The first table below looks at the demand for Ruby skills in IT jobs advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Ruby over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the South Wales region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Ruby
Rank 83 73 68
Rank change year-on-year
-10 -5
Permanent jobs citing Ruby 3 14 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 0.283% 1.408% 1.471%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.502% 2.632% 2.632%
Number of salaries quoted 3 14 10
Average salary £47,500 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+46.15% -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £39,900 £24,000 £30,900
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £47,500 £36,400
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
All Programming Languages
South Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
598 532 494
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 56.42% 53.52% 55.88%
Number of salaries quoted 550 466 459
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,500 £25,150 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £44,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Ruby
Wales

Ruby
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Ruby across the South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South Wales Ruby Jobs Demand Trend

Ruby
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Ruby across the South Wales region.

South Wales Ruby Salary Trend

Ruby
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Ruby across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South Wales 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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cardiff -25 1 £60,000 +84.61%
Torfaen - 1 £38,000 -
Ruby
Wales

Ruby
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

1 4 (80.00%) HTML
1 4 (80.00%) JavaScript
1 4 (80.00%) CSS
1 4 (80.00%) Python
2 3 (60.00%) Perl
2 3 (60.00%) C
2 3 (60.00%) C++
2 3 (60.00%) Degree
2 3 (60.00%) QA
2 3 (60.00%) Ajax
2 3 (60.00%) Web 2.0
3 2 (40.00%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (40.00%) Java
4 1 (20.00%) SQL
4 1 (20.00%) J2EE
4 1 (20.00%) Ant
4 1 (20.00%) Embedded C
4 1 (20.00%) Intel
4 1 (20.00%) Firmware
4 1 (20.00%) Shell Script
4 1 (20.00%) DTV
4 1 (20.00%) Windows
4 1 (20.00%) Linux
4 1 (20.00%) OO
4 1 (20.00%) Apache
4 1 (20.00%) Embedded Software Development
4 1 (20.00%) Build Automation
4 1 (20.00%) Freescale
4 1 (20.00%) Java EE
4 1 (20.00%) Time Management

Ruby
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

Application Development
1 4 (80.00%) HTML
1 4 (80.00%) CSS
2 3 (60.00%) Ajax
3 1 (20.00%) J2EE
3 1 (20.00%) Java EE
Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Apache
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Ant
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Development Manager
1 3 (60.00%) Software Development Manager
1 3 (60.00%) Software Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Developer
3 1 (20.00%) UI Developer
3 1 (20.00%) UI Programmer
3 1 (20.00%) Java Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Web 2.0
2 2 (40.00%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (20.00%) Firmware
3 1 (20.00%) DTV
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
1 1 (20.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) OO
1 1 (20.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (20.00%) Build Automation
1 1 (20.00%) Time Management
1 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) JavaScript
1 4 (80.00%) Python
2 3 (60.00%) Perl
2 3 (60.00%) C
2 3 (60.00%) C++
3 2 (40.00%) Java
4 1 (20.00%) SQL
4 1 (20.00%) Embedded C
4 1 (20.00%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Intel
1 1 (20.00%) Freescale
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