South East RPG Jobs

This section looks at the demand for IBM RPG (Report Program Generator) skills within the South 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 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

IBM RPG (Report Program Generator)
Location Barking Berkshire Birmingham Bradford Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Canterbury Cheltenham Cheshire City of London Cornwall Coventry Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Doncaster Durham East Midlands East of England East Sussex East Yorkshire Eastleigh Edinburgh England Exeter Folkestone Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Greenock Hampshire Hertfordshire Home Counties Hull Inverclyde Kent Leeds Leicester Leicestershire London Manchester Margate Middlesex Midlands Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne North East North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Nottingham Nottinghamshire Peterborough Plymouth Ramsgate Reading Scotland Sheffield Somerset South East South West South Yorkshire Southampton St Albans Surrey Sussex Tyne and Wear UK Warrington Warwickshire Watford West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Wiltshire Woking York Yorkshire	3 months to 28 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	345	361
Rank change on same period last year	+16
Matching permanent IT job ads	127	165
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled	0.069 %	0.069 %
As % of the category below	0.807 %	0.804 %
Salaries quoted	81	90
Average minimum salary	£35,943	£37,374
Average salary	£37,448	£38,423
% change on same period last year	-2.53 %
Average maximum salary	£38,954	£39,473
UK excluding London average salary	£34,000	£36,541
% change on same period last year	-6.95 %
Programming Languages South East
Matching permanent IT job ads	15742	20526
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled	8.558 %	8.625 %
Salaries quoted	13417	17523
Average minimum salary	£34,382	£35,089
Average salary	£37,894	£38,194
% change on same period last year	-0.78 %
Average maximum salary	£41,406	£41,299
UK excluding London average salary	£35,271	£35,635
% change on same period last year	-1.02 %
RPG England

RPG
Demand Trend

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

RPG
Salary Trend

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

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RPG across the South East region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

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Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RPG within the South East region over the 3 months to 28 August 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.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Last	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Average Salary Last 3 Months	Average Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year
Hampshire	-35	38	£41,609	+3.46 %
Kent	+18	33	£32,481	+13.81 %
Home Counties	+17	18	£36,444	-12.78 %
Surrey	-1	9	£40,000	+4.50 %
Berkshire	+38	6	£45,000	+2.14 %
Sussex	+13	5	-	-
West Sussex	+25	3	£30,750	-
Buckinghamshire	-	3	£40,000	-
Middlesex	+21	2	£38,500	-14.44 %
East Sussex	-	1	-	-

RPG England

RPG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the South 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.

1 198 (64.92 %) AS400 2 87 (28.52 %) Finance 3 51 (16.72 %) SQL 4 47 (15.41 %) Java 5 43 (14.10 %) JD Edwards 6 37 (12.13 %) WebSphere 7 31 (10.16 %) Games 8 30 (9.836 %) ERP 9 29 (9.508 %) IBM 9 29 (9.508 %) Publishing 10 25 (8.197 %) DB2 11 22 (7.213 %) SQL Server 12 20 (6.557 %) HTML 13 19 (6.230 %) Oracle 13 19 (6.230 %) Degree

14 18 (5.902 %) UNIX 15 17 (5.574 %) SAP 16 16 (5.246 %) Microsoft 16 16 (5.246 %) Project Management 17 15 (4.918 %) Middleware 17 15 (4.918 %) Online Games 18 14 (4.590 %) Retail 18 14 (4.590 %) JavaScript 18 14 (4.590 %) C++ 19 12 (3.934 %) Manufacturing 19 12 (3.934 %) Change Management 19 12 (3.934 %) Banking 20 11 (3.607 %) Pensions 20 11 (3.607 %) Synon 20 11 (3.607 %) XML

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the South 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.

