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The table below looks at the demand for IBM RPG (Report Program Generator) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited RPG over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM RPG (Report Program Generator)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank90123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads337
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.179 %0.701 %
Salaries quoted327
Average minimum salary£30,625£35,000
Average salary£31,703£38,000
% change on same period last year-16.57 %
Average maximum salary£32,781£41,000
UK excluding London average salary£34,009£36,481
% change on same period last year-6.77 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads1038998
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.574 %0.419 %
Salaries quoted939889
Average minimum salary£30,293£30,487
Average salary£33,548£33,586
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
Average maximum salary£36,803£36,685
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
RPG West MidlandsRPG
West Midlands

RPG
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing RPG across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Birmingham RPG Demand Trend

RPG
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing RPG across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham RPG Salary Trend

RPG
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RPG across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Birmingham RPG Salary Histogram

RPG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 IT job ads sampled that cited RPG.

152 (94.55 %)AS400
222 (40.00 %)Software Testing
316 (29.09 %)Finance
413 (23.64 %)Internet
511 (20.00 %)Degree
610 (18.18 %)IBM
79 (16.36 %)SQL
79 (16.36 %)C
79 (16.36 %)Mathematics
88 (14.55 %)LANSA
88 (14.55 %)Visual LANSA
97 (12.73 %)Banking
97 (12.73 %)Retail
97 (12.73 %)Pensions
97 (12.73 %)Retail Banking
97 (12.73 %)User Acceptance Testing
106 (10.91 %)Logistics
106 (10.91 %)Java
106 (10.91 %)Business Intelligence
115 (9.091 %)Synon
115 (9.091 %)Oracle
115 (9.091 %)Insurance
115 (9.091 %)Unit Testing
115 (9.091 %)System Testing
124 (7.273 %)Fund Management
124 (7.273 %)VB
124 (7.273 %)Eclipse
124 (7.273 %)Advantage 2E
124 (7.273 %)COOL2E
133 (5.455 %)J2EE

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 IT job ads sampled that cited RPG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (5.455 %)J2EE
21 (1.818 %)HTML
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.636 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (23.64 %)Internet
21 (1.818 %)2G
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (5.455 %)SQL Server
21 (1.818 %)Data Mining
21 (1.818 %)BusinessObjects
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (14.55 %)Visual LANSA
25 (9.091 %)Synon
34 (7.273 %)Advantage 2E
34 (7.273 %)COOL2E
34 (7.273 %)Eclipse
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (29.09 %)Finance
27 (12.73 %)Banking
27 (12.73 %)Retail
27 (12.73 %)Pensions
27 (12.73 %)Retail Banking
35 (9.091 %)Insurance
42 (3.636 %)Manufacturing
51 (1.818 %)Health
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (63.64 %)Analyst
233 (60.00 %)Analyst Programmer
233 (60.00 %)Programmer
331 (56.36 %)Developer
430 (54.55 %)RPG Developer
529 (52.73 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
628 (50.91 %)AS400 Developer
721 (38.18 %)RPG Programmer
721 (38.18 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
814 (25.45 %)Analyst Developer
814 (25.45 %)Software Developer
93 (5.455 %)AS400 Operator
102 (3.636 %)Visual LANSA Analyst Programmer
102 (3.636 %)AS400 Support
102 (3.636 %)Systems Analyst
102 (3.636 %)Applications Support
111 (1.818 %)Senior Analyst
111 (1.818 %)Business Analyst
111 (1.818 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
111 (1.818 %)Senior Programmer
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
152 (94.55 %)AS400
29 (16.36 %)Mathematics
32 (3.636 %)EPoS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.636 %)OS/400
21 (1.818 %)Windows
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (40.00 %)Software Testing
27 (12.73 %)User Acceptance Testing
36 (10.91 %)Business Intelligence
36 (10.91 %)Logistics
45 (9.091 %)Unit Testing
45 (9.091 %)System Testing
54 (7.273 %)Fund Management
62 (3.636 %)Migration
71 (1.818 %)Business Analysis
71 (1.818 %)Project Management
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (16.36 %)C
19 (16.36 %)SQL
26 (10.91 %)Java
34 (7.273 %)VB
41 (1.818 %)JavaScript
41 (1.818 %)PHP
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (20.00 %)Degree
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (18.18 %)IBM
28 (14.55 %)LANSA
35 (9.091 %)Oracle
42 (3.636 %)Microsoft
51 (1.818 %)Business Objects