The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast requiring Ruby on Rails skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Ruby on Rails over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Ruby on Rails falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Belfast.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
29
25
32
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
14.43%
20.66%
21.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
22
15
17
10th Percentile
£325
£431
£208
25th Percentile
£401
£450
-
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£438
£550
£400
Median % change year-on-year
-20.45%
+37.50%
-20.00%
75th Percentile
£488
£613
-
90th Percentile
£518
£655
£513
County Antrim median daily rate
£438
£550
£400
% change year-on-year
-20.45%
+37.50%
-20.00%
Ruby on Rails Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Ruby on Rails as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Ruby on Rails Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Ruby on Rails in Belfast.
Ruby on Rails Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Ruby on Rails also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Belfast region with a requirement for Ruby on Rails.
Ruby on Rails Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
