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The table below looks at the demand for IBM RPG (Report Program Generator) skills within the South West 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM RPG (Report Program Generator)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank134159
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.074 %0.219 %
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£333£280
% change on same period last year+19.10 %
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£41.40
% change on same period last year-13.73 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South West
Matching contract IT job ads13551825
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.134 %1.956 %
Daily rates quoted290375
Average minimum daily rate£302£317
Average daily rate£325£336
% change on same period last year-3.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted279276
Average minimum hourly rate£29.95£32.44
Average hourly rate£31.74£35.11
% change on same period last year-9.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.54£37.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South West 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 South West region.

South West 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 South West region.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
DorsetUp+251--
RPG EnglandRPG
England

RPG
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

13 (75.00 %)BPCS
13 (75.00 %)ERP
21 (25.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %)AS400

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (75.00 %)BPCS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Programmer
22 (50.00 %)Analyst
22 (50.00 %)RPG Programmer
31 (25.00 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
31 (25.00 %)AS400 Operator
31 (25.00 %)AS400 Support
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)AS400
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)ERP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)SQL