6894
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.949 %0.166 %
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£327£288
% change on same period last year+13.31 %
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£37.63
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads316602
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.508 %0.646 %
Daily rates quoted110217
Average minimum daily rate£306£294
Average daily rate£323£314
% change on same period last year+2.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted3674
Average minimum hourly rate£33.21£33.54
Average hourly rate£34.10£34.50
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.99£35.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
RPG East of EnglandRPG
East of England

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire RPG Hourly Rate Trend

RPG
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

16 (85.71 %)AS400
23 (42.86 %)Retail
32 (28.57 %)General Ledger
32 (28.57 %)DB2
32 (28.57 %)JDA
32 (28.57 %)Problem Management
41 (14.29 %)SQL
41 (14.29 %)Synon
41 (14.29 %)COOL2E

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)DB2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)Synon
11 (14.29 %)COOL2E
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Retail
22 (28.57 %)General Ledger
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Developer
14 (57.14 %)AS400 Developer
22 (28.57 %)Consultant
22 (28.57 %)Programmer
22 (28.57 %)Support Consultant
22 (28.57 %)AS400 Support
22 (28.57 %)RPG Developer
31 (14.29 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (14.29 %)Analyst
31 (14.29 %)RPG Programmer
31 (14.29 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (85.71 %)AS400
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Problem Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)JDA