Hybrid/Remote RPG Developer Contract Job Trends

RPG Developer
UK > Work from Home

The median RPG Developer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 316 313 380
Rank change year-on-year -3 +67 +168
Contract jobs requiring an RPG Developer 1 4 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.010% 0.034% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.037% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - £369 -
25th Percentile £325 £378 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £391 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.54% - -
75th Percentile £375 £407 -
90th Percentile - £418 -
UK median daily rate £450 £409 -
% change year-on-year +10.09% - -
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 - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £55.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,539 10,876 16,163
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.23% 93.12% 94.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,224 6,884 11,082
10th Percentile £329 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 199 363
10th Percentile £15.27 £18.30 £17.66
25th Percentile £20.72 £23.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.28 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.94% -29.66% -3.64%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.63 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.90
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.03% -24.44% +50.00%

RPG Developer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'RPG Developer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

RPG Developer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

RPG Developer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid RPG Developer job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid RPG Developer job vacancies

RPG Developer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, RPG Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring RPG Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) DB2
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) RPG
1 1 (100.00%) RPG IV
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services

RPG Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) DB2
General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) AS400
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Applications
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) RPG
1 1 (100.00%) RPG IV
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM