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The table below looks at the demand for Ruby on Rails (RoR) skills within the South East 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRuby on Rails (RoR)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank346462
Rank change on same period last yearUp+116
Matching permanent IT job ads8437
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.845 %0.258 %
Salaries quoted8236
Average minimum salary£35,644£26,806
Average salary£39,386£33,056
% change on same period last year+19.15 %
Average maximum salary£43,128£39,306
UK excluding London average salary£36,068£31,495
% change on same period last year+14.52 %
South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads993714345
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.646 %6.400 %
Salaries quoted873712026
Average minimum salary£35,428£34,743
Average salary£39,022£38,262
% change on same period last year+1.98 %
Average maximum salary£42,615£41,780
UK excluding London average salary£36,023£36,564
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

South East 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 South East 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
HampshireNew entry-41£39,701-
SurreyUp+5223£39,783+16.19 %
KentNew entry-8£46,786-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-6£35,000-
BerkshireNew entry-5£37,500-
West SussexDown-73£33,500+52.27 %
OxfordshireUp+102£31,500-0.52 %
Isle of WightNew entry-2£27,500-
Ruby on Rails EnglandRuby on Rails
England

Ruby on Rails
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1118 (95.93 %)Ruby
284 (68.29 %)Java
353 (43.09 %)Linux
451 (41.46 %)CSS
548 (39.02 %)MySQL
647 (38.21 %)HTML
744 (35.77 %)PHP
843 (34.96 %)JavaScript
933 (26.83 %)XHTML
1028 (22.76 %)Spring
1125 (20.33 %)Apache
1125 (20.33 %)UNIX
1224 (19.51 %)J2EE
1323 (18.70 %)XML
1422 (17.89 %).NET
1521 (17.07 %)WebServices
1521 (17.07 %)Python
1620 (16.26 %)ASP.NET
1719 (15.45 %)Hibernate
1818 (14.63 %)Subversion
1818 (14.63 %)Oracle
1818 (14.63 %)AJAX
1917 (13.82 %)Web Development
1917 (13.82 %)SQL Server
2016 (13.01 %)Perl
2016 (13.01 %)LAMP
2115 (12.20 %)Games
2214 (11.38 %)Agile Software Development
2313 (10.57 %)ColdFusion
2411 (8.943 %)C++

Ruby on Rails
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
151 (41.46 %)CSS
247 (38.21 %)HTML
333 (26.83 %)XHTML
428 (22.76 %)Spring
524 (19.51 %)J2EE
623 (18.70 %)XML
722 (17.89 %).NET
821 (17.07 %)WebServices
920 (16.26 %)ASP.NET
1019 (15.45 %)Hibernate
1118 (14.63 %)AJAX
1216 (13.01 %)LAMP
1310 (8.130 %)script.aculo.us
1310 (8.130 %)Apache Wicket
1310 (8.130 %)JSP
148 (6.504 %)CakePHP
157 (5.691 %)jQuery
157 (5.691 %)Java EE
166 (4.878 %)Servlets
166 (4.878 %)XSLT
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (20.33 %)Apache
213 (10.57 %)ColdFusion
37 (5.691 %)IIS
45 (4.065 %)BizTalk Server
54 (3.252 %)CMS
63 (2.439 %)GlassFish
63 (2.439 %)ColdFusion MX
72 (1.626 %)JBoss
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (5.691 %)Photoshop
26 (4.878 %)MS Excel
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (8.130 %)Internet
29 (7.317 %)Intranet
35 (4.065 %)VLAN
35 (4.065 %)NetScreen
35 (4.065 %)SMTP
35 (4.065 %)VPN
35 (4.065 %)DNS
44 (3.252 %)Firewall
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
148 (39.02 %)MySQL
217 (13.82 %)SQL Server
34 (3.252 %)DB2
43 (2.439 %)RDBMS
51 (0.813 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (0.813 %)Oracle Reports
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (14.63 %)Subversion
26 (4.878 %)Dreamweaver
35 (4.065 %)Eclipse
35 (4.065 %)Ant
42 (1.626 %)Selenium
51 (0.813 %)Flash
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (12.20 %)Games
28 (6.504 %)Finance
36 (4.878 %)Music
36 (4.878 %)Telecoms
44 (3.252 %)Pensions
52 (1.626 %)Education
61 (0.813 %)Government
61 (0.813 %)Marketing
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
193 (75.61 %)Developer
222 (17.89 %)Ruby On Rails Developer
320 (16.26 %)Web Developer
419 (15.45 %)Java Developer
515 (12.20 %)Senior Developer
613 (10.57 %)PHP Developer
78 (6.504 %)ColdFusion Developer
87 (5.691 %)Junior Developer
87 (5.691 %)Senior Java Developer
87 (5.691 %)Junior
96 (4.878 %)Technical Lead
96 (4.878 %)Junior PHP Developer
105 (4.065 %)Java/J2EE Developer
105 (4.065 %)Architect
105 (4.065 %)Applications Support
105 (4.065 %)Software Architect
114 (3.252 %)C++ Developer
114 (3.252 %)J2EE Developer
114 (3.252 %)Senior Web Developer
114 (3.252 %)Senior J2EE Developer
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (5.691 %)Thin Client
17 (5.691 %)Fat Client
24 (3.252 %)Computer Science
33 (2.439 %)Social Network
33 (2.439 %)IPTV
42 (1.626 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.813 %)W3C
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
153 (43.09 %)Linux
225 (20.33 %)UNIX
311 (8.943 %)Windows
48 (6.504 %)Debian
55 (4.065 %)Ubuntu
64 (3.252 %)Red Hat Linux
72 (1.626 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
72 (1.626 %)Solaris
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (13.82 %)Web Development
214 (11.38 %)Agile Software Development
310 (8.130 %)OO
48 (6.504 %)OOP
56 (4.878 %)Project Management
56 (4.878 %)Security Cleared
65 (4.065 %)Contact Management
65 (4.065 %)Scrum
65 (4.065 %)Web Design
65 (4.065 %)E-Commerce
73 (2.439 %)UML
73 (2.439 %)Content Management
82 (1.626 %)TDD
82 (1.626 %)OOA/OOD
82 (1.626 %)Unit Testing
82 (1.626 %)Continuous Integration
91 (0.813 %)SC Cleared
91 (0.813 %)DV Cleared
91 (0.813 %)RAD
91 (0.813 %)Data Modelling
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1118 (95.93 %)Ruby
284 (68.29 %)Java
344 (35.77 %)PHP
443 (34.96 %)JavaScript
521 (17.07 %)Python
616 (13.01 %)Perl
711 (8.943 %)C++
711 (8.943 %)Erlang
810 (8.130 %)PHP5
99 (7.317 %)C
99 (7.317 %)SQL
108 (6.504 %)PHP4
116 (4.878 %)C#
125 (4.065 %)PL/SQL
134 (3.252 %)Shell Script
142 (1.626 %)VBScript
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (4.065 %)Degree
24 (3.252 %)CCNA
24 (3.252 %)Cisco Certification
31 (0.813 %)PhD
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (5.691 %)WCAG
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (3.252 %)Nagios
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (14.63 %)Oracle
28 (6.504 %)Microsoft
35 (4.065 %)Cisco
35 (4.065 %)Juniper
43 (2.439 %)Sun
43 (2.439 %)Zend
52 (1.626 %)Red Hat
52 (1.626 %)Google
61 (0.813 %)Adobe