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This section looks at the demand for Ruby skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Ruby over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRuby
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank165201
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching permanent IT job ads2218
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.891 %0.603 %
Salaries quoted1913
Average minimum salary£27,897£27,538
Average salary£30,862£29,231
% change on same period last year+5.58 %
Average maximum salary£33,828£30,923
UK excluding London average salary£34,779£31,743
% change on same period last year+9.56 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads24702986
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.304 %1.223 %
Salaries quoted20692651
Average minimum salary£29,091£30,219
Average salary£32,018£33,335
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Average maximum salary£34,946£36,450
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Ruby North WestRuby
North West

Ruby
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Ruby Demand Trend

Ruby
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Ruby Salary Trend

Ruby
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Ruby across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester Ruby Salary Histogram

Ruby
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ruby within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
SalfordNew entry-5£33,000-
BoltonNew entry-5£33,000-
OldhamNew entry-5£33,000-
BuryUp+23£30,000-29.41 %
StockportNew entry-1--
Ruby North WestRuby
North West

Ruby
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

144 (74.58 %)Perl
241 (69.49 %)Ruby on Rails
329 (49.15 %)PHP
329 (49.15 %)JavaScript
423 (38.98 %)Linux
520 (33.90 %)HTML
619 (32.20 %)CSS
717 (28.81 %)Java
815 (25.42 %)Web Development
913 (22.03 %)SQL
913 (22.03 %)C++
1012 (20.34 %)Solaris
1111 (18.64 %)Shell Script
1210 (16.95 %)Apache
139 (15.25 %)MySQL
139 (15.25 %)C
139 (15.25 %)Pensions
148 (13.56 %).NET
148 (13.56 %)OO
148 (13.56 %)Agile Software Development
157 (11.86 %)Hibernate
157 (11.86 %)RDBMS
157 (11.86 %)Telecoms
157 (11.86 %)JBoss
157 (11.86 %)JSP
157 (11.86 %)J2EE
157 (11.86 %)Oracle
157 (11.86 %)Spring
166 (10.17 %)Python
175 (8.475 %)E-Commerce

Ruby
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
141 (69.49 %)Ruby on Rails
220 (33.90 %)HTML
319 (32.20 %)CSS
48 (13.56 %).NET
57 (11.86 %)J2EE
57 (11.86 %)JSP
57 (11.86 %)Hibernate
57 (11.86 %)Spring
65 (8.475 %)AJAX
73 (5.085 %)script.aculo.us
73 (5.085 %)ASP.NET
81 (1.695 %)Servlets
81 (1.695 %)XHTML
81 (1.695 %)MVC
81 (1.695 %)jQuery
81 (1.695 %)MooTools
81 (1.695 %)Ext JS
81 (1.695 %)Dojo
81 (1.695 %)CakePHP
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (16.95 %)Apache
27 (11.86 %)JBoss
32 (3.390 %)IIS
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.695 %)Photoshop
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.085 %)TCP/IP
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (15.25 %)MySQL
27 (11.86 %)RDBMS
32 (3.390 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (5.085 %)Subversion
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (15.25 %)Pensions
27 (11.86 %)Telecoms
33 (5.085 %)Education
41 (1.695 %)Health
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
142 (71.19 %)Developer
223 (38.98 %)Web Developer
317 (28.81 %)Perl Developer
416 (27.12 %)PHP Developer
416 (27.12 %)PHP Web Developer
416 (27.12 %)Perl Web Developer
515 (25.42 %)Software Engineer
68 (13.56 %)Linux Engineer
77 (11.86 %)Java/J2EE Developer
77 (11.86 %)Java Developer
77 (11.86 %)J2EE Developer
84 (6.780 %)Software Developer
93 (5.085 %)Senior Developer
93 (5.085 %)Senior Software Developer
101 (1.695 %)Ruby Developer
101 (1.695 %)Trainee Developer
101 (1.695 %)Trainee
101 (1.695 %)JavaScript Developer
101 (1.695 %)Analyst Programmer
101 (1.695 %)Programmer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.695 %)DTV
11 (1.695 %)Computer Science
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (38.98 %)Linux
212 (20.34 %)Solaris
35 (8.475 %)UNIX
42 (3.390 %)Windows
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (25.42 %)Web Development
28 (13.56 %)Agile Software Development
28 (13.56 %)OO
35 (8.475 %)E-Commerce
44 (6.780 %)OOD
44 (6.780 %)Software Engineering
44 (6.780 %)Requirements Analysis
44 (6.780 %)Use Case
44 (6.780 %)UML
51 (1.695 %)SEO
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
144 (74.58 %)Perl
229 (49.15 %)PHP
229 (49.15 %)JavaScript
317 (28.81 %)Java
413 (22.03 %)C++
413 (22.03 %)SQL
511 (18.64 %)Shell Script
69 (15.25 %)C
76 (10.17 %)Python
85 (8.475 %)C#
94 (6.780 %)Fortran
94 (6.780 %)Smalltalk
94 (6.780 %)Simula
101 (1.695 %)ActionScript
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.390 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (11.86 %)Oracle
22 (3.390 %)Microsoft
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