The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Ruby skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Ruby falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
307
291
494
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
28.04%
24.64%
30.48%
Number of daily rates quoted
225
194
400
10th Percentile
£313
£350
£325
25th Percentile
£363
£400
£405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£450
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-
-5.26%
-9.52%
75th Percentile
£538
£538
£575
90th Percentile
£624
£598
£675
North West median daily rate
£425
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.56%
-10.00%
-2.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
4
10
10th Percentile
£27.53
-
£55.88
25th Percentile
£34.61
£65.00
£61.25
Median hourly rate
£47.31
£82.50
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-42.65%
+26.92%
+22.64%
75th Percentile
£59.11
£100.00
£76.56
90th Percentile
£65.64
-
£79.13
North West median hourly rate
£74.26
£49.00
£46.18
% change year-on-year
+51.55%
+6.11%
+22.17%
Ruby Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Ruby relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Ruby Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Ruby.
Ruby Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 18 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Ruby also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for Ruby.
Ruby Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
