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The table below looks at the demand for the PHP Developer role in IT contracts within the Cheshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PHP Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 PHP Developer
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4963
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads75
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.989 %0.539 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£125-
Average daily rate£150-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£175-
UK excluding London average daily rate£245£242
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.10£28.46
% change on same period last year-8.28 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads708927
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.019 %0.944 %
Daily rates quoted186185
Average minimum daily rate£311£306
Average daily rate£323£317
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted10864
Average minimum hourly rate£20.89£21.31
Average hourly rate£22.72£22.58
% change on same period last year+0.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.54£23.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.66£25.05
% change on same period last year-5.55 %
PHP Developer North WestPHP Developer
North West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

PHP Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PHP Developer across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cheshire PHP Developer Demand Trend

PHP Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PHP Developer across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire PHP Developer Daily Rate Trend

PHP Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PHP Developer across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire PHP Developer Hourly Rate Trend

PHP Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PHP Developer within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WarringtonUp+42--
CreweNew entry-1--
WilmslowNew entry-1--
PHP Developer North WestPHP Developer
North West

PHP Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited PHP Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with PHP Developer in their job title.

113 (100.00 %)PHP
212 (92.31 %)MySQL
311 (84.62 %)JavaScript
48 (61.54 %)CSS
56 (46.15 %)XML
56 (46.15 %)Flash
56 (46.15 %)Dreamweaver
56 (46.15 %)PHP5
64 (30.77 %)LAMP
64 (30.77 %)XHTML
64 (30.77 %)ASP
64 (30.77 %)Linux
64 (30.77 %)AJAX
64 (30.77 %)Apache
73 (23.08 %)HTML
73 (23.08 %)SQL
73 (23.08 %)Retail
73 (23.08 %)CMS
73 (23.08 %)Intranet
82 (15.38 %)Navision
82 (15.38 %)ActionScript
82 (15.38 %).NET
82 (15.38 %)Photoshop
82 (15.38 %)ASP.NET
82 (15.38 %)PHP4
91 (7.692 %)Drupal
91 (7.692 %)UML
91 (7.692 %)OOP
91 (7.692 %)OO
91 (7.692 %)Fireworks

PHP Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited PHP Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with PHP Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (61.54 %)CSS
26 (46.15 %)XML
34 (30.77 %)XHTML
34 (30.77 %)LAMP
34 (30.77 %)AJAX
34 (30.77 %)ASP
43 (23.08 %)HTML
52 (15.38 %).NET
52 (15.38 %)ASP.NET
61 (7.692 %)Drupal
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (30.77 %)Apache
23 (23.08 %)CMS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (15.38 %)Photoshop
21 (7.692 %)Fireworks
21 (7.692 %)Adobe Illustrator
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (15.38 %)Navision
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (23.08 %)Intranet
21 (7.692 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (92.31 %)MySQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (46.15 %)Flash
16 (46.15 %)Dreamweaver
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (23.08 %)Retail
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (30.77 %)Linux
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.692 %)UML
11 (7.692 %)OOP
11 (7.692 %)OO
11 (7.692 %)Content Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (100.00 %)PHP
211 (84.62 %)JavaScript
36 (46.15 %)PHP5
43 (23.08 %)SQL
52 (15.38 %)ActionScript
52 (15.38 %)PHP4