RPG IV Job Trends in England

IBM RPG IV (ILE RPG)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring RPG IV skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 592 665 661
Rank change year-on-year +73 -4 +283
Permanent jobs citing RPG IV 1 18 18
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.002% 0.037% 0.039%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.010% 0.11% 0.099%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 18
10th Percentile - £41,000 -
25th Percentile £82,500 £46,875 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £52,500 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +61.90% +2.44% +7.89%
75th Percentile £87,500 £56,875 £58,750
90th Percentile - £57,500 -
UK median annual salary £85,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +61.90% - +10.53%

All Programming Languages
England

RPG IV 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 10,199 16,584 18,153
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 19.63% 33.94% 38.96%
Number of salaries quoted 7,688 9,767 15,198
10th Percentile £32,500 £38,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,250 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £62,219 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.28% +4.00% -3.85%

RPG IV
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

RPG IV job vacancy trend in England

RPG IV
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing RPG IV.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing RPG IV

RPG IV
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RPG IV within the England region over the 6 months to 4 January 2026. 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
London - 1 £85,000 -
RPG IV
UK

RPG IV
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Misys Equation
1 1 (100.00%) Misys Midas
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%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) RPG Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) AS400
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) RPG
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) Misys
1 1 (100.00%) Temenos