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This section looks at the demand for Ruby on Rails (RoR) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ruby on Rails over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRuby on Rails (RoR)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank-56
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.914 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads189209
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.252 %0.211 %
Daily rates quoted6873
Average minimum daily rate£358£406
Average daily rate£379£436
% change on same period last year-13.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£465
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted2750
Average minimum hourly rate£34.92£32.51
Average hourly rate£36.36£32.98
% change on same period last year+10.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.80£33.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Ruby on Rails East of EnglandRuby on Rails
East of England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Ruby on Rails
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Ruby on Rails across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Essex Ruby on Rails Demand Trend

Ruby on Rails
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Ruby on Rails across the Essex region.

Essex Ruby on Rails Hourly Rate Trend

Ruby on Rails
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Ruby on Rails also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Ruby on Rails.

16 (100.00 %)SQL
16 (100.00 %)Ruby
16 (100.00 %)FitNesse
25 (83.33 %)Pharmaceutical
34 (66.67 %)Java
43 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
43 (50.00 %)Oracle
43 (50.00 %)Ant
43 (50.00 %)JUnit
43 (50.00 %)WebServices
43 (50.00 %)Windows
43 (50.00 %)OO
43 (50.00 %)JBoss
43 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
43 (50.00 %)Oracle 9i
43 (50.00 %)Client/Server
43 (50.00 %)Eclipse
43 (50.00 %)TestDirector
43 (50.00 %)Software Testing
43 (50.00 %)Log4j
43 (50.00 %)Extreme Programming
43 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
43 (50.00 %)JSF
43 (50.00 %)Selenium
52 (33.33 %)Java EE
52 (33.33 %)Degree
61 (16.67 %)Delphi
61 (16.67 %)J2EE
61 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
61 (16.67 %)TDD

Ruby on Rails
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Ruby on Rails also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Ruby on Rails. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)WebServices
13 (50.00 %)JSF
22 (33.33 %)Java EE
31 (16.67 %)J2EE
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (50.00 %)JBoss
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
13 (50.00 %)Oracle 9i
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (100.00 %)FitNesse
23 (50.00 %)Selenium
23 (50.00 %)Ant
23 (50.00 %)JUnit
23 (50.00 %)Eclipse
23 (50.00 %)TestDirector
23 (50.00 %)Log4j
31 (16.67 %)Subversion
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (83.33 %)Pharmaceutical
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Developer
13 (50.00 %)Java Developer
22 (33.33 %)Systems Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Software Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Test Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Software Test Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Systems Test Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Java Analyst Programmer
31 (16.67 %)Java Programmer
31 (16.67 %)Developer Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Tester
31 (16.67 %)Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (16.67 %)Programmer
31 (16.67 %)Systems Tester
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (50.00 %)Client/Server
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)Windows
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)OO
13 (50.00 %)Extreme Programming
13 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
13 (50.00 %)Software Testing
21 (16.67 %)TDD
21 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)SQL
16 (100.00 %)Ruby
24 (66.67 %)Java
33 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
41 (16.67 %)Delphi
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)Degree
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)Oracle
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