IBM RPG
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring RPG skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 149 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing RPG | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North of England | - | 0.36% | - |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | - | 1.45% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £368 | - |
| England median daily rate | £600 | £409 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.79% | +9.00% | -28.57% |
All Programming Languages
North of England
RPG falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in the North of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 1,348 | 895 | 1,177 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England | 29.08% | 24.99% | 25.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 931 | 582 | 869 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £350 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £383 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £475 | £487 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.63% | -2.46% | -7.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £563 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £650 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 27 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.25 | £34.10 | £37.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £43.84 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £61.00 | £49.00 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.49% | +6.11% | +11.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.20 | £81.75 | £50.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £97.99 | £66.25 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +0.80% | -0.79% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing RPG relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing RPG.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing RPG.
