Ruby Job Trends in England
Ruby
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England citing Ruby skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 537 | 511 | 498 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | -13 | -161 |
| Permanent jobs citing Ruby | 247 | 122 | 222 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.23% | 0.28% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.48% | 1.13% | 1.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 177 | 61 | 157 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £48,500 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £60,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | +7.69% | -4.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £63,373 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.47% | +7.69% | - |
All Programming Languages
England
Ruby falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing coding skills in England.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 16,740 | 10,805 | 19,592 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 15.73% | 25.15% | 31.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12,141 | 7,434 | 11,765 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £48,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £111,250 | £112,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
Ruby Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ruby relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.
Ruby Salary Trend in England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Ruby.
Ruby Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Ruby in England over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.
Ruby Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ruby within the England region over the 6 months to 26 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -2 | 101 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 118 |
| South East | +16 | 92 | £47,500 | -32.14% | 23 |
| North of England | -98 | 21 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 15 |
| Midlands | -72 | 16 | £30,000 | -45.45% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -44 | 15 | £30,000 | -60.00% | 5 |
| North West | -54 | 15 | £55,000 | -20.00% | 7 |
| East of England | -30 | 14 | £80,000 | +60.00% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -39 | 6 | £90,000 | +22.03% | 1 |
| South West | -74 | 3 | £42,500 | -43.33% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -48 | 1 | £41,000 | -21.90% | 1 |
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Ruby Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python | 30.4% | 75 |
| 2 | Java | 13.8% | 34 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 13.8% | 34 |
| 4 | SQL | 13.4% | 33 |
| 5 | Bash | 12.6% | 31 |
| 6 | Perl | 10.5% | 26 |
| 7 | PHP | 9.3% | 23 |
| 8 | C# | 6.5% | 16 |
| 9 | TypeScript | 6.1% | 15 |
| 10 | C | 4.0% | 10 |
| 10 | PowerShell | 4.0% | 10 |
| 12 | C++ | 1.6% | 4 |
| 12 | Go | 1.6% | 4 |
| 12 | Rust | 1.6% | 4 |
| 15 | R | 0.8% | 2 |
| 15 | Scala | 0.8% | 2 |
| 17 | Groovy | 0.4% | 1 |