IBM RPG IV (ILE RPG)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for RPG IV skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited RPG IV over the 6 months to 1 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 718 1078 1054
Rank change year-on-year +360 -24 -318
Permanent jobs citing RPG IV 26 7 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.048% 0.006% 0.032%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.12% 0.012% 0.062%
Number of salaries quoted 26 7 41
10th Percentile - - £41,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% +5.56% +38.46%
75th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £48,750
90th Percentile - £65,000 £52,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +21.05% +5.56% +38.46%

All Programming Languages
UK

RPG IV is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 21,766 57,488 67,611
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 40.54% 45.89% 52.22%
Number of salaries quoted 17,055 36,537 45,645
10th Percentile £39,800 £38,302 £36,250
25th Percentile £48,140 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -

RPG IV
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing RPG IV as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for RPG IV in the UK

RPG IV
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing RPG IV.

Salary trend for RPG IV in the UK

RPG IV
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing RPG IV over the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

Salary histogram for RPG IV in the UK

RPG IV
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RPG IV within the UK over the 6 months to 1 December 2023. 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 +279 26 £57,500 +21.05% 4
England +321 25 £57,500 +21.05% 4
South East +176 25 £57,500 +21.05% 3
Work from Home +255 1 £60,000 +26.32% 2
Scotland - 1 £70,000 -

RPG IV
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.85%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.85%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.85%) DB2
Development Applications
1 1 (3.85%) JIRA
General
1 5 (19.23%) Social Skills
2 4 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (11.54%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 13 (50.00%) Development Team Leader
1 13 (50.00%) Lead
1 13 (50.00%) Team Leader
2 12 (46.15%) Analyst
3 8 (30.77%) Analyst Developer
3 8 (30.77%) Developer
3 8 (30.77%) Developer Analyst
4 2 (7.69%) Analyst Programmer
4 2 (7.69%) Development Analyst
4 2 (7.69%) Programmer
4 2 (7.69%) RPG Analyst Programmer
4 2 (7.69%) RPG Programmer
4 2 (7.69%) Senior
4 2 (7.69%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (7.69%) Senior Development Analyst
5 1 (3.85%) Applications Manager
5 1 (3.85%) Applications Support
5 1 (3.85%) AS400 Analyst Programmer
5 1 (3.85%) AS400 Support
5 1 (3.85%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (92.31%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (65.38%) AS400
2 2 (7.69%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 21 (80.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (80.77%) Disaster Recovery
2 4 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (11.54%) SDLC
4 2 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (7.69%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (3.85%) Agile
5 1 (3.85%) Business Continuity
5 1 (3.85%) Change Management
5 1 (3.85%) Coaching
5 1 (3.85%) Computer Science
5 1 (3.85%) DevOps
5 1 (3.85%) Incident Management
5 1 (3.85%) Mentoring
5 1 (3.85%) Performance Monitoring
5 1 (3.85%) Release Management
5 1 (3.85%) Robotic Control
Programming Languages
1 26 (100.00%) RPG
2 24 (92.31%) JavaScript
3 2 (7.69%) SQL
4 1 (3.85%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (3.85%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.85%) SLA
Systems Management
1 24 (92.31%) SCCM
2 1 (3.85%) Control-M
Vendors
1 4 (15.38%) IBM