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The table below looks at the demand for Ruby on Rails (RoR) skills within the North West 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRuby on Rails (RoR)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank242269
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads911
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.244 %0.241 %
Salaries quoted811
Average minimum salary£28,875£24,636
Average salary£31,313£27,864
% change on same period last year+12.37 %
Average maximum salary£33,750£31,091
UK excluding London average salary£34,133£31,907
% change on same period last year+6.97 %
North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads36894557
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.125 %1.988 %
Salaries quoted32463849
Average minimum salary£29,213£31,572
Average salary£32,035£34,908
% change on same period last year-8.23 %
Average maximum salary£34,857£38,244
UK excluding London average salary£35,959£36,645
% change on same period last year-1.87 %
Ruby on Rails EnglandRuby on Rails
England

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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 8 October 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
ManchesterUp+397£32,917+12.72 %
CheshireDown-142£26,500+9.95 %
Ruby on Rails EnglandRuby on Rails
England

Ruby on Rails
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

138 (100.00 %)Ruby
222 (57.89 %)Java
316 (42.11 %)PHP
415 (39.47 %)SQL
513 (34.21 %)JavaScript
612 (31.58 %)Perl
710 (26.32 %)Agile Software Development
89 (23.68 %)Spring
89 (23.68 %)SQL Server
89 (23.68 %)JSP
98 (21.05 %).NET
98 (21.05 %)MySQL
107 (18.42 %)HTML
116 (15.79 %)CSS
116 (15.79 %)Linux
116 (15.79 %)RDBMS
116 (15.79 %)Oracle
116 (15.79 %)J2EE
116 (15.79 %)JBoss
116 (15.79 %)Telecoms
116 (15.79 %)AJAX
116 (15.79 %)Hibernate
125 (13.16 %)Web Development
125 (13.16 %)Python
125 (13.16 %)XHTML
125 (13.16 %)Servlets
134 (10.53 %)VBScript
134 (10.53 %)Health
134 (10.53 %)Wireless
134 (10.53 %)Grails

Ruby on Rails
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (23.68 %)JSP
19 (23.68 %)Spring
28 (21.05 %).NET
37 (18.42 %)HTML
46 (15.79 %)CSS
46 (15.79 %)J2EE
46 (15.79 %)AJAX
46 (15.79 %)Hibernate
55 (13.16 %)XHTML
55 (13.16 %)Servlets
64 (10.53 %)Grails
73 (7.895 %)script.aculo.us
73 (7.895 %)XML
82 (5.263 %)ASP
91 (2.632 %)ASP.NET
91 (2.632 %)jQuery
91 (2.632 %)MooTools
91 (2.632 %)Ext JS
91 (2.632 %)Dojo
91 (2.632 %)CakePHP
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (15.79 %)JBoss
23 (7.895 %)Apache
31 (2.632 %)IIS
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.632 %)Photoshop
11 (2.632 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (10.53 %)Wireless
21 (2.632 %)TCP/IP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (23.68 %)SQL Server
28 (21.05 %)MySQL
36 (15.79 %)RDBMS
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (7.895 %)Subversion
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (15.79 %)Telecoms
24 (10.53 %)Health
33 (7.895 %)Education
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (84.21 %)Developer
210 (26.32 %)Java Developer
38 (21.05 %)Web Developer
46 (15.79 %)J2EE Developer
46 (15.79 %)Java/J2EE Developer
55 (13.16 %)Software Developer
63 (7.895 %)Software Engineer
63 (7.895 %)Java Web Developer
72 (5.263 %)SQL Developer
72 (5.263 %)PHP Developer
81 (2.632 %)PHP Web Developer
81 (2.632 %)Perl Web Developer
81 (2.632 %).NET Developer
81 (2.632 %)C++ Developer
81 (2.632 %)Senior Software Developer
81 (2.632 %)Perl Developer
81 (2.632 %)Analyst
81 (2.632 %)Senior Developer
81 (2.632 %)Analyst Programmer
81 (2.632 %)Programmer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.895 %)Computer Science
21 (2.632 %)DTV
21 (2.632 %)Robotics
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (15.79 %)Linux
23 (7.895 %)UNIX
31 (2.632 %)Windows
31 (2.632 %)Solaris
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (26.32 %)Agile Software Development
25 (13.16 %)Web Development
33 (7.895 %)OO
41 (2.632 %)E-Commerce
41 (2.632 %)SEO
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
138 (100.00 %)Ruby
222 (57.89 %)Java
316 (42.11 %)PHP
415 (39.47 %)SQL
513 (34.21 %)JavaScript
612 (31.58 %)Perl
75 (13.16 %)Python
84 (10.53 %)Groovy
84 (10.53 %)VBScript
93 (7.895 %)C++
102 (5.263 %)C#
102 (5.263 %)VB
102 (5.263 %)VB6
111 (2.632 %)Shell Script
111 (2.632 %)ActionScript
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.895 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (15.79 %)Oracle
22 (5.263 %)Microsoft