The first table below looks at the demand for RPG skills in IT jobs advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited RPG over the 3 months to 17 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 Wales region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM RPG
Rank 69 87 59
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -28
Permanent jobs citing RPG 19 3 26
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 1.811% 0.315% 2.899%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.183% 0.599% 5.231%
Number of salaries quoted 19 3 24
Average salary £36,400 £30,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+21.33% -14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,400 £26,600 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £38,420 £32,400 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Programming Languages
South Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
597 501 497
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 56.91% 52.57% 55.41%
Number of salaries quoted 551 434 464
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,500 £25,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £43,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
RPG
Wales

RPG
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Wales RPG Jobs Demand Trend

RPG
Salary Trend

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

South Wales RPG Salary Trend

RPG
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RPG across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South Wales 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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cardiff -1 18 £36,400 +15.55%
Newport - 1 £46,500 -
RPG
Wales

RPG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales 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 18 (58.06%) Degree
2 17 (54.84%) RPG IV
2 17 (54.84%) INSURE/90
2 17 (54.84%) Unit Testing
2 17 (54.84%) Telecoms
2 17 (54.84%) Banking
3 16 (51.61%) AS400
4 15 (48.39%) SQL
5 12 (38.71%) DB2
5 12 (38.71%) RPG/400
6 9 (29.03%) Java
7 7 (22.58%) VB.NET
7 7 (22.58%) .NET
8 4 (12.90%) Change Management
8 4 (12.90%) Release Management
8 4 (12.90%) Advertising
9 3 (9.677%) JavaScript
9 3 (9.677%) HTML
9 3 (9.677%) CSS
9 3 (9.677%) JSP
9 3 (9.677%) XML
9 3 (9.677%) SLA
9 3 (9.677%) Internet
10 2 (6.452%) Middleware
10 2 (6.452%) MPLS
10 2 (6.452%) Project Management
10 2 (6.452%) Cisco
10 2 (6.452%) Intel
10 2 (6.452%) Nortel
10 2 (6.452%) PRINCE2 Certification

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales 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 7 (22.58%) .NET
2 3 (9.677%) CSS
2 3 (9.677%) JSP
2 3 (9.677%) XML
2 3 (9.677%) HTML
3 2 (6.452%) Middleware
3 2 (6.452%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 2 (6.452%) MS Exchange
Business Applications
1 17 (54.84%) INSURE/90
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.677%) Internet
2 2 (6.452%) MPLS
2 2 (6.452%) Firewall
2 2 (6.452%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (6.452%) LAN
2 2 (6.452%) VoIP
2 2 (6.452%) WAN
2 2 (6.452%) DHCP
2 2 (6.452%) Ethernet
2 2 (6.452%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (38.71%) DB2
2 1 (3.226%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (3.226%) SQL Server
General
1 17 (54.84%) Telecoms
1 17 (54.84%) Banking
2 4 (12.90%) Advertising
3 2 (6.452%) Finance
Job Titles
1 21 (67.74%) Analyst
2 9 (29.03%) Senior Analyst
3 8 (25.81%) Analyst Programmer
3 8 (25.81%) Programmer
4 7 (22.58%) Release Manager
5 4 (12.90%) Senior Analyst Programmer
5 4 (12.90%) Senior Programmer
6 3 (9.677%) Change Manager
7 2 (6.452%) Change Analyst
7 2 (6.452%) Technical Manager
7 2 (6.452%) Project Manager
7 2 (6.452%) Technical Project Manager
8 1 (3.226%) Development Manager
8 1 (3.226%) Release Analyst
8 1 (3.226%) Support Analyst
8 1 (3.226%) Applications Support
Miscellaneous
1 16 (51.61%) AS400
2 2 (6.452%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.452%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (54.84%) Unit Testing
2 4 (12.90%) Change Management
2 4 (12.90%) Release Management
3 2 (6.452%) Agile Software Development
3 2 (6.452%) ITIL
3 2 (6.452%) PRINCE2
3 2 (6.452%) PRINCE
3 2 (6.452%) Project Management
4 1 (3.226%) ERP
4 1 (3.226%) Change Control
4 1 (3.226%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 17 (54.84%) RPG IV
2 15 (48.39%) SQL
3 12 (38.71%) RPG/400
4 9 (29.03%) Java
5 7 (22.58%) VB.NET
6 3 (9.677%) JavaScript
7 1 (3.226%) Prolog
7 1 (3.226%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 18 (58.06%) Degree
2 2 (6.452%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 2 (6.452%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (3.226%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.677%) SLA
2 2 (6.452%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (6.452%) Cisco
1 2 (6.452%) Intel
1 2 (6.452%) Nortel
2 1 (3.226%) Northgate
2 1 (3.226%) SAP