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The table below looks at the demand for Ruby skills within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRuby
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank120127
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads714
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.527 %0.823 %
Salaries quoted414
Average minimum salary£41,000£25,857
Average salary£42,875£28,179
% change on same period last year+52.15 %
Average maximum salary£44,750£30,500
UK excluding London average salary£36,469£32,857
% change on same period last year+10.99 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads13281701
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.888 %0.759 %
Salaries quoted12181546
Average minimum salary£32,292£31,007
Average salary£36,353£34,272
% change on same period last year+6.07 %
Average maximum salary£40,414£37,536
UK excluding London average salary£35,731£35,965
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Ruby South EastRuby
South East

Ruby
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Ruby Salary Trend

Ruby
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Ruby across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire Ruby Salary Histogram

Ruby
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ruby within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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+55£53,000+93.01 %
Ruby South EastRuby
South East

Ruby
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

111 (50.00 %)Java
111 (50.00 %)SQL Server
111 (50.00 %)Ruby on Rails
29 (40.91 %)UNIX
29 (40.91 %)Oracle
38 (36.36 %)C++
47 (31.82 %)C
47 (31.82 %)C#
47 (31.82 %).NET
56 (27.27 %)Python
56 (27.27 %)AJAX
65 (22.73 %)Linux
65 (22.73 %)ASP.NET
65 (22.73 %)Perl
65 (22.73 %)BizTalk Server
74 (18.18 %)GIS
74 (18.18 %)VB
74 (18.18 %)MySQL
74 (18.18 %)DB2
74 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
83 (13.64 %)DNS
83 (13.64 %)Internet
92 (9.091 %)Autodesk
92 (9.091 %)Microsoft
92 (9.091 %)CRM
92 (9.091 %)OO
92 (9.091 %)Oracle Reports
92 (9.091 %)XML
92 (9.091 %)SQL
92 (9.091 %)ESRI

Ruby
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (50.00 %)Ruby on Rails
27 (31.82 %).NET
36 (27.27 %)AJAX
45 (22.73 %)ASP.NET
52 (9.091 %)XML
52 (9.091 %)Silverlight
52 (9.091 %)LINQ
52 (9.091 %)WCF
52 (9.091 %)WPF
61 (4.545 %)WF
61 (4.545 %).NET Framework
61 (4.545 %)Django
61 (4.545 %)XSLT
61 (4.545 %)FpML
61 (4.545 %)Hibernate
61 (4.545 %)WinForms
61 (4.545 %)CSS
61 (4.545 %)WebServices
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (22.73 %)BizTalk Server
22 (9.091 %)Smallworld
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
23 (13.64 %)DNS
23 (13.64 %)Internet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (50.00 %)SQL Server
24 (18.18 %)DB2
24 (18.18 %)GIS
24 (18.18 %)MySQL
32 (9.091 %)Oracle Reports
41 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.545 %)Flash
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (9.091 %)Pensions
21 (4.545 %)Finance
21 (4.545 %)Publishing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (40.91 %)Developer
25 (22.73 %)Software Architect
25 (22.73 %)Architect
34 (18.18 %)C++ Developer
42 (9.091 %)C# Developer
42 (9.091 %)Software Developer
42 (9.091 %).NET Developer
42 (9.091 %)Senior Developer
42 (9.091 %)Support Specialist
51 (4.545 %)Applications Support
51 (4.545 %)Java Developer
51 (4.545 %)Oracle DBA
51 (4.545 %)Applications Specialist
51 (4.545 %)DBA
51 (4.545 %)SQL Developer
51 (4.545 %)Senior Software Developer
51 (4.545 %)SQL Server Developer
51 (4.545 %)Applications Support Specialist
51 (4.545 %)Senior Java Developer
51 (4.545 %)Senior .NET Developer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.545 %)Thin Client
11 (4.545 %)Computer Science
11 (4.545 %)Fat Client
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (40.91 %)UNIX
25 (22.73 %)Linux
31 (4.545 %)Windows
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (9.091 %)OO
12 (9.091 %)CRM
21 (4.545 %)Data Modelling
21 (4.545 %)Project Management
21 (4.545 %)Workflow
21 (4.545 %)Agile Software Development
21 (4.545 %)Web Development
21 (4.545 %)UML
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (50.00 %)Java
28 (36.36 %)C++
37 (31.82 %)C
37 (31.82 %)C#
46 (27.27 %)Python
55 (22.73 %)Perl
64 (18.18 %)VB
72 (9.091 %)SQL
81 (4.545 %)JavaScript
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.545 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (40.91 %)Oracle
22 (9.091 %)Microsoft
22 (9.091 %)Mapinfo
22 (9.091 %)Autodesk
22 (9.091 %)ESRI