Ruby Developer Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Ruby Developer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Ruby Developer daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
23 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Ruby Developer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.53% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £450 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 369 187 181
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.11% 87.79% 92.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 259 115 106
10th Percentile £163 £216 £225
25th Percentile £348 £338 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £490
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -8.16% -10.91%
75th Percentile £513 £588 £588
90th Percentile £575 £650 £718
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £438 £450 £476
% change year-on-year -2.78% -5.46% -13.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 3 19
10th Percentile £17.88 £14.70 £12.26
25th Percentile £26.25 £14.72 £15.88
Median hourly rate £52.50 £16.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +218.18% -65.26% +171.43%
75th Percentile £55.00 £33.50 £55.00
90th Percentile £60.00 £42.65 £68.75
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £48.00 £18.75 £17.50
% change year-on-year +156.00% +7.14% -

Ruby Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Ruby Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Ruby Developer job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Ruby Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Ruby Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Ruby Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Ruby Developer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 23 January 2026, Ruby Developer contract job roles required 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Ruby Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
1 2 (100.00%) GitLab
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 2 (100.00%) Node.js
1 2 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 2 (100.00%) Ruby
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Spring
1 2 (100.00%) TDD
1 2 (100.00%) Terraform
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript

Ruby Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) GitLab
General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Node.js
1 2 (100.00%) Spring
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 2 (100.00%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Ruby
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 2 (100.00%) Terraform
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