The first table below looks at the demand for RPG skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited RPG over the 3 months to 22 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 Wales region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM RPG
Rank 78 87 64
Rank change year-on-year
+9 -23
Permanent jobs citing RPG 19 11 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 1.516% 0.934% 2.170%
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.606% 1.711% 3.833%
Number of salaries quoted 19 11 20
Average salary £36,400 £36,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-0.27% -2.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,400 £30,000 £31,750
10% offered a salary of more than £38,420 £40,200 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +8.10%
All Programming Languages
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
729 643 574
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 58.18% 54.58% 56.61%
Number of salaries quoted 660 570 532
Average salary £32,500 £32,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.56% -8.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
RPG
UK

RPG
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 Wales region.

Wales RPG Salary Trend

RPG
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RPG across the Wales region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

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 Wales region over the 3 months to 22 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
South Wales +17 19 £36,400 +21.33%
RPG
UK

RPG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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 (56.25%) Degree
2 17 (53.13%) Banking
2 17 (53.13%) INSURE/90
2 17 (53.13%) Unit Testing
2 17 (53.13%) RPG IV
2 17 (53.13%) AS400
2 17 (53.13%) Telecoms
3 15 (46.88%) SQL
4 12 (37.50%) DB2
4 12 (37.50%) RPG/400
5 9 (28.13%) Java
6 7 (21.88%) VB.NET
6 7 (21.88%) .NET
7 4 (12.50%) Change Management
7 4 (12.50%) Advertising
7 4 (12.50%) Release Management
8 3 (9.375%) JavaScript
8 3 (9.375%) HTML
8 3 (9.375%) CSS
8 3 (9.375%) JSP
8 3 (9.375%) XML
8 3 (9.375%) SLA
8 3 (9.375%) Internet
9 2 (6.250%) Middleware
9 2 (6.250%) MPLS
9 2 (6.250%) Project Management
9 2 (6.250%) Cisco
9 2 (6.250%) Intel
9 2 (6.250%) Nortel
9 2 (6.250%) PRINCE2 Certification

RPG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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 (21.88%) .NET
2 3 (9.375%) HTML
2 3 (9.375%) CSS
2 3 (9.375%) JSP
2 3 (9.375%) XML
3 2 (6.250%) Middleware
3 2 (6.250%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 2 (6.250%) MS Exchange
Business Applications
1 17 (53.13%) INSURE/90
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.375%) Internet
2 2 (6.250%) MPLS
2 2 (6.250%) LAN
2 2 (6.250%) VoIP
2 2 (6.250%) WAN
2 2 (6.250%) DHCP
2 2 (6.250%) Ethernet
2 2 (6.250%) DNS
2 2 (6.250%) Firewall
2 2 (6.250%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (37.50%) DB2
2 1 (3.125%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (3.125%) SQL Server
General
1 17 (53.13%) Banking
1 17 (53.13%) Telecoms
2 4 (12.50%) Advertising
3 2 (6.250%) Finance
4 1 (3.125%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 21 (65.63%) Analyst
2 9 (28.13%) Senior Analyst
3 8 (25.00%) Analyst Programmer
3 8 (25.00%) Programmer
4 7 (21.88%) Release Manager
5 4 (12.50%) Senior Analyst Programmer
5 4 (12.50%) Senior Programmer
6 3 (9.375%) Change Manager
7 2 (6.250%) Project Manager
7 2 (6.250%) Technical Project Manager
7 2 (6.250%) Change Analyst
7 2 (6.250%) Technical Manager
8 1 (3.125%) RPG Developer
8 1 (3.125%) AS400 Developer
8 1 (3.125%) Release Analyst
8 1 (3.125%) Development Manager
8 1 (3.125%) Support Analyst
8 1 (3.125%) Applications Support
8 1 (3.125%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 17 (53.13%) AS400
2 2 (6.250%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.250%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (53.13%) Unit Testing
2 4 (12.50%) Change Management
2 4 (12.50%) Release Management
3 2 (6.250%) Project Management
3 2 (6.250%) ITIL
3 2 (6.250%) PRINCE2
3 2 (6.250%) Agile Software Development
3 2 (6.250%) PRINCE
4 1 (3.125%) Change Control
4 1 (3.125%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (3.125%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 17 (53.13%) RPG IV
2 15 (46.88%) SQL
3 12 (37.50%) RPG/400
4 9 (28.13%) Java
5 7 (21.88%) VB.NET
6 3 (9.375%) JavaScript
7 1 (3.125%) COBOL
7 1 (3.125%) Prolog
Qualifications
1 18 (56.25%) Degree
2 2 (6.250%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 2 (6.250%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 1 (3.125%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.375%) SLA
2 2 (6.250%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (6.250%) Cisco
1 2 (6.250%) Intel
1 2 (6.250%) Nortel
2 1 (3.125%) Northgate
2 1 (3.125%) SAP