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The table below looks at the demand for IBM RPG (Report Program Generator) skills within the Midlands 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 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM RPG (Report Program Generator)
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6278
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.893 %0.205 %
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£331£320
% change on same period last year+3.56 %
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£42.66
% change on same period last year-20.29 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads336487
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.453 %0.487 %
Daily rates quoted5855
Average minimum daily rate£323£352
Average daily rate£343£374
% change on same period last year-8.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£396
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted1021
Average minimum hourly rate£24.19£27.37
Average hourly rate£26.08£28.20
% change on same period last year-7.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.97£29.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.42£32.94
% change on same period last year+1.47 %
RPG EnglandRPG
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 Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands RPG Hourly Rate Trend

RPG
Top 2 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

14 (80.00 %)AS400
21 (20.00 %)JD Edwards

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Analyst Programmer
14 (80.00 %)Programmer
14 (80.00 %)RPG Programmer
14 (80.00 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
23 (60.00 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
31 (20.00 %)Developer
31 (20.00 %)RPG Developer
31 (20.00 %)AS400 Developer
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (80.00 %)AS400
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)JD Edwards