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The table below looks at the demand for PHP skills within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1221
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below13.79 %3.571 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£155-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£160-
UK excluding London average daily rate£244£279
% change on same period last year-12.60 %
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£24.96£28.43
% change on same period last year-12.23 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2928
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted413
Average minimum daily rate£224£259
Average daily rate£234£280
% change on same period last year-16.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£244£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£30.41£27.01
Average hourly rate£31.73£28.46
% change on same period last year+11.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.05£29.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
PHP West MidlandsPHP
West Midlands

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 Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire PHP Hourly Rate Trend

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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-2£155-
CheshuntNew entry-2--
PHP West MidlandsPHP
West Midlands

PHP
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

14 (80.00 %)MySQL
22 (40.00 %)Back Office
22 (40.00 %)LAMP
22 (40.00 %)CSS
22 (40.00 %)Web Development
22 (40.00 %)XHTML
22 (40.00 %)HTML
31 (20.00 %)PHP5
31 (20.00 %)PHP4
31 (20.00 %)XML
31 (20.00 %)Linux
31 (20.00 %)Apache
31 (20.00 %)Python
31 (20.00 %)Strategic Planning
31 (20.00 %)Requirements Analysis

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)HTML
12 (40.00 %)CSS
12 (40.00 %)XHTML
12 (40.00 %)LAMP
21 (20.00 %)XML
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)Apache
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (80.00 %)MySQL
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Back Office
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (60.00 %)Web Developer
32 (40.00 %)Junior Developer
32 (40.00 %)PHP Developer
32 (40.00 %)Junior
41 (20.00 %)Junior Web Developer
41 (20.00 %)Junior PHP Developer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Linux
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Web Development
21 (20.00 %)Strategic Planning
21 (20.00 %)Requirements Analysis
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)Python
11 (20.00 %)PHP5
11 (20.00 %)PHP4