Application Development 1 37 (12.13 %) WebSphere 2 20 (6.557 %) HTML 3 15 (4.918 %) Middleware 4 11 (3.607 %) XML 5 6 (1.967 %) Struts 5 6 (1.967 %) J2EE 6 5 (1.639 %) .NET 7 3 (0.984 %) WebServices 8 2 (0.656 %) LAMP 8 2 (0.656 %) OpenGL 9 1 (0.328 %) Spring 9 1 (0.328 %) EDI 9 1 (0.328 %) CGI 9 1 (0.328 %) ASP 9 1 (0.328 %) ASP.NET 9 1 (0.328 %) CSS	Application Platforms 1 7 (2.295 %) MQSeries 2 6 (1.967 %) WebSphere Application Server 3 5 (1.639 %) Lotus Notes 4 3 (0.984 %) Lotus Domino 4 3 (0.984 %) Apache 5 2 (0.656 %) ESB 6 1 (0.328 %) SAS 6 1 (0.328 %) IIS
Applications 1 10 (3.279 %) MS Office 2 8 (2.623 %) MS Visio 3 3 (0.984 %) MS Excel 3 3 (0.984 %) MS Project 4 2 (0.656 %) Photoshop 4 2 (0.656 %) Maya 4 2 (0.656 %) 3ds Max	Business Applications 1 7 (2.295 %) JDE EnterpriseOne 2 6 (1.967 %) BPCS 2 6 (1.967 %) Movex 3 4 (1.311 %) JDE OneWorld 4 3 (0.984 %) INSURE/90 5 2 (0.656 %) Microsoft CRM 6 1 (0.328 %) Axapta 6 1 (0.328 %) Dynamics NAV 6 1 (0.328 %) Dynamics AX 6 1 (0.328 %) Cognos Business Intelligence
Communications & Networking 1 5 (1.639 %) TCP/IP 2 1 (0.328 %) VPN 2 1 (0.328 %) Internet 2 1 (0.328 %) TELNET 2 1 (0.328 %) FTP 2 1 (0.328 %) HTTP	Database & Business Intelligence 1 25 (8.197 %) DB2 2 22 (7.213 %) SQL Server 3 11 (3.607 %) RDBMS 4 4 (1.311 %) Datawarehouse 4 4 (1.311 %) Data Mart 5 2 (0.656 %) SQL Server Reporting Services 6 1 (0.328 %) SAP BW 6 1 (0.328 %) SQL Server 7 6 1 (0.328 %) MySQL 6 1 (0.328 %) Crystal Reports 6 1 (0.328 %) MS Access
Development Applications 1 11 (3.607 %) Synon 2 6 (1.967 %) Eclipse 3 5 (1.639 %) COOL2E 4 3 (0.984 %) Visual Studio 5 1 (0.328 %) PowerBuilder	General 1 87 (28.52 %) Finance 2 31 (10.16 %) Games 3 29 (9.508 %) Publishing 4 15 (4.918 %) Online Games 5 14 (4.590 %) Retail 6 12 (3.934 %) Banking 6 12 (3.934 %) Manufacturing 7 11 (3.607 %) Pensions 8 10 (3.279 %) Health 9 6 (1.967 %) Music 9 6 (1.967 %) Insurance 10 2 (0.656 %) Marketing 10 2 (0.656 %) Animation 10 2 (0.656 %) 3D Graphics 11 1 (0.328 %) Back Office
Job Titles 1 151 (49.51 %) Analyst 2 149 (48.85 %) Programmer 3 114 (37.38 %) Analyst Programmer 4 84 (27.54 %) RPG Programmer 5 78 (25.57 %) Developer 6 67 (21.97 %) RPG Analyst Programmer 7 57 (18.69 %) AS400 Analyst Programmer 8 53 (17.38 %) RPG Developer 9 44 (14.43 %) AS400 Developer 10 28 (9.180 %) Support Analyst 11 17 (5.574 %) Senior Programmer 12 16 (5.246 %) AS400 Support 13 15 (4.918 %) Senior Analyst 14 14 (4.590 %) Senior Analyst Programmer 15 10 (3.279 %) Applications Support 15 10 (3.279 %) 2nd Line Support 15 10 (3.279 %) Java Programmer 16 8 (2.623 %) Senior RPG Programmer 16 8 (2.623 %) Senior RPG Analyst Programmer 16 8 (2.623 %) Senior AS400 Analyst Programmer	Miscellaneous 1 198 (64.92 %) AS400 2 7 (2.295 %) Computer Science 3 4 (1.311 %) French Language 4 2 (0.656 %) Korean Language 4 2 (0.656 %) Physics 5 1 (0.328 %) Foreign Exchange (FX) 5 1 (0.328 %) Fixed Income
Operating Systems 1 18 (5.902 %) UNIX 2 3 (0.984 %) AIX 2 3 (0.984 %) OS/400 3 2 (0.656 %) Debian 3 2 (0.656 %) Linux 3 2 (0.656 %) Windows	Processes & Methodologies 1 30 (9.836 %) ERP 2 16 (5.246 %) Project Management 3 12 (3.934 %) Change Management 4 9 (2.951 %) Systems Analysis 5 7 (2.295 %) Logistics 6 6 (1.967 %) UML 7 5 (1.639 %) Fund Management 8 4 (1.311 %) Unit Testing 8 4 (1.311 %) System Testing 8 4 (1.311 %) Asset Management 8 4 (1.311 %) Data Analysis 9 3 (0.984 %) Workflow 9 3 (0.984 %) Investment Management 10 2 (0.656 %) Test Scripting 10 2 (0.656 %) CRM 11 1 (0.328 %) Migration 11 1 (0.328 %) PRINCE2 11 1 (0.328 %) Disaster Recovery 11 1 (0.328 %) GAP Analysis 11 1 (0.328 %) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages 1 51 (16.72 %) SQL 2 47 (15.41 %) Java 3 14 (4.590 %) JavaScript 3 14 (4.590 %) C++ 4 7 (2.295 %) VC++ 5 4 (1.311 %) VBScript 6 3 (0.984 %) COBOL 7 2 (0.656 %) VB.NET 8 1 (0.328 %) PHP 8 1 (0.328 %) VB 8 1 (0.328 %) VB6	Qualifications 1 19 (6.230 %) Degree 2 1 (0.328 %) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 7 (2.295 %) SLA 2 3 (0.984 %) QA	Vendors 1 43 (14.10 %) JD Edwards 2 29 (9.508 %) IBM 3 19 (6.230 %) Oracle 4 17 (5.574 %) SAP 5 16 (5.246 %) Microsoft 6 7 (2.295 %) Sybase 7 6 (1.967 %) Lotus 8 4 (1.311 %) Cognos 8 4 (1.311 %) Geac 9 3 (0.984 %) Infor 10 2 (0.656 %) Avaya 10 2 (0.656 %) Perforce 11 1 (0.328 %) Baan 11 1 (0.328 %) Mercator 11 1 (0.328 %) JDA 11 1 (0.328 %) SunGard 11 1 (0.328 %) Cisco