IBM RPG IV (ILE RPG)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring RPG IV skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 304 | 367 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +63 | +145 |
| Contract jobs citing RPG IV | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | - | 0.028% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | - | 0.078% | 0.018% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £463 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +54.17% | +20.00% |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £471 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.51% | +57.08% | +20.00% |
All Programming Languages
Work from Home
RPG IV falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 3,655 | 3,846 | 5,418 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 34.61% | 36.17% | 32.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,449 | 2,550 | 3,924 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £523 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.96% | -0.43% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | -4.87% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 126 | 53 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £47.38 | £21.25 | £36.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £64.25 | £26.25 | £46.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £66.00 | £72.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.13 | £79.50 | £90.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
RPG IV
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing RPG IV and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
RPG IV
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing RPG IV.
