Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for PHP 5 skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PHP5 over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP 5
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank76-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.263 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£261£258
% change on same period last year+1.50 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£18.50-
Average hourly rate£19.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.39£21.58
% change on same period last year+36.16 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads486673
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.766 %0.721 %
Daily rates quoted95100
Average minimum daily rate£275£350
Average daily rate£296£373
% change on same period last year-20.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted5390
Average minimum hourly rate£27.74£26.55
Average hourly rate£29.59£28.54
% change on same period last year+3.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.44£30.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
PHP5 EnglandPHP5
England

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.

PHP5
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PHP5 across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

East Midlands PHP5 Demand Trend

PHP5
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PHP5 across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands PHP5 Hourly Rate Trend

PHP5
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PHP5 across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

East Midlands PHP5 Hourly Rate Histogram

PHP5
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PHP5 within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
DerbyshireNew entry-8--
PHP5 EnglandPHP5
England

PHP5
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing PHP5 also 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 that cited PHP5.

113 (100.00 %)PHP
210 (76.92 %)Joomla!
210 (76.92 %)MySQL
36 (46.15 %)Web Development
45 (38.46 %)VLE
54 (30.77 %)Requirements Analysis
63 (23.08 %)Education
63 (23.08 %)E-Learning
72 (15.38 %)Adobe Illustrator
72 (15.38 %)HTML
72 (15.38 %)JavaScript
72 (15.38 %)Photoshop
72 (15.38 %)CSS
72 (15.38 %)OO
81 (7.692 %)Graphic Design
81 (7.692 %)PHP4
81 (7.692 %)Apache
81 (7.692 %)Flash
81 (7.692 %)Adobe
81 (7.692 %)Linux
81 (7.692 %)UML
81 (7.692 %)Web Design
81 (7.692 %)LAMP

PHP5
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing PHP5 also 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 that cited PHP5. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (15.38 %)HTML
12 (15.38 %)CSS
21 (7.692 %)LAMP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (76.92 %)Joomla!
21 (7.692 %)Apache
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (15.38 %)Photoshop
12 (15.38 %)Adobe Illustrator
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (76.92 %)MySQL
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.692 %)Flash
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (23.08 %)Education
21 (7.692 %)Graphic Design
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (84.62 %)Developer
111 (84.62 %)PHP Developer
22 (15.38 %)MySQL Developer
31 (7.692 %)PHP Web Developer
31 (7.692 %)Web Applications Developer
31 (7.692 %)Web Developer
31 (7.692 %)Applications Developer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (38.46 %)VLE
23 (23.08 %)E-Learning
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)Linux
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (46.15 %)Web Development
24 (30.77 %)Requirements Analysis
32 (15.38 %)OO
41 (7.692 %)Web Design
41 (7.692 %)UML
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (100.00 %)PHP
22 (15.38 %)JavaScript
31 (7.692 %)PHP4
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (7.692 %)Adobe