Considering the Dice and Indeed numbers rose for the second straight month, stronger than any previous month tracked by this survey, and that the Indeed numbers rose significantly, it is surprising that Groovy dropped out of the top 50 in the Tiobe Programming Community Index. One possible explanation is that other languages saw a greater surge in demand than did Groovy. Another is that the Tiobe index does not correlate well with the employment market.

Numbers from GrailsJobs has been added to this survey beginning this month. There were no postings on the GrailsJobs board in September. As the only dedicated GR8 technologies job board that I know of, I would hope that it would be the best indicator of the GR8 employment market. The number of postings are insignificant and seemingly unrepresentative. If that remains true, GrailsJobs may not remain in this survey.

The TIOBE Programming Community Index for Groovy
Month / Year	Rating	Change	Rank
10/2009	--	--	< 50
09/2009	0.154%	+0.037%	46
08/2009	0.117%	+0.003%	48
07/2009	0.114%	-0.038%	47
06/2009	0.152%	+0.020%	36
05/2009	0.132%	-0.033%	41
04/2009	0.165%	+0.031%	36
03/2009	0.134%	+0.005%	42
02/2009	0.129%	-0.006%	40
01/2009	0.135%	--	38

Dice Keyword Search for Groovy and Grails
Month / Year	Groovy/Grails	Change	Grails	Change	Groovy	Change
10/2009	49	15	58	16	115	34
09/2009	34	15	42	10	81	16
08/2009	19	-8	32	-3	65	-3
07/2009	27	--	35	--	68	--
02/2009	23	11	29	12	56	25
01/2009	12	--	17	--	31	--

Indeed Keyword Search for Groovy and Grails
Month / Year	Groovy/Grails	Change	Grails	Change	Groovy	Change
10/2009	264	103	354	75	643	218
09/2009	161	3	279	-20	425	-52
08/2009	158	-10	296	22	477	70
07/2009	168	--	274	--	407	--
02/2009	89	18	110	-11	305	-80
01/2009	71	--	121	--	385	--

GrailsJobs Postings By Month
Month / Year	Postings	Change
09/2009	0	-8
08/2009	8	0
07/2009	8	+5
06/2009	3	+1
05/2009	2	+2
04/2009	0	0
03/2009	0	-3
02/2009	3	+1
01/2009	2	--

This is a non-scientific survey. It is meant to give the interested reader a general idea of trends within the GR8 technologies market. Results from keyword searches of job boards should be considered carefully as the results represent the number jobs containing the keyword in the description. The numbers from GrailsJobs represent the total number postings by month. The numbers from Tiobe are pulled from the survey published this month. The numbers from Dice and Indeed represent the results of keyword searches as of the day this survey was published. Suggestions of other sources of job market information is always welcome. Please comment on this blog post with any suggestions you may have.

At last we have an official date! April 16th, 2010. GR8 in the US 2010 is a conference focusing on Groovy, Grails, Griffon and all the other GR8 technologies we love. It will be held at the:

Holiday Inn Bloomington
1201 West 94th Street
Bloomington, MN 55431

This location is at the 94th St exit of Interstate 35W. It is just a short hop from the airport, the light rail, and the Mall of America, to which there is a regular shuttle. It is conveniently located to both downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul.

The tentative schedule of events and other information will be coming soon!

Hope to see you there!