RPG Developer Job Trends in Birmingham

RPG Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median RPG Developer salary in Birmingham is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 - 138
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an RPG Developer 1 0 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.035% - 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% - 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £45,000
75th Percentile £57,500 - £47,500
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £53,750 - £45,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,668 1,188 2,580
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.25% 94.36% 94.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2,050 789 2,106
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,560 £42,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,250 £56,800 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +3.27% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £84,964
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

RPG Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'RPG Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

RPG Developer job vacancy trend in Birmingham

RPG Developer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for RPG Developer job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for RPG Developer job vacancies in Birmingham

RPG Developer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 8 May 2026, RPG Developer 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 permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring RPG Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) EDI
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) RPG
1 1 (100.00%) RPG IV
1 1 (100.00%) RPG/400
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) SQL

RPG Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) AS400
1 1 (100.00%) iSeries
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) RPG
1 1 (100.00%) RPG IV
1 1 (100.00%) RPG/400
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM