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

LinkPHP
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank73103
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads2415
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.016 %
As % of the category below4.082 %1.744 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£173£225
Average daily rate£188£283
% change on same period last year-33.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£203£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£245£281
% change on same period last year-12.48 %
Hourly rates quoted99
Average minimum hourly rate£20.50£52.89
Average hourly rate£22.80£60.65
% change on same period last year-62.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.10£68.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£27.71
% change on same period last year-9.80 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads588860
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.926 %0.922 %
Daily rates quoted137244
Average minimum daily rate£305£330
Average daily rate£326£342
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted147159
Average minimum hourly rate£33.65£33.92
Average hourly rate£35.95£36.24
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.24£38.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
PHP South EastPHP
South East

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
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire PHP Demand Trend

PHP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire PHP Daily Rate Trend

PHP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PHP across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Hampshire PHP Daily Rate Histogram

PHP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire PHP Hourly Rate Trend

PHP
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hampshire PHP Hourly Rate Histogram

PHP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PHP within the Hampshire 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
PortsmouthNew entry-7--
BasingstokeNew entry-5£253-
SouthamptonUp+74--
WinchesterNew entry-1£60-
FarnboroughNew entry-1--
PHP South EastPHP
South East

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing PHP 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 PHP.

129 (61.70 %)MySQL
217 (36.17 %)HTML
316 (34.04 %)LAMP
414 (29.79 %)JavaScript
512 (25.53 %)CSS
512 (25.53 %)Linux
611 (23.40 %)Flash
79 (19.15 %)Apache
79 (19.15 %)E-Commerce
79 (19.15 %)Debian
88 (17.02 %)Replication
88 (17.02 %)Clustering
88 (17.02 %)Firewall
96 (12.77 %)OO
96 (12.77 %)XHTML
96 (12.77 %)Java
104 (8.511 %)Perl
104 (8.511 %)SQL
104 (8.511 %)Solaris
104 (8.511 %)JSP
104 (8.511 %)UNIX
104 (8.511 %)Internet
104 (8.511 %)Web Development
104 (8.511 %)Zend
104 (8.511 %)PHP5
104 (8.511 %)CMS
104 (8.511 %)AJAX
113 (6.383 %)Intranet
113 (6.383 %)Adobe AIR
113 (6.383 %)Zend Framework

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing PHP 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 PHP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (36.17 %)HTML
216 (34.04 %)LAMP
312 (25.53 %)CSS
46 (12.77 %)XHTML
54 (8.511 %)AJAX
54 (8.511 %)JSP
63 (6.383 %).NET
63 (6.383 %)XML
63 (6.383 %)Zend Framework
63 (6.383 %)ASP.NET
63 (6.383 %)Adobe AIR
72 (4.255 %)CakePHP
72 (4.255 %)RSS
81 (2.128 %)SAX
81 (2.128 %)MVC
81 (2.128 %)CodeIgniter
81 (2.128 %)Symfony
81 (2.128 %)DOM
81 (2.128 %)XSLT
81 (2.128 %)J2EE
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (19.15 %)Apache
24 (8.511 %)CMS
31 (2.128 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (2.128 %)MS Exchange
31 (2.128 %)IIS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.383 %)Fireworks
21 (2.128 %)Photoshop
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (17.02 %)Firewall
24 (8.511 %)Internet
33 (6.383 %)Intranet
42 (4.255 %)Wireless
42 (4.255 %)Extranet
42 (4.255 %)DNS
51 (2.128 %)SSL
51 (2.128 %)NNTP
51 (2.128 %)LDAP
51 (2.128 %)POP3
51 (2.128 %)SMTP
51 (2.128 %)DHCP
51 (2.128 %)FTP
51 (2.128 %)HTTP
51 (2.128 %)TCP/IP
51 (2.128 %)SSH
51 (2.128 %)IMAP
51 (2.128 %)Wi-Fi
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (61.70 %)MySQL
21 (2.128 %)SQL Server
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (23.40 %)Flash
21 (2.128 %)Dreamweaver
21 (2.128 %)Subversion
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (4.255 %)Telecoms
21 (2.128 %)Marketing
21 (2.128 %)Avionics
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (68.09 %)Developer
222 (46.81 %)PHP Developer
39 (19.15 %)Web Developer
48 (17.02 %)LAMP Developer
53 (6.383 %)Web Designer
53 (6.383 %)Programmer
62 (4.255 %)Analyst
62 (4.255 %)Systems Engineer
62 (4.255 %)Senior Developer
62 (4.255 %)Analyst Programmer
62 (4.255 %)Senior PHP Developer
71 (2.128 %)Website Developer
71 (2.128 %)Junior Developer
71 (2.128 %)Junior
71 (2.128 %)Support Technician
71 (2.128 %)Consultant
71 (2.128 %)Network Engineer
71 (2.128 %)Technical Support
71 (2.128 %)Support Engineer
71 (2.128 %)Webmaster
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (17.02 %)Replication
18 (17.02 %)Clustering
22 (4.255 %)Blog
22 (4.255 %)Social Network
31 (2.128 %)W3C
31 (2.128 %)E-Learning
31 (2.128 %)SCORM
31 (2.128 %)Web 2.0
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (25.53 %)Linux
29 (19.15 %)Debian
34 (8.511 %)Solaris
34 (8.511 %)UNIX
42 (4.255 %)Windows
42 (4.255 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (2.128 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (2.128 %)SUSE
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (19.15 %)E-Commerce
26 (12.77 %)OO
34 (8.511 %)Web Development
43 (6.383 %)Content Management
52 (4.255 %)Web Design
52 (4.255 %)OOD
61 (2.128 %)B2B
61 (2.128 %)B2C
61 (2.128 %)E-business
61 (2.128 %)Incident Management
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (29.79 %)JavaScript
26 (12.77 %)Java
34 (8.511 %)Perl
34 (8.511 %)SQL
34 (8.511 %)PHP5
42 (4.255 %)ActionScript
42 (4.255 %)Python
42 (4.255 %)C++
51 (2.128 %)C
51 (2.128 %)C#
51 (2.128 %)Tcl
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.128 %)SLA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.128 %)Active Directory
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (8.511 %)Zend
23 (6.383 %)Adobe
32 (4.255 %)Red Hat
41 (2.128 %)Macromedia
41 (2.128 %)Oracle
41 (2.128 %)Cisco