RPG Developer
UK

The median RPG Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 September 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 763 673 783
Rank change year-on-year -90 +110 +6
Permanent jobs requiring an RPG Developer 40 6 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.036% 0.012% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.013% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 40 6 11
10th Percentile - £41,250 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £42,188 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +44.44% - -21.74%
75th Percentile - - £50,625
90th Percentile £100,000 - £53,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% - -21.74%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 105,102 44,449 75,863
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.80% 89.67% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 72,370 26,229 47,676
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,238 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -4.76%

RPG Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

RPG Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

RPG Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for RPG Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for RPG Developer job vacancies in the UK

RPG Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing RPG Developer over the 6 months to 7 September 2026.

Salary histogram for RPG Developer in the UK

RPG Developer
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RPG Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 7 September 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
UK excluding London -87 33 £55,000 +22.22% 5
England -101 32 £65,000 +44.44% 6
Yorkshire - 15 £65,000 - 3
North of England - 15 £65,000 - 3
Work from Home -33 10 £55,000 +22.22% 3
Midlands - 9 £55,000 -
West Midlands - 9 £55,000 -
Scotland - 8 £55,000 -
London - 7 £100,000 - 3
East of England - 1 £65,000 -

RPG Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 September 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 featuring RPG Developer in the job title.

1 40 (100.00%) RPG
2 24 (60.00%) IBM
3 16 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (27.50%) SQL
5 9 (22.50%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (20.00%) Degree
6 8 (20.00%) ITIL
6 8 (20.00%) Mentoring
7 7 (17.50%) SDLC
8 6 (15.00%) Agile
8 6 (15.00%) EDI
9 5 (12.50%) Clean Code
9 5 (12.50%) RPG IV
9 5 (12.50%) RPG/400
10 4 (10.00%) .NET
10 4 (10.00%) C#
10 4 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
11 3 (7.50%) RPG III
11 3 (7.50%) Translating Business Requirements
12 2 (5.00%) Citrix
12 2 (5.00%) Db2
12 2 (5.00%) End-to-End Testing
12 2 (5.00%) ERP
12 2 (5.00%) Knowledge Transfer
12 2 (5.00%) Logistics
12 2 (5.00%) Performance Tuning
12 2 (5.00%) Requirements Gathering
12 2 (5.00%) Unit Testing
12 2 (5.00%) User Stories
12 2 (5.00%) Visual Studio Code

RPG Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (2.50%) Misys Equation
1 1 (2.50%) Misys Midas
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.00%) Db2
Development Applications
1 2 (5.00%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 9 (22.50%) Manufacturing
2 7 (17.50%) Banking
3 6 (15.00%) Retail
4 4 (10.00%) Finance
5 3 (7.50%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (5.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (15.00%) EDI
2 4 (10.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 19 (47.50%) AS400
2 5 (12.50%) iSeries
2 5 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (5.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (22.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (20.00%) ITIL
3 8 (20.00%) Mentoring
4 7 (17.50%) SDLC
5 6 (15.00%) Agile
6 5 (12.50%) Clean Code
7 4 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
8 3 (7.50%) Translating Business Requirements
9 2 (5.00%) End-to-End Testing
9 2 (5.00%) ERP
9 2 (5.00%) Knowledge Transfer
9 2 (5.00%) Logistics
9 2 (5.00%) Performance Tuning
9 2 (5.00%) Requirements Gathering
9 2 (5.00%) Unit Testing
9 2 (5.00%) User Stories
10 1 (2.50%) Key Management
10 1 (2.50%) RBAC
10 1 (2.50%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (100.00%) RPG
2 11 (27.50%) SQL
3 5 (12.50%) RPG IV
3 5 (12.50%) RPG/400
4 4 (10.00%) C#
5 3 (7.50%) RPG III
Qualifications
1 8 (20.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 24 (60.00%) IBM
2 2 (5.00%) Citrix
3 1 (2.50%) Misys