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The table below looks at the demand for IBM RPG (Report Program Generator) skills within the Scotland 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM RPG (Report Program Generator)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank91125
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching contract IT job ads123
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.705 %0.259 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£317£200
Average daily rate£340£250
% change on same period last year+36.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£275
% change on same period last year+23.46 %
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 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads7041159
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.000 %1.171 %
Daily rates quoted138267
Average minimum daily rate£311£311
Average daily rate£329£327
% change on same period last year+0.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
Hourly rates quoted3556
Average minimum hourly rate£28.29£28.33
Average hourly rate£30.73£29.57
% change on same period last year+3.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.18£30.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.32£32.74
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
RPG UKRPG
UK

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland RPG Hourly Rate Trend

RPG
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RPG within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GlasgowUp+269£356-
EdinburghUp+173£325-
RPG UKRPG
UK

RPG
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

19 (75.00 %)AS400
23 (25.00 %)Mainframe
23 (25.00 %)COBOL
23 (25.00 %)SQL
23 (25.00 %)UNIX
23 (25.00 %)Finance
32 (16.67 %)Banking
32 (16.67 %)MQSeries
41 (8.333 %)Marketing
41 (8.333 %)SunGard GMI
41 (8.333 %)RDF
41 (8.333 %)SunGard
41 (8.333 %)Retail
41 (8.333 %)Investment Banking
41 (8.333 %)Insurance
41 (8.333 %)Construction
41 (8.333 %)Health
41 (8.333 %)Legal

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (16.67 %)MQSeries
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (8.333 %)SunGard GMI
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (25.00 %)Finance
22 (16.67 %)Banking
31 (8.333 %)Retail
31 (8.333 %)Investment Banking
31 (8.333 %)Insurance
31 (8.333 %)Marketing
31 (8.333 %)Construction
31 (8.333 %)Health
31 (8.333 %)Legal
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (83.33 %)Programmer
25 (41.67 %)Analyst
25 (41.67 %)Analyst Programmer
34 (33.33 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
43 (25.00 %)RPG Programmer
52 (16.67 %)Developer
52 (16.67 %)AS400 Developer
61 (8.333 %)RPG Developer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (75.00 %)AS400
23 (25.00 %)Mainframe
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (25.00 %)UNIX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)RDF
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (25.00 %)COBOL
13 (25.00 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (8.333 %)SunGard