The first table below looks at the demand for Symfony skills in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Symfony over the 3 months to 17 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Symfony
Rank 317 316 392
Rank change year-on-year
-1 +76
Contract jobs citing Symfony 73 100 49
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.317% 0.375% 0.158%
As % of the Application Development category 1.046% 1.307% 0.518%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 72 37
Average daily rate £308 £350 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.14% +16.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £270 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £448 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £260 £230 £350
% change year-on-year
+13.04% -34.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Application Development
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
6982 7653 9454
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 30.31% 28.70% 30.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 5055 5173 6426
Average daily rate £400 £400 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -11.11%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £288
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £613
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 93 103 112
Average hourly rate £40.00 £35.00 £33.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+14.28% +4.47%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.00 £19.44 £16.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £54.00 £47.50 £67.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £31.00 £35.70
% change year-on-year
+12.90% -13.16%
Symfony
England

Symfony
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Symfony across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

London Symfony Jobs Demand Trend

Symfony
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Symfony Daily Rate Trend

Symfony
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symfony across the London region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013.

London Symfony Daily Rate Histogram

Symfony
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Symfony Hourly Rate Trend

Symfony
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Symfony within the London region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
City of London +20 17 £325 +21.49% 5
Hounslow -3 2 - -
Chiswick - 2 - -
Canary Wharf - - - -
Paddington - - - -
Symfony
England

Symfony
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Symfony 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 Symfony.

1 101 (94.39%) PHP
2 70 (65.42%) CSS
3 68 (63.55%) MySQL
4 65 (60.75%) Zend
5 58 (54.21%) JavaScript
6 50 (46.73%) HTML
6 50 (46.73%) HTML5
7 48 (44.86%) jQuery
8 45 (42.06%) MVC
9 40 (37.38%) Git (software)
10 37 (34.58%) PHP5
11 30 (28.04%) OO
11 30 (28.04%) CSS3
12 28 (26.17%) LAMP
13 27 (25.23%) Linux
14 23 (21.50%) CodeIgniter
15 19 (17.76%) Apache
16 18 (16.82%) Scrum
17 17 (15.89%) CakePHP
18 16 (14.95%) Drupal
19 15 (14.02%) Agile Software Development
19 15 (14.02%) Subversion
20 14 (13.08%) TDD
20 14 (13.08%) CMS
20 14 (13.08%) XML
21 13 (12.15%) Web Services
21 13 (12.15%) Marketing
22 12 (11.21%) RESTful
22 12 (11.21%) Magento
22 12 (11.21%) Digital Media

