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The table below looks at the demand for IBM RPG (Report Program Generator) skills within the Kent 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM RPG (Report Program Generator)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4049
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.226 %1.186 %
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£335£275
% change on same period last year+21.79 %
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£34.22£41.78
% change on same period last year-18.08 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads124253
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.175 %0.256 %
Daily rates quoted5567
Average minimum daily rate£296£323
Average daily rate£316£338
% change on same period last year-6.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted738
Average minimum hourly rate£15.64£26.68
Average hourly rate£16.14£28.17
% change on same period last year-42.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.63£29.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.17£32.72
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent RPG Hourly Rate Trend

RPG
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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 (87.50 %)SQL
17 (87.50 %)AS400
17 (87.50 %)Finance
26 (75.00 %)DB2
26 (75.00 %)Fund Management
26 (75.00 %)Investment Management
34 (50.00 %)Banking
34 (50.00 %)Asset Management
34 (50.00 %)Investment Banking
41 (12.50 %)Insurance
41 (12.50 %)UNIX
41 (12.50 %)Windows
41 (12.50 %)Problem Management

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (75.00 %)DB2
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (87.50 %)Finance
24 (50.00 %)Banking
24 (50.00 %)Investment Banking
31 (12.50 %)Insurance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (75.00 %)Applications Support
24 (50.00 %)Developer
24 (50.00 %)AS400 Support
33 (37.50 %)AS400 Developer
33 (37.50 %)Analyst
33 (37.50 %)Analyst Programmer
33 (37.50 %)Programmer
42 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
42 (25.00 %)Senior Analyst
42 (25.00 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
42 (25.00 %)Senior Support Analyst
42 (25.00 %)Senior Programmer
51 (12.50 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (87.50 %)AS400
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)UNIX
11 (12.50 %)Windows
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (75.00 %)Fund Management
16 (75.00 %)Investment Management
24 (50.00 %)Asset Management
31 (12.50 %)Problem Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (87.50 %)SQL