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The table below looks at the demand for Ruby skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ruby over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRuby
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank68-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.949 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£292
% change on same period last year+23.80 %
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£30.50-
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads316602
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.508 %0.646 %
Daily rates quoted110217
Average minimum daily rate£306£294
Average daily rate£323£314
% change on same period last year+2.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted3674
Average minimum hourly rate£33.21£33.54
Average hourly rate£34.10£34.50
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.99£35.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
Ruby East of EnglandRuby
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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Ruby across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Hertfordshire Ruby Demand Trend

Ruby
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Ruby across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Ruby Daily Rate Trend

Ruby
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ruby within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
StevenageNew entry-2--
Ruby East of EnglandRuby
East of England

Ruby
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Ruby 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.

13 (100.00 %)MySQL
13 (100.00 %)Linux
13 (100.00 %)Ruby on Rails
22 (66.67 %)Marketing
31 (33.33 %)PostgreSQL
31 (33.33 %)Scrum
31 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
31 (33.33 %)TDD
31 (33.33 %)Subversion

Ruby
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Ruby 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)Ruby on Rails
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (100.00 %)MySQL
21 (33.33 %)PostgreSQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (33.33 %)Subversion
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Marketing
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (66.67 %)Ruby On Rails Developer
31 (33.33 %)Web Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Scrum
11 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
11 (33.33 %)TDD