IBM RPG
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring RPG skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 277 | 255 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -22 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing RPG | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England | 0.015% | 0.081% | - |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.096% | 0.28% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £52,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.81% | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £80,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.45% | -15.38% | +13.04% |
All Programming Languages
North of England
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 the North of England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 2,073 | 2,144 | 4,278 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 15.57% | 29.06% | 32.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,572 | 1,329 | 3,662 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £72,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £87,500 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RPG relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
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Salary Trend in the North of England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing RPG.
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Job Locations in the North of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RPG within the North of England region over the 6 months to 2 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | -37 | 2 | £65,000 | - | 3 |
| RPG England |
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