Ruby
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Ruby skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 499 524 516
Rank change year-on-year +25 -8 -191
Permanent jobs citing Ruby 322 133 251
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.27% 0.27% 0.35%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.74% 1.06% 1.12%
Number of salaries quoted 250 70 172
10th Percentile £29,900 £52,500 £35,125
25th Percentile £46,250 £62,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% -4.41%
75th Percentile £85,000 £76,875 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -21.43% +7.69% +6.12%

All Programming Languages
UK

Ruby falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 18,486 12,502 22,354
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.56% 25.41% 31.50%
Number of salaries quoted 13,150 8,123 13,402
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,862 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £83,938 £83,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

Ruby
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ruby relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Ruby job vacancy trend in the UK

Ruby
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Ruby.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Ruby

Ruby
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Ruby over the 6 months to 15 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Ruby in the UK

Ruby
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ruby within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -23 248 £75,000 +7.14% 25
UK excluding London -77 188 £55,000 -21.43% 21
London -1 102 £85,000 +6.25% 6
Work from Home -42 95 £75,000 +11.11% 26
South East +11 92 £47,500 -32.14% 9
Wales -25 42 £55,810 -25.59% 1
North of England -90 21 £55,000 -21.43% 7
Midlands -52 16 £30,000 -45.45% 2
North West -40 15 £55,000 -18.52% 1
West Midlands -41 15 £30,000 -60.00% 2
East of England -33 14 £80,000 -20.00%
Yorkshire -43 6 £90,000 +22.03% 1
South West -71 3 £42,500 -43.33% 2
East Midlands -40 1 £41,000 -21.90%

