Ruby Developer Contract Job Trends in Swansea

Ruby Developer
West Wales > Swansea

The median Ruby Developer daily rate in Swansea is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Ruby Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Swansea 3.85% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.85% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median daily rate £425 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 26 19 28
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 17 21
10th Percentile £189 £335 £158
25th Percentile £206 £425 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £225
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +122.22% -50.00%
75th Percentile £488 £535 £388
90th Percentile £638 £550 £500
West Wales median daily rate £475 £500 £225
% change year-on-year -5.00% +122.22% -45.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile £16.65 - £14.87
25th Percentile £17.06 £21.25 £14.89
Median hourly rate £18.50 £22.50 £15.21
Median % change year-on-year -17.78% +47.95% +1.38%
75th Percentile £19.38 £23.75 £15.73
90th Percentile £19.45 - £15.88
West Wales median hourly rate £18.50 £22.50 £15.21
% change year-on-year -17.78% +47.95% +1.38%

Ruby Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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 Swansea.

Ruby Developer job vacancy trend in Swansea

Ruby Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Swansea

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Ruby Developer job vacancies in Swansea.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Ruby Developer job vacancies in Swansea

Ruby Developer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, 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 Swansea region featuring Ruby Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cucumber
1 1 (100.00%) Ruby
1 1 (100.00%) SFIA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Ruby Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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%) Cucumber
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) SFIA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Ruby