Ruby Developer Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Ruby Developer
England > North of England

The median Ruby Developer daily rate in the North of England is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 205 - 179
Rank change year-on-year - - +53
Contract jobs requiring a Ruby Developer 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.021% - 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% - 0.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £620 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +12.73% -4.35% -6.12%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 4,363 3,113 4,356
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.10% 92.21% 93.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,885 1,799 2,876
10th Percentile £213 £230 £265
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £470 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% -6.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £567 £588
90th Percentile £644 £663 £675
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 270 137 245
10th Percentile £16.33 £15.22 £13.07
25th Percentile £20.00 £17.44 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £26.50 £28.30
Median % change year-on-year +50.94% -6.36% +25.78%
75th Percentile £56.69 £42.50 £46.91
90th Percentile £70.15 £65.00 £63.75
England median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -21.43% -21.35% +27.14%

Ruby Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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 the North of England.

Ruby Developer job vacancy trend in the North of England

Ruby Developer
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Ruby Developer job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Ruby Developer job vacancies in the North of England

Ruby Developer
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ruby Developer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 10 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West - 1 £625 - 1
Ruby Developer
England

Ruby Developer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 10 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 North of England region featuring Ruby Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Ruby
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services

Ruby Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Ruby
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes