The first table below looks at the demand for RPG/400 skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited RPG/400 over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the South East region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM RPG/400
Rank - - 257
Contract jobs citing RPG/400 0 0 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East - - 0.019%
As % of the Programming Languages category - - 0.056%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - £275 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Programming Languages
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
2579 3053 3554
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 33.14% 30.02% 33.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1285 1483 1559
Average daily rate £343 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.38% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £230 £238 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 194 203 298
Average hourly rate £35.00 £36.50 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.10% -2.66%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.10 £20.75 £25.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
RPG/400
England

RPG/400
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing RPG/400 across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South East RPG/400 Jobs Demand Trend

RPG/400
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing RPG/400 across the South East region.

South East RPG/400 Daily Rate Trend

RPG/400
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing RPG/400 across the South East region.

South East RPG/400 Hourly Rate Trend