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This section looks at the demand for Ruby on Rails (RoR) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRuby on Rails (RoR)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank139145
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads82
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.645 %0.177 %
Salaries quoted62
Average minimum salary£54,167£35,000
Average salary£60,833£35,000
% change on same period last year+73.80 %
Average maximum salary£67,500£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,222£31,156
% change on same period last year+6.63 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads12401133
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.668 %0.472 %
Salaries quoted11251013
Average minimum salary£33,989£31,141
Average salary£37,528£34,092
% change on same period last year+10.07 %
Average maximum salary£41,067£37,042
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Oxfordshire Ruby on Rails Salary Histogram

Ruby on Rails
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ruby on Rails within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
OxfordUp+34£57,500+91.66 %
Ruby on Rails South EastRuby on Rails
South East

Ruby on Rails
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

126 (100.00 %)Ruby
219 (73.08 %)MySQL
318 (69.23 %)SQL Server
417 (65.38 %)DB2
417 (65.38 %)Oracle
417 (65.38 %)UNIX
417 (65.38 %)C++
417 (65.38 %)Linux
58 (30.77 %)C
67 (26.92 %)SQL
67 (26.92 %)Health
76 (23.08 %)AJAX
76 (23.08 %)Java
85 (19.23 %).NET
85 (19.23 %)C#
85 (19.23 %)ASP.NET
85 (19.23 %)BizTalk Server
94 (15.38 %)Python
94 (15.38 %)Django
103 (11.54 %)JavaScript
112 (7.692 %)CSS
112 (7.692 %)Flash
112 (7.692 %)Agile Software Development
112 (7.692 %)LAMP
121 (3.846 %)Fat Client
121 (3.846 %)Web Development
121 (3.846 %).NET Framework
121 (3.846 %)WF
121 (3.846 %)Hibernate
121 (3.846 %)Workflow

Ruby on Rails
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (23.08 %)AJAX
25 (19.23 %).NET
25 (19.23 %)ASP.NET
34 (15.38 %)Django
42 (7.692 %)LAMP
42 (7.692 %)CSS
51 (3.846 %)WebServices
51 (3.846 %)XML
51 (3.846 %)XSLT
51 (3.846 %)Middleware
51 (3.846 %)FpML
51 (3.846 %)Hibernate
51 (3.846 %).NET Framework
51 (3.846 %)WF
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (19.23 %)BizTalk Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (73.08 %)MySQL
218 (69.23 %)SQL Server
317 (65.38 %)DB2
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.692 %)Flash
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (26.92 %)Health
21 (3.846 %)Finance
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (42.31 %)Developer
26 (23.08 %)C++ Developer
35 (19.23 %)Architect
35 (19.23 %)Software Architect
43 (11.54 %)Software Engineer
43 (11.54 %)Web Developer
43 (11.54 %)Desktop Engineer
52 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
52 (7.692 %)Lead Developer
52 (7.692 %)C++ Software Engineer
52 (7.692 %)Python Developer
52 (7.692 %)Python Web Developer
52 (7.692 %)Linux Engineer
52 (7.692 %)Software Developer
61 (3.846 %)Senior Web Developer
61 (3.846 %).NET Developer
61 (3.846 %)SQL Developer
61 (3.846 %)Senior Software Developer
61 (3.846 %)C++ Software Developer
61 (3.846 %)Senior .NET Developer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.846 %)Thin Client
11 (3.846 %)Fat Client
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (65.38 %)UNIX
117 (65.38 %)Linux
21 (3.846 %)Windows
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (7.692 %)Agile Software Development
21 (3.846 %)Web Development
21 (3.846 %)Data Modelling
21 (3.846 %)Project Management
21 (3.846 %)Workflow
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (100.00 %)Ruby
217 (65.38 %)C++
38 (30.77 %)C
47 (26.92 %)SQL
56 (23.08 %)Java
65 (19.23 %)C#
74 (15.38 %)Python
83 (11.54 %)JavaScript
91 (3.846 %)PHP
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (65.38 %)Oracle
21 (3.846 %)Microsoft