Ruby
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (9.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (4.35%) SharePoint
2 14 (4.35%) Skype for Business
3 8 (2.48%) Confluence
4 6 (1.86%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.93%) WordPress
6 2 (0.62%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 9 (2.80%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.62%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (2.48%) Fidessa
2 6 (1.86%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (1.24%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.62%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 159 (49.38%) AWS
2 84 (26.09%) Serverless
3 68 (21.12%) AWS Lambda
4 47 (14.60%) Amazon ECS
5 44 (13.66%) Microsoft 365
6 40 (12.42%) GitHub
7 34 (10.56%) Azure
8 33 (10.25%) Amazon S3
8 33 (10.25%) SaaS
9 31 (9.63%) AWS CloudFormation
10 30 (9.32%) Amazon SQS
11 28 (8.70%) GitHub Actions
12 23 (7.14%) Amazon EC2
12 23 (7.14%) Amazon EKS
13 20 (6.21%) Amazon EventBridge
14 14 (4.35%) AWS Control Tower
14 14 (4.35%) Cloud Computing
15 11 (3.42%) GCP
16 8 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
16 8 (2.48%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (8.70%) Firewall
1 28 (8.70%) Network Security
2 17 (5.28%) DNS
2 17 (5.28%) LAN
2 17 (5.28%) WAN
3 14 (4.35%) Cisco Wireless
3 14 (4.35%) Skype
3 14 (4.35%) VLAN
3 14 (4.35%) Wireless
4 13 (4.04%) TCP/IP
5 10 (3.11%) DHCP
6 8 (2.48%) FIX Connectivity
6 8 (2.48%) Remote Desktop
6 8 (2.48%) VoIP
7 6 (1.86%) BGP
7 6 (1.86%) IPsec
7 6 (1.86%) VPN
8 4 (1.24%) Internet
9 2 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.31%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (19.25%) PostgreSQL
2 21 (6.52%) MongoDB
2 21 (6.52%) Redis
3 17 (5.28%) MySQL
4 16 (4.97%) SQL Server
5 8 (2.48%) Amazon RDS
5 8 (2.48%) Big Data
6 7 (2.17%) DynamoDB
7 6 (1.86%) Apache Hive
7 6 (1.86%) Hadoop
7 6 (1.86%) HBase
7 6 (1.86%) NoSQL
8 5 (1.55%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.93%) Amazon Aurora
9 3 (0.93%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.62%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.31%) Adabas
11 1 (0.31%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 31 (9.63%) Cypress.io
2 25 (7.76%) Jenkins
3 18 (5.59%) Git
4 13 (4.04%) JIRA
5 8 (2.48%) Cucumber
5 8 (2.48%) Selenium
6 7 (2.17%) GitLab
6 7 (2.17%) JUnit
6 7 (2.17%) RSpec
7 5 (1.55%) Postman
7 5 (1.55%) REST Assured
8 4 (1.24%) Claude Code
8 4 (1.24%) minitest
8 4 (1.24%) Zephyr
9 3 (0.93%) Newman
9 3 (0.93%) TestRail
10 1 (0.31%) Burp Suite
10 1 (0.31%) Gatling
10 1 (0.31%) Pa11y
10 1 (0.31%) WebDriver
General
1 70 (21.74%) Social Skills
2 53 (16.46%) Public Sector
3 47 (14.60%) Finance
4 21 (6.52%) Legal
5 14 (4.35%) Automotive
5 14 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (4.04%) Legal Technology
6 13 (4.04%) Manufacturing
7 12 (3.73%) Banking
8 10 (3.11%) Analytical Skills
8 10 (3.11%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.17%) Tech for Good
10 6 (1.86%) Marketing
10 6 (1.86%) Military
11 5 (1.55%) Local Government
12 4 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.24%) Public Speaking
12 4 (1.24%) Publishing
13 3 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.31%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 121 (37.58%) Developer
2 82 (25.47%) Senior
3 48 (14.91%) Full-Stack Developer
4 42 (13.04%) Ruby Developer
5 36 (11.18%) Ruby on Rails Developer
6 35 (10.87%) Software Engineer
7 33 (10.25%) Lead
7 33 (10.25%) Senior Developer
8 19 (5.90%) 1st Line Support
8 19 (5.90%) Senior Ruby on Rails Developer
9 16 (4.97%) IT Support
10 15 (4.66%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 14 (4.35%) Consultant
11 14 (4.35%) Network Support
11 14 (4.35%) Security Consultant
11 14 (4.35%) Senior Consultant
11 14 (4.35%) Senior Security Consultant
11 14 (4.35%) Senior Software Engineer
11 14 (4.35%) Support Technician
12 13 (4.04%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 169 (52.48%) Ruby on Rails
2 87 (27.02%) React
3 55 (17.08%) Node.js
4 51 (15.84%) Terraform
5 32 (9.94%) Spring Boot
6 31 (9.63%) Jest
7 28 (8.70%) Next.js
8 26 (8.07%) AWS CDK
8 26 (8.07%) RESTful
