IBM RPG
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring RPG skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 140 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing RPG | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South West | - | - | 0.033% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | - | - | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £600 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.18% | -10.53% | -9.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £55.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | - | - | £55.00 |
All Programming Languages
South West
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 South West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 620 | 548 | 751 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 24.19% | 28.68% | 24.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 372 | 313 | 505 |
| 10th Percentile | £343 | £375 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £449 | £450 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +0.92% | +3.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £711 | £688 | £709 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.65% | -2.27% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 127 | 53 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £58.25 | £40.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.38 | £61.50 | £48.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £68.75 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.75 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.59% | +4.58% | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing RPG relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing RPG.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing RPG.
