Ruby
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Ruby skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Ruby over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 410 | 341 | 333 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -69 | -8 | -69 |
| Contract jobs citing Ruby | 180 | 422 | 709 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.42% | 0.73% | 0.80% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.42% | 2.11% | 2.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 126 | 290 | 510 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £424 | £424 |
| 25th Percentile | £439 | £475 | £501 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £595 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +3.48% | +14.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £731 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £613 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.37% | +6.52% | +21.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £28.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | - | £32.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | £40.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | - | £47.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £52.15 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £40.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -10.00% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Ruby is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,679 | 20,015 | 31,951 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.71% | 34.72% | 36.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,008 | 14,436 | 23,302 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £394 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £653 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £783 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +2.04% | +15.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 489 | 461 | 514 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.25 | £19.64 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +16.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.83 | £78.00 | £73.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +21.95% |
Ruby
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Ruby as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Ruby
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Ruby.
Ruby
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Ruby over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
Ruby
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Ruby.
Ruby
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ruby within the UK over the 6 months to 14 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -68 | 140 | £525 | -12.50% | 110 |
| London | -42 | 102 | £525 | -12.50% | 63 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 81 | £525 | -12.50% | 79 |
| UK excluding London | +26 | 49 | £500 | -18.37% | 49 |
| North of England | -8 | 20 | £450 | -28.00% | 12 |
| North West | +9 | 15 | £450 | -27.13% | 9 |
| Scotland | +48 | 12 | £623 | +24.50% | 3 |
| South East | +14 | 9 | £475 | -18.10% | 9 |
| Midlands | +9 | 5 | £999 | +42.71% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 5 | £600 | -14.29% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 4 | £999 | +42.71% | 4 |
| Wales | +20 | 2 | £488 | -15.22% | 3 |
| South West | +7 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 1 | £475 | -32.14% | 2 |
Ruby
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:
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