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This section looks at the demand for Ruby skills within the North West 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
Rank239264
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching permanent IT job ads3427
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.636 %0.453 %
Salaries quoted2620
Average minimum salary£28,463£26,400
Average salary£31,012£28,875
% change on same period last year+7.40 %
Average maximum salary£33,561£31,350
UK excluding London average salary£34,779£31,743
% change on same period last year+9.56 %
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads53445965
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.821 %2.443 %
Salaries quoted45095134
Average minimum salary£29,476£30,142
Average salary£32,258£32,890
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Average maximum salary£35,041£35,638
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Ruby EnglandRuby
England

Ruby
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Ruby Salary Trend

Ruby
Salary Histogram

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

North West 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 North West 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
ManchesterUp+3622£30,862+5.58 %
LancashireDown-89£33,000+7.02 %
MerseysideUp+67£30,833-5.12 %
CheshireDown-71£26,500+6.00 %
Ruby EnglandRuby
England

Ruby
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

165 (78.31 %)Ruby on Rails
249 (59.04 %)Perl
347 (56.63 %)PHP
440 (48.19 %)JavaScript
535 (42.17 %)Java
628 (33.73 %)SQL
726 (31.33 %)HTML
726 (31.33 %)CSS
825 (30.12 %)Linux
920 (24.10 %)C++
920 (24.10 %)Web Development
1019 (22.89 %).NET
1019 (22.89 %)MySQL
1112 (14.46 %)Python
1112 (14.46 %)Solaris
1112 (14.46 %)OO
1112 (14.46 %)AJAX
1211 (13.25 %)Agile Software Development
1211 (13.25 %)ASP.NET
1211 (13.25 %)SQL Server
1211 (13.25 %)Apache
1211 (13.25 %)Shell Script
1310 (12.05 %)C
149 (10.84 %)Pensions
158 (9.639 %)Oracle
158 (9.639 %)RDBMS
167 (8.434 %)Telecoms
167 (8.434 %)J2EE
167 (8.434 %)JSP
167 (8.434 %)UNIX

Ruby
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
165 (78.31 %)Ruby on Rails
226 (31.33 %)HTML
226 (31.33 %)CSS
319 (22.89 %).NET
412 (14.46 %)AJAX
511 (13.25 %)ASP.NET
67 (8.434 %)Hibernate
67 (8.434 %)Spring
67 (8.434 %)J2EE
67 (8.434 %)JSP
76 (7.229 %)WebServices
85 (6.024 %)XML
85 (6.024 %)XSL
94 (4.819 %)DOM
94 (4.819 %)Adobe Flex
103 (3.614 %)CakePHP
103 (3.614 %)script.aculo.us
103 (3.614 %)ASP
112 (2.410 %)XHTML
112 (2.410 %)Django
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (13.25 %)Apache
27 (8.434 %)JBoss
34 (4.819 %)Lotus Notes
34 (4.819 %)Lotus Domino
42 (2.410 %)IIS
51 (1.205 %)Zope
51 (1.205 %)Plone
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.410 %)Photoshop
12 (2.410 %)MS Excel
21 (1.205 %)ImageReady
21 (1.205 %)Fireworks
21 (1.205 %)MS PowerPoint
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (4.819 %)Wireless
23 (3.614 %)TCP/IP
32 (2.410 %)Extranet
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (22.89 %)MySQL
211 (13.25 %)SQL Server
38 (9.639 %)RDBMS
41 (1.205 %)PostgreSQL
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (3.614 %)Subversion
21 (1.205 %)Flash
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (10.84 %)Pensions
27 (8.434 %)Health
27 (8.434 %)Telecoms
34 (4.819 %)Education
41 (1.205 %)Electric
41 (1.205 %)Automotive
41 (1.205 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.205 %)Marketing
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
160 (72.29 %)Developer
227 (32.53 %)Web Developer
319 (22.89 %)PHP Developer
417 (20.48 %)Perl Developer
516 (19.28 %)Software Engineer
516 (19.28 %)PHP Web Developer
516 (19.28 %)Perl Web Developer
611 (13.25 %)Java Developer
78 (9.639 %)Software Developer
78 (9.639 %)Linux Engineer
87 (8.434 %)Java/J2EE Developer
87 (8.434 %)J2EE Developer
94 (4.819 %)Lotus Notes Developer
94 (4.819 %)Senior Developer
94 (4.819 %)C++/Java Developer
103 (3.614 %)Senior Software Developer
103 (3.614 %)C++ Developer
112 (2.410 %).NET Developer
112 (2.410 %)SQL Developer
112 (2.410 %)Project Officer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.819 %)W3C
22 (2.410 %)Computer Science
22 (2.410 %)Wiki
31 (1.205 %)DTV
31 (1.205 %)Robotics
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (30.12 %)Linux
212 (14.46 %)Solaris
37 (8.434 %)UNIX
42 (2.410 %)Windows
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (24.10 %)Web Development
212 (14.46 %)OO
311 (13.25 %)Agile Software Development
45 (6.024 %)E-Commerce
54 (4.819 %)OOD
54 (4.819 %)Software Engineering
54 (4.819 %)Requirements Analysis
54 (4.819 %)Use Case
54 (4.819 %)UML
62 (2.410 %)Document Management
62 (2.410 %)Project Management
62 (2.410 %)SEO
71 (1.205 %)Internet Marketing
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
149 (59.04 %)Perl
247 (56.63 %)PHP
340 (48.19 %)JavaScript
435 (42.17 %)Java
528 (33.73 %)SQL
620 (24.10 %)C++
712 (14.46 %)Python
811 (13.25 %)Shell Script
910 (12.05 %)C
106 (7.229 %)C#
114 (4.819 %)VBScript
114 (4.819 %)Simula
114 (4.819 %)Fortran
114 (4.819 %)Smalltalk
123 (3.614 %)VB
132 (2.410 %)ActionScript
132 (2.410 %)VB6
141 (1.205 %)XPath
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (6.024 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (9.639 %)Oracle
24 (4.819 %)Adobe
24 (4.819 %)Lotus
33 (3.614 %)Microsoft
42 (2.410 %)Zend
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