The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for RPG skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited RPG over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
RPG is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
5,032
9,379
16,728
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
33.46%
37.23%
38.01%
Number of daily rates quoted
3,651
6,874
12,423
10th Percentile
£350
£388
£375
25th Percentile
£429
£450
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£550
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-4.55%
+4.76%
+7.69%
75th Percentile
£650
£663
£638
90th Percentile
£788
£775
£725
UK median daily rate
£530
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-3.64%
-
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
139
205
192
10th Percentile
£33.75
£32.45
£20.75
25th Percentile
£46.25
£50.00
£35.00
Median hourly rate
£60.00
£62.50
£50.00
Median % change year-on-year
-4.00%
+25.00%
+11.73%
75th Percentile
£72.50
£70.00
£60.00
90th Percentile
£85.75
£81.50
£69.88
UK median hourly rate
£62.43
£61.84
£50.00
% change year-on-year
+0.95%
+23.68%
+16.28%
RPG Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing RPG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
RPG Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing RPG.
RPG Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing RPG also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for RPG.
RPG Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
