Ruby Contracts in the West Midlands

Ruby
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Ruby skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Ruby over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 112 112 166
Rank change year-on-year 0 +54 -45
Contract jobs citing Ruby 4 19 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.21% 0.84% 0.34%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.91% 3.45% 1.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 15 2
10th Percentile - - £359
25th Percentile - - £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £999 £700 £445
Median % change year-on-year +42.71% +57.30% -1.11%
75th Percentile - - £516
90th Percentile - £730 £552
England median daily rate £513 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -14.58% +4.35% +15.00%

All Programming Languages
West Midlands

Ruby is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 441 551 948
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 22.67% 24.50% 26.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 321 373 665
10th Percentile £260 £325 £325
25th Percentile £345 £410 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% +18.75%
75th Percentile £550 £600 £556
90th Percentile £638 £700 £638
England median daily rate £543 £563 £550
% change year-on-year -3.64% +2.36% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 8 3
10th Percentile £36.36 £21.73 £24.30
25th Percentile £47.75 £23.81 £36.38
Median hourly rate £57.50 £29.32 £58.00
Median % change year-on-year +96.13% -49.45% +135.39%
75th Percentile £58.75 £64.69 £59.71
90th Percentile £72.50 £98.25 £59.84
England median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £51.75
% change year-on-year - +20.77% +17.61%

Ruby
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Ruby as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Ruby in the West Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Ruby in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Ruby in the West Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Ruby in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Ruby in the West Midlands

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Lead
1 4 (100.00%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) .NET
2 3 (75.00%) Ruby on Rails
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Defect Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) SLA