8 26 (8.07%) Spring
9 21 (6.52%) Sidekiq
10 18 (5.59%) REST
11 17 (5.28%) CSS
12 16 (4.97%) JSON
13 15 (4.66%) JWT
13 15 (4.66%) React Native
14 14 (4.35%) .NET
14 14 (4.35%) Kafka
15 13 (4.04%) HTML
15 13 (4.04%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 40 (12.42%) Cloud Native
2 31 (9.63%) Product Ownership
3 26 (8.07%) Onboarding
4 22 (6.83%) Mainframe
5 18 (5.59%) Legacy Systems
6 14 (4.35%) Enterprise Cloud
7 12 (3.73%) Mobile App
8 9 (2.80%) Digital Wallet
8 9 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (2.48%) Eurex
10 7 (2.17%) Blog
10 7 (2.17%) Security Posture
10 7 (2.17%) Web Conferencing
11 6 (1.86%) Management Information System
11 6 (1.86%) NHS
11 6 (1.86%) Public Cloud
12 5 (1.55%) Driving Licence
13 4 (1.24%) Educational Technology
14 3 (0.93%) Replication
14 3 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 49 (15.22%) Windows
2 44 (13.66%) Linux
3 22 (6.83%) Windows Server
4 14 (4.35%) Windows Server 2016
5 13 (4.04%) Ubuntu
6 9 (2.80%) Unix
7 8 (2.48%) CentOS
7 8 (2.48%) Rocky
8 7 (2.17%) AIX
9 6 (1.86%) Debian
10 5 (1.55%) Solaris
11 4 (1.24%) Windows 10
12 3 (0.93%) Gentoo
13 1 (0.31%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (31.37%) Full-Stack Development
2 88 (27.33%) CI/CD
3 87 (27.02%) Agile
4 75 (23.29%) Software Engineering
5 69 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
6 54 (16.77%) Microservices
7 51 (15.84%) AI
7 51 (15.84%) Mentoring
8 50 (15.53%) Infrastructure as Code
9 47 (14.60%) Scrum
10 40 (12.42%) DevOps
11 37 (11.49%) Roadmaps
12 36 (11.18%) Architectural Patterns
13 35 (10.87%) Containerisation
14 32 (9.94%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 31 (9.63%) Clean Code
15 31 (9.63%) Test Automation
16 29 (9.01%) ITIL
17 27 (8.39%) OOP
18 23 (7.14%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 90 (27.95%) Python
2 75 (23.29%) Java
2 75 (23.29%) JavaScript
3 33 (10.25%) Bash
3 33 (10.25%) SQL
4 27 (8.39%) TypeScript
5 26 (8.07%) Perl
6 23 (7.14%) C#
6 23 (7.14%) PHP
7 11 (3.42%) C
7 11 (3.42%) PowerShell
8 8 (2.48%) Go
9 6 (1.86%) COBOL
10 5 (1.55%) Rust
11 4 (1.24%) C++
12 2 (0.62%) R
12 2 (0.62%) Scala
13 1 (0.31%) Groovy
13 1 (0.31%) Natural
Qualifications
1 44 (13.66%) Security Cleared
2 26 (8.07%) SC Cleared
3 24 (7.45%) AWS Certification
4 23 (7.14%) Degree
5 21 (6.52%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 14 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (3.42%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (2.80%) A+ Certification
9 8 (2.48%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.86%) CISSP
10 6 (1.86%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (1.24%) CEH
11 4 (1.24%) CHECK Team Leader
11 4 (1.24%) CHECK Team Member
11 4 (1.24%) CISA
11 4 (1.24%) CREST Certified
11 4 (1.24%) ISTQB
11 4 (1.24%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
11 4 (1.24%) OSCP
12 3 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.76%) Accessibility
2 19 (5.90%) WCAG
3 17 (5.28%) QA
4 8 (2.48%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (1.86%) Government Security Classifications
5 6 (1.86%) NCSC
6 4 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.62%) GDPR
7 2 (0.62%) PERC
7 2 (0.62%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.31%) GRC
System Software
1 47 (14.60%) Docker
2 30 (9.32%) Active Directory
3 17 (5.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.17%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.24%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 18 (5.59%) Ansible
2 15 (4.66%) Kubernetes
3 14 (4.35%) FortiGate
4 6 (1.86%) Hadoop YARN
4 6 (1.86%) ZABBIX
5 4 (1.24%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.93%) Grafana
6 3 (0.93%) Podman
6 3 (0.93%) Proxmox
6 3 (0.93%) SCCM
7 2 (0.62%) Bugsnag
7 2 (0.62%) Packer
Vendors
1 68 (21.12%) Microsoft
2 25 (7.76%) Oracle
3 22 (6.83%) Cisco
4 20 (6.21%) HP
5 17 (5.28%) VMware
6 11 (3.42%) OneLogin
7 8 (2.48%) Bloomberg
7 8 (2.48%) CQG
7 8 (2.48%) ION Trading
7 8 (2.48%) Patsystems
7 8 (2.48%) Red Hat
7 8 (2.48%) Reuters
7 8 (2.48%) Trayport
8 7 (2.17%) SAP
9 6 (1.86%) Google
9 6 (1.86%) IBM
9 6 (1.86%) Splunk
10 4 (1.24%) New Relic
10 4 (1.24%) QNAP
11 3 (0.93%) Thycotic