RPG IV Job Trends

IBM RPG IV (ILE RPG)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring RPG IV skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 652 681 705
Rank change year-on-year +29 +24 +299
Permanent jobs citing RPG IV 1 18 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% 0.034% 0.029%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.009% 0.100% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 16
10th Percentile - £47,250 -
25th Percentile £82,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +61.90% -4.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £87,500 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile - £59,000 £60,625
UK excluding London median annual salary - £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +15.79%

All Programming Languages
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 11,593 18,059 21,549
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 19.32% 33.75% 38.70%
Number of salaries quoted 8,500 10,546 17,601
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £83,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

RPG IV
Job Vacancy Trend

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

RPG IV job vacancy trend in the UK

RPG IV
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing RPG IV.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing RPG IV

RPG IV
Top 2 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 14 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
England +45 1 £85,000 +61.90%
London - 1 £85,000 -

RPG IV
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 (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