RPG Job Trends in Scotland

IBM RPG
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring RPG skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 144 -
Rank change year-on-year +13 - -
Permanent jobs citing RPG 4 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.13% 0.090% -
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.78% 0.28% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £80,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +39.13% +9.52% -

All Programming Languages
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 513 724 3,452
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 16.07% 32.76% 53.24%
Number of salaries quoted 251 336 1,170
10th Percentile £29,750 £37,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.86%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £98,474 £80,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

RPG
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

RPG job vacancy trend in Scotland

RPG
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing RPG.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing RPG

RPG
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RPG within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Glasgow - 4 £55,000 - 1
RPG
UK

RPG
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Developer
1 3 (75.00%) RPG Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst Programmer
2 1 (25.00%) Programmer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Analyst Programmer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) AS400
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
1 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) IBM