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The table below looks at the demand for IBM RPG (Report Program Generator) skills within the North East 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 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
Rank3647
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads4950
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.021 %
As % of the category below9.939 %7.082 %
Salaries quoted4646
Average minimum salary£29,771£26,978
Average salary£30,734£27,859
% change on same period last year+10.32 %
Average maximum salary£31,698£28,739
UK excluding London average salary£35,231£39,190
% change on same period last year-10.10 %
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads493706
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.288 %0.303 %
Salaries quoted408584
Average minimum salary£30,162£29,089
Average salary£32,414£31,531
% change on same period last year+2.80 %
Average maximum salary£34,666£33,974
UK excluding London average salary£35,495£35,768
% change on same period last year-0.76 %
RPG EnglandRPG
England

RPG
Demand Trend

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East RPG Salary Trend

RPG
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RPG across the North East region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

North East RPG Salary Histogram

RPG
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RPG within the North East 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tyne and WearDown-524£31,317+13.05 %
DurhamNew entry-16£30,000-
RPG EnglandRPG
England

RPG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

175 (97.40 %)AS400
225 (32.47 %)Finance
315 (19.48 %)Mathematics
315 (19.48 %)Degree
412 (15.58 %)User Acceptance Testing
412 (15.58 %)Unit Testing
412 (15.58 %)System Testing
511 (14.29 %)CRM
511 (14.29 %)ERP
610 (12.99 %)Business Intelligence
610 (12.99 %)EDI
610 (12.99 %)SQL
610 (12.99 %)Supply Chain Management
78 (10.39 %)IBM
78 (10.39 %)WebSphere
87 (9.091 %)Project Management
87 (9.091 %)E-business
94 (5.195 %)Change Management
94 (5.195 %)Insurance
94 (5.195 %)C
94 (5.195 %)PRINCE2
94 (5.195 %)Fund Management
103 (3.896 %)Problem Management
103 (3.896 %)Business Analysis
103 (3.896 %).NET
103 (3.896 %)Manufacturing
111 (1.299 %)Asset Management
111 (1.299 %)Logistics
111 (1.299 %)SQL Server
111 (1.299 %)MS Excel

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (12.99 %)EDI
28 (10.39 %)WebSphere
33 (3.896 %).NET
North East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.299 %)MS Excel
North East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.299 %)SQL Server
North East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (32.47 %)Finance
24 (5.195 %)Insurance
33 (3.896 %)Manufacturing
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
156 (72.73 %)Analyst
156 (72.73 %)Analyst Programmer
156 (72.73 %)Programmer
253 (68.83 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
350 (64.94 %)RPG Programmer
350 (64.94 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
430 (38.96 %)Developer
529 (37.66 %)RPG Developer
627 (35.06 %)AS400 Developer
716 (20.78 %)Software Developer
815 (19.48 %)Analyst Developer
96 (7.792 %)Development Manager
104 (5.195 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
104 (5.195 %)Senior Analyst
104 (5.195 %)Senior Programmer
113 (3.896 %)Senior AS400 Analyst Programmer
113 (3.896 %)Senior RPG Analyst Programmer
113 (3.896 %)Senior RPG Programmer
North East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
175 (97.40 %)AS400
215 (19.48 %)Mathematics
North East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (15.58 %)User Acceptance Testing
112 (15.58 %)Unit Testing
112 (15.58 %)System Testing
211 (14.29 %)CRM
211 (14.29 %)ERP
310 (12.99 %)Business Intelligence
310 (12.99 %)Supply Chain Management
47 (9.091 %)E-business
47 (9.091 %)Project Management
54 (5.195 %)Change Management
54 (5.195 %)Fund Management
54 (5.195 %)PRINCE2
63 (3.896 %)Problem Management
63 (3.896 %)Business Analysis
71 (1.299 %)Asset Management
71 (1.299 %)Logistics
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (12.99 %)SQL
24 (5.195 %)C
31 (1.299 %)C#
31 (1.299 %)VB.NET
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (19.48 %)Degree
North East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.299 %)QA
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (10.39 %)IBM
21 (1.299 %)Microsoft