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This section looks at the demand for PHP 4 skills within the London region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PHP4 over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP 4
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank330452
Rank change on same period last yearUp+122
Matching contract IT job ads7426
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.098 %0.026 %
As % of the category below0.597 %0.134 %
Daily rates quoted425
Average minimum daily rate£222£246
Average daily rate£257£271
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£292£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£200
% change on same period last year+25.20 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£45.00£25.00
% change on same period last year+80.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.00£28.50
% change on same period last year+40.35 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
London
Matching contract IT job ads1239419380
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled16.36 %19.30 %
Daily rates quoted57147671
Average minimum daily rate£402£439
Average daily rate£432£471
% change on same period last year-8.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£463£502
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted422692
Average minimum hourly rate£29.35£32.50
Average hourly rate£31.42£34.70
% change on same period last year-9.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.49£36.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
PHP4 EnglandPHP4
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.

PHP4
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PHP4 across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

London PHP4 Demand Trend

PHP4
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PHP4 across the London region.

London PHP4 Daily Rate Trend

PHP4
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PHP4 across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London PHP4 Daily Rate Histogram

PHP4
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PHP4 across the London region.

London PHP4 Hourly Rate Trend

PHP4
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PHP4 within the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
City of LondonNew entry-3£263-
PaddingtonNew entry-1£220-
WimbledonNew entry-1£275-
PHP4 EnglandPHP4
England

PHP4
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing PHP4 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 PHP4.

1134 (100.00 %)PHP
2122 (91.04 %)PHP5
3107 (79.85 %)MySQL
483 (61.94 %)CSS
568 (50.75 %)XHTML
664 (47.76 %)XML
763 (47.01 %)JavaScript
763 (47.01 %)HTML
846 (34.33 %)AJAX
936 (26.87 %)OO
1034 (25.37 %)OOP
1126 (19.40 %)Linux
1220 (14.93 %)Apache
1319 (14.18 %)LAMP
1416 (11.94 %)Oracle
1515 (11.19 %)Subversion
1614 (10.45 %)SQL Server
1614 (10.45 %)WebServices
1713 (9.701 %)Perl
1812 (8.955 %)MVC
1812 (8.955 %)Python
1910 (7.463 %)CMS
1910 (7.463 %)CakePHP
209 (6.716 %).NET
209 (6.716 %)UNIX
218 (5.970 %)Shell Script
218 (5.970 %).NET Framework
226 (4.478 %)Zend
226 (4.478 %)Flash
226 (4.478 %)E-Commerce

PHP4
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing PHP4 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 PHP4. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
183 (61.94 %)CSS
268 (50.75 %)XHTML
364 (47.76 %)XML
463 (47.01 %)HTML
546 (34.33 %)AJAX
619 (14.18 %)LAMP
714 (10.45 %)WebServices
812 (8.955 %)MVC
910 (7.463 %)CakePHP
109 (6.716 %).NET
118 (5.970 %).NET Framework
125 (3.731 %)XSLT
134 (2.985 %)Symfony
143 (2.239 %)SOAP
143 (2.239 %)Zend Framework
143 (2.239 %)Spring
152 (1.493 %)CodeIgniter
152 (1.493 %)script.aculo.us
161 (0.746 %)Middleware
161 (0.746 %)EDI
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (14.93 %)Apache
210 (7.463 %)CMS
35 (3.731 %)IIS
43 (2.239 %)Joomla!
51 (0.746 %)SugarCRM
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (2.985 %)MS Project
22 (1.493 %)Photoshop
22 (1.493 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (0.746 %)3ds Max
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (2.985 %)Internet
21 (0.746 %)Wireless
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1107 (79.85 %)MySQL
214 (10.45 %)SQL Server
36 (4.478 %)TOAD
41 (0.746 %)Data Mining
41 (0.746 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (0.746 %)SQL Server 2005
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (11.19 %)Subversion
26 (4.478 %)Flash
33 (2.239 %)VSS/SourceSafe
33 (2.239 %)JIRA
42 (1.493 %)Eclipse
51 (0.746 %)Dreamweaver
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (2.239 %)Telecoms
21 (0.746 %)Games
21 (0.746 %)Advertising
21 (0.746 %)Publishing
21 (0.746 %)Graphic Design
21 (0.746 %)Interactive Media
21 (0.746 %)Insurance
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1128 (95.52 %)Developer
2122 (91.04 %)PHP Developer
311 (8.209 %)Web Developer
49 (6.716 %)PHP Web Developer
55 (3.731 %)Senior Developer
55 (3.731 %)Senior PHP Developer
64 (2.985 %)Junior Developer
64 (2.985 %)Junior PHP Developer
64 (2.985 %)Junior
73 (2.239 %)MySQL Developer
82 (1.493 %)Web Designer
82 (1.493 %)Senior Programmer
82 (1.493 %)Web Programmer
82 (1.493 %)Programmer
91 (0.746 %)Applications Developer
91 (0.746 %)Senior ActionScript Developer
91 (0.746 %)ActionScript Developer
91 (0.746 %)Senior Flash Developer
91 (0.746 %)Flash Developer
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (3.731 %)W3C
15 (3.731 %)Web 2.0
24 (2.985 %)Social Network
31 (0.746 %)Computer Science
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (19.40 %)Linux
29 (6.716 %)UNIX
34 (2.985 %)Windows
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
136 (26.87 %)OO
234 (25.37 %)OOP
36 (4.478 %)E-Commerce
45 (3.731 %)OOD
45 (3.731 %)UML
54 (2.985 %)Load Testing
54 (2.985 %)Unit Testing
54 (2.985 %)OOA/OOD
62 (1.493 %)SEO
71 (0.746 %)Web Design
71 (0.746 %)Migration
71 (0.746 %)CRM
71 (0.746 %)RAD
71 (0.746 %)Web Development
71 (0.746 %)Business Analysis
71 (0.746 %)Agile Software Development
71 (0.746 %)Web Mining
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1134 (100.00 %)PHP
2122 (91.04 %)PHP5
363 (47.01 %)JavaScript
413 (9.701 %)Perl
512 (8.955 %)Python
68 (5.970 %)Shell Script
73 (2.239 %)DHTML
73 (2.239 %)SQL
73 (2.239 %)Java
82 (1.493 %)ActionScript
91 (0.746 %)C
91 (0.746 %)C++
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (0.746 %)Degree
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (11.94 %)Oracle
26 (4.478 %)Zend
34 (2.985 %)Microsoft
41 (0.746 %)Macromedia
41 (0.746 %)HP
41 (0.746 %)SAP
41 (0.746 %)Google