The first table below looks at the demand for Ruby skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Ruby over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Bristol region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Ruby
Rank 100 110 106
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -4
Permanent jobs citing Ruby 18 3 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 1.059% 0.174% 0.698%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.613% 0.292% 1.149%
Number of salaries quoted 18 2 13
Average salary £38,750 £33,250 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.54% -10.13%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,750 £25,850 £33,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £40,650 £44,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
All Programming Languages
Bristol
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1116 1029 1131
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 65.65% 59.62% 60.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1008 951 977
Average salary £35,000 £34,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.94% -
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £26,500 £24,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Ruby
South West

Ruby
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Ruby across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bristol Ruby Jobs Demand Trend

Ruby
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Ruby across the Bristol region.

Bristol Ruby Salary Trend

Ruby
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Ruby across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Bristol Ruby Salary Histogram

Ruby
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Ruby.

1 20 (68.97%) Python
2 18 (62.07%) C#
3 16 (55.17%) Java
4 14 (48.28%) Degree
5 13 (44.83%) PHP
6 9 (31.03%) PhD
6 9 (31.03%) Apple iOS
7 8 (27.59%) SQL
7 8 (27.59%) C++
7 8 (27.59%) Scrum
8 7 (24.14%) jQuery
8 7 (24.14%) Perl
8 7 (24.14%) Linux
9 6 (20.69%) SQL Server
9 6 (20.69%) ASP.NET
9 6 (20.69%) JavaScript
9 6 (20.69%) VB.NET
9 6 (20.69%) .NET
9 6 (20.69%) NHibernate
9 6 (20.69%) Continuous Integration
9 6 (20.69%) Finance
9 6 (20.69%) Law
9 6 (20.69%) WinForms
9 6 (20.69%) TDD
9 6 (20.69%) Open Source
9 6 (20.69%) BDD
10 5 (17.24%) Ruby on Rails
10 5 (17.24%) TCP/IP
10 5 (17.24%) Windows
10 5 (17.24%) OOP

Ruby
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Ruby. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (24.14%) jQuery
2 6 (20.69%) NHibernate
2 6 (20.69%) .NET
2 6 (20.69%) ASP.NET
2 6 (20.69%) WinForms
3 5 (17.24%) Ruby on Rails
4 4 (13.79%) HTML
4 4 (13.79%) CSS
5 3 (10.34%) Ajax
5 3 (10.34%) CodeIgniter
5 3 (10.34%) CakePHP
6 2 (6.897%) LAMP
7 1 (3.448%) XSLT
7 1 (3.448%) XHTML
7 1 (3.448%) POSIX
Application Platforms
1 4 (13.79%) Magento
2 3 (10.34%) WordPress
3 1 (3.448%) Umbraco
Communications & Networking
1 5 (17.24%) TCP/IP
2 4 (13.79%) iSCSI
3 2 (6.897%) NAS
3 2 (6.897%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (20.69%) SQL Server
2 4 (13.79%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Subversion
1 3 (10.34%) Git (software)
2 1 (3.448%) GDB
General
1 6 (20.69%) Finance
1 6 (20.69%) Law
Job Titles
1 22 (75.86%) Developer
2 9 (31.03%) Software Developer
3 7 (24.14%) Senior Developer
4 5 (17.24%) .NET Developer
4 5 (17.24%) Software Engineer
4 5 (17.24%) Web Developer
5 4 (13.79%) Test Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Senior Web Developer
6 3 (10.34%) PHP Web Developer
6 3 (10.34%) PHP Developer
6 3 (10.34%) PHP MySQL Developer
7 2 (6.897%) Senior Ruby on Rails Developer
7 2 (6.897%) Ruby on Rails Developer
7 2 (6.897%) QA Engineer
7 2 (6.897%) Software Programmer
7 2 (6.897%) Senior PHP Developer
7 2 (6.897%) Senior PHP Web Developer
7 2 (6.897%) Senior Software Developer
7 2 (6.897%) Programmer
8 1 (3.448%) Java Developer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.69%) Open Source
2 1 (3.448%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 9 (31.03%) Apple iOS
2 7 (24.14%) Linux
3 5 (17.24%) Windows
4 1 (3.448%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (27.59%) Scrum
2 6 (20.69%) TDD
2 6 (20.69%) Continuous Integration
2 6 (20.69%) BDD
3 5 (17.24%) OOP
4 4 (13.79%) MVC
4 4 (13.79%) Test Scripting
5 3 (10.34%) Web Design
5 3 (10.34%) OO
5 3 (10.34%) E-Commerce
6 2 (6.897%) Agile Software Development
6 2 (6.897%) System Testing
6 2 (6.897%) Test Automation
7 1 (3.448%) UML
7 1 (3.448%) Project Management
7 1 (3.448%) Multithreading
7 1 (3.448%) Digital Signal Processing
7 1 (3.448%) Signal Processing
7 1 (3.448%) Mobile Application Development
Programming Languages
1 20 (68.97%) Python
2 18 (62.07%) C#
3 16 (55.17%) Java
4 13 (44.83%) PHP
5 8 (27.59%) SQL
5 8 (27.59%) C++
6 7 (24.14%) Perl
7 6 (20.69%) VB.NET
7 6 (20.69%) JavaScript
8 2 (6.897%) Shell Script
9 1 (3.448%) Objective-C
9 1 (3.448%) C
Qualifications
1 14 (48.28%) Degree
2 9 (31.03%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (13.79%) QA
System Software
1 2 (6.897%) NFS
Vendors
1 4 (13.79%) Zend
Bristol, Avon
You should possess the below capabilities: * First rate technical skills - technology/language isn't too important - the calibre of your work is * An outstanding academic background - a strong...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + be - bonus, health, pens +
Posted: 16 June 2013
Bristol, South West
C/C++ - Familiarity with HTML, CSS and Javascript for Web 2.0 (Ajax) based user interface These roles are very urgent so suitable candidates will be interviewed immediately.
Computer Futures
Salary: £55000 per annum + Benefits and Training
Posted: 12 June 2013
Bristol, South West
Ability to use scripting languages (such as Python, Ruby, Perl) for testing and during the build process. - C/C++ - Familiarity with HTML, CSS and Javascript for Web 2...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + Excellent Training & Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Bristol, South West
Python, Ruby, Perl during the build process - HTML, CSS and Javascript for Web 2.0 (Aja Interface) - Degree in Computer Science, Electronics or Related sciences - Communication Skills Other...
Computer Futures
Salary: £55000 per annum + Benefits & Training
Posted: 12 June 2013