Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Ruby on Rails (RoR) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Ruby on Rails over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRuby on Rails (RoR)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank234-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads60
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.220 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted60
Average minimum salary£35,833-
Average salary£42,083-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£48,333-
UK excluding London average salary£35,942£31,188
% change on same period last year+15.24 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27313702
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.762 %1.657 %
Salaries quoted23973129
Average minimum salary£37,422£37,302
Average salary£41,144£40,928
% change on same period last year+0.52 %
Average maximum salary£44,866£44,554
UK excluding London average salary£36,010£36,558
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
Ruby on Rails South EastRuby on Rails
South East

Ruby on Rails
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Ruby on Rails Demand Trend

Ruby on Rails
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Ruby on Rails across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Ruby on Rails Salary Trend

Ruby on Rails
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Ruby on Rails across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Ruby on Rails Salary Histogram

Ruby on Rails
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ruby on Rails within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingNew entry-3£46,667-
WindsorNew entry-1£35,000-
Ruby on Rails South EastRuby on Rails
South East

Ruby on Rails
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Ruby on Rails.

122 (100.00 %)Ruby
214 (63.64 %)Linux
313 (59.09 %)CSS
313 (59.09 %)JavaScript
313 (59.09 %)Web Development
411 (50.00 %)HTML
59 (40.91 %)Java
59 (40.91 %)Perl
68 (36.36 %)MySQL
77 (31.82 %)Python
86 (27.27 %)JSP
86 (27.27 %)Servlets
86 (27.27 %)UNIX
86 (27.27 %)Windows
86 (27.27 %)C
86 (27.27 %)C++
86 (27.27 %)Fat Client
86 (27.27 %)Thin Client
95 (22.73 %)AJAX
95 (22.73 %)Pensions
95 (22.73 %)PHP
104 (18.18 %)ColdFusion
113 (13.64 %)VBScript
122 (9.091 %)XHTML
122 (9.091 %)RDBMS
122 (9.091 %)Web Design
131 (4.545 %)LAMP
131 (4.545 %)Agile Software Development
131 (4.545 %)TDD
131 (4.545 %)Spring

Ruby on Rails
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Ruby on Rails. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (59.09 %)CSS
211 (50.00 %)HTML
36 (27.27 %)JSP
36 (27.27 %)Servlets
45 (22.73 %)AJAX
52 (9.091 %)XHTML
61 (4.545 %)LAMP
61 (4.545 %)Spring
61 (4.545 %)J2EE
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (18.18 %)ColdFusion
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (36.36 %)MySQL
22 (9.091 %)RDBMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (22.73 %)Pensions
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (90.91 %)Developer
210 (45.45 %)Ruby On Rails Developer
35 (22.73 %)Senior Web Developer
35 (22.73 %)Web Developer
35 (22.73 %)Senior Developer
44 (18.18 %)ColdFusion Developer
52 (9.091 %)Web Designer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (27.27 %)Thin Client
16 (27.27 %)Fat Client
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (63.64 %)Linux
26 (27.27 %)UNIX
26 (27.27 %)Windows
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (59.09 %)Web Development
22 (9.091 %)Web Design
31 (4.545 %)Agile Software Development
31 (4.545 %)TDD
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (100.00 %)Ruby
213 (59.09 %)JavaScript
39 (40.91 %)Perl
39 (40.91 %)Java
47 (31.82 %)Python
56 (27.27 %)C
56 (27.27 %)C++
65 (22.73 %)PHP
73 (13.64 %)VBScript
81 (4.545 %)Erlang