RPG Job Trends in Central London

IBM RPG
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Central London requiring RPG skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 138 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing RPG 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.048% - -
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £81,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - -
75th Percentile £83,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £83,750 - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -33.33%

All Programming Languages
Central London

RPG falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 764 1,460 1,605
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 36.40% 44.16% 49.66%
Number of salaries quoted 630 1,049 1,476
10th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £55,000 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -6.25% +3.23%
75th Percentile £106,250 £95,000 £101,250
90th Percentile £130,000 £116,750 £117,500
London median annual salary £80,500 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +0.63% - +6.67%

RPG
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RPG relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

RPG job vacancy trend in Central London

RPG
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing RPG.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing RPG

RPG
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RPG within the Central London region over the 6 months to 1 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London - 1 £82,500 - 3
RPG
London

RPG
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Institution
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) RPG Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) IBM