RPG Programmer
UK

The median RPG Programmer salary in the UK is £38,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 899 992 1176
Rank change year-on-year +93 +184 -294
Permanent jobs requiring an RPG Programmer 9 6 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.006% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.006% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 9 6 29
10th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 -
25th Percentile £36,750 £41,563 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.44% - -
75th Percentile £40,250 £53,125 £48,750
90th Percentile - £55,000 £56,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -14.44% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 91,989 97,583 147,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.61% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 66,379 61,119 85,881
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

RPG Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured RPG Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for RPG Programmer in the UK

RPG Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for RPG Programmer in the UK

RPG Programmer
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RPG Programmer within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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 +135 9 £38,500 -14.44% 3
UK excluding London +26 9 £38,500 -14.44%
South East - 7 £38,500 -
Work from Home +96 2 £40,000 -11.11%
West Midlands +34 2 £35,000 -17.65%
Midlands +16 2 £35,000 -17.65%

RPG Programmer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, RPG Programmer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring RPG Programmer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) RPG
2 7 (77.78%) SQL
3 5 (55.56%) RPG/400
3 5 (55.56%) RPG IV
3 5 (55.56%) EDIFACT
3 5 (55.56%) FTP
3 5 (55.56%) B2B
4 2 (22.22%) EDI
4 2 (22.22%) ERP
4 2 (22.22%) Finance
4 2 (22.22%) Logistics
4 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (22.22%) Translating Business Requirements
4 2 (22.22%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (22.22%) AS400

RPG Programmer Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) FTP
General
1 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (22.22%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (55.56%) EDIFACT
2 2 (22.22%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (22.22%) AS400
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) B2B
2 2 (22.22%) ERP
2 2 (22.22%) Logistics
2 2 (22.22%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 9 (100.00%) RPG
2 7 (77.78%) SQL
3 5 (55.56%) RPG IV
3 5 (55.56%) RPG/400