Ruby Job Trends in Wales
Ruby
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales citing Ruby skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 98 | 67 | 71 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | +4 | +25 |
| Permanent jobs citing Ruby | 46 | 1 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | 1.35% | 0.11% | 0.82% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 9.48% | 0.68% | 2.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 40 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,772 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | - | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £75,000 | £54,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +38.25% | +17.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | - | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £63,996 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.58% | +7.69% | - |
All Programming Languages
Wales
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 Wales.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 485 | 147 | 342 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 14.26% | 16.07% | 27.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 269 | 127 | 197 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,215 | £35,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £48,250 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £66,250 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,360 | £73,750 | £74,144 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
Ruby Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ruby relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Ruby Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Ruby.
Ruby Salary Histogram in Wales
Salary distribution for jobs citing Ruby in Wales over the 6 months to 2 November 2026.
Ruby Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ruby within the Wales region over the 6 months to 2 November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wales | - | 45 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
| South Wales | -39 | 1 | £77,500 | +3.33% | 2 |
| Ruby UK |
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Ruby Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 | Java | 78.3% | 36 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 30.4% | 14 |
| 3 | C# | 19.6% | 9 |
| 4 | Python | 17.4% | 8 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 17.4% | 8 |
| 6 | COBOL | 13.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Go | 8.7% | 4 |
| 7 | Rust | 8.7% | 4 |
| 9 | C++ | 4.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Dart | 2.2% | 1 |
| 10 | Natural | 2.2% | 1 |
| 10 | SQL | 2.2% | 1 |