Symfony
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Symfony 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 Symfony. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 70 (65.42%) CSS
2 50 (46.73%) HTML
2 50 (46.73%) HTML5
3 48 (44.86%) jQuery
4 30 (28.04%) CSS3
5 28 (26.17%) LAMP
6 23 (21.50%) CodeIgniter
7 17 (15.89%) CakePHP
8 14 (13.08%) XML
9 13 (12.15%) Web Services
10 12 (11.21%) RESTful
11 11 (10.28%) XHTML
12 8 (7.477%) Ajax
13 7 (6.542%) JSON
13 7 (6.542%) SOAP
14 5 (4.673%) Yii
15 3 (2.804%) Flash
15 3 (2.804%) Sass
15 3 (2.804%) REST
16 2 (1.869%) Twitter Bootstrap
Application Platforms
1 19 (17.76%) Apache
2 16 (14.95%) Drupal
3 14 (13.08%) CMS
4 12 (11.21%) Magento
5 9 (8.411%) Amazon AWS
6 8 (7.477%) WordPress
7 7 (6.542%) Amazon EC2
8 5 (4.673%) Amazon S3
8 5 (4.673%) nginx
8 5 (4.673%) Apache Solr
8 5 (4.673%) CloudFront
8 5 (4.673%) Route 53
8 5 (4.673%) Amazon ELB
9 3 (2.804%) Joomla!
10 2 (1.869%) concrete5
10 2 (1.869%) ExpressionEngine
11 1 (0.935%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 3 (2.804%) Photoshop
2 1 (0.935%) Adobe Illustrator
Communications & Networking
1 9 (8.411%) Internet
2 3 (2.804%) Intranet
3 2 (1.869%) Extranet
4 1 (0.935%) Broadband
4 1 (0.935%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (63.55%) MySQL
2 7 (6.542%) MongoDB
3 3 (2.804%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.869%) MS Access
5 1 (0.935%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.935%) SQL Server 2005
5 1 (0.935%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.935%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (0.935%) Redis
Development Applications
1 40 (37.38%) Git (software)
2 15 (14.02%) Subversion
3 5 (4.673%) Jenkins
4 4 (3.738%) PHPUnit
5 2 (1.869%) Selenium
6 1 (0.935%) Cactus
6 1 (0.935%) Behat
6 1 (0.935%) JsTestDriver
6 1 (0.935%) Phing
General
1 13 (12.15%) Marketing
2 7 (6.542%) Retail
3 4 (3.738%) Finance
3 4 (3.738%) Publishing
4 3 (2.804%) Games
5 1 (0.935%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 99 (92.52%) Developer
2 81 (75.70%) PHP Developer
3 13 (12.15%) Senior Developer
4 12 (11.21%) Web Developer
5 11 (10.28%) PHP Web Developer
6 9 (8.411%) Senior PHP Developer
7 5 (4.673%) Graduate
7 5 (4.673%) Software Engineer
8 4 (3.738%) Front-End Developer
9 3 (2.804%) PHP MySQL Developer
9 3 (2.804%) JavaScript Developer
9 3 (2.804%) LAMP Developer
10 2 (1.869%) Lead PHP Developer
10 2 (1.869%) Drupal Developer
10 2 (1.869%) PHP Drupal Developer
10 2 (1.869%) Trainee
10 2 (1.869%) Lead Developer
11 1 (0.935%) MySQL Developer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (11.21%) Digital Media
2 4 (3.738%) Open Source
2 4 (3.738%) Social Media
3 2 (1.869%) Video on Demand
3 2 (1.869%) IPTV
4 1 (0.935%) Graphic Design
4 1 (0.935%) Computer Science
4 1 (0.935%) Social Network
4 1 (0.935%) iPhone
4 1 (0.935%) Streaming Video
Operating Systems
1 27 (25.23%) Linux
2 6 (5.607%) Ubuntu
3 2 (1.869%) UNIX
3 2 (1.869%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.935%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (42.06%) MVC
2 30 (28.04%) OO
3 18 (16.82%) Scrum
4 15 (14.02%) Agile Software Development
5 14 (13.08%) TDD
6 11 (10.28%) E-Commerce
7 10 (9.346%) Continuous Integration
8 8 (7.477%) Web Development
8 8 (7.477%) SOA
9 7 (6.542%) Project Management
10 6 (5.607%) BDD
11 5 (4.673%) OOP
11 5 (4.673%) SEO
12 4 (3.738%) B2B
12 4 (3.738%) Unit Testing
13 3 (2.804%) Creative Marketing
13 3 (2.804%) Content Management
14 2 (1.869%) Web Design
14 2 (1.869%) Workflow
14 2 (1.869%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 101 (94.39%) PHP
2 58 (54.21%) JavaScript
3 37 (34.58%) PHP5
4 10 (9.346%) SQL
5 4 (3.738%) Python
6 2 (1.869%) Shell Script
6 2 (1.869%) Java
6 2 (1.869%) ActionScript
6 2 (1.869%) ActionScript 3.0
6 2 (1.869%) ActionScript 2.0
6 2 (1.869%) Ruby
7 1 (0.935%) tcsh
7 1 (0.935%) Bash shell
7 1 (0.935%) PHP4
7 1 (0.935%) C#
7 1 (0.935%) VB
7 1 (0.935%) PowerHouse
7 1 (0.935%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 2 (1.869%) Degree
System Software
1 8 (7.477%) Varnish
Vendors
1 65 (60.75%) Zend
2 11 (10.28%) Red Hat
3 5 (4.673%) Percona
3 5 (4.673%) Twitter
4 2 (1.869%) Google
4 2 (1.869%) Oracle
5 1 (0.935%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.935%) Adobe
5 1 (0.935%) Apple
5 1 (0.935%) Facebook
5 1 (0.935%) Sencha
City, London
My client requires a PHP developer to join their team on a 6-12 month contract, you will need to have at least 3 years commercial experience using...
Mortimer Spinks
Rate: £275 - £350 per day
Posted: 16 June 2013
North London
You can expect to learn the latest technologies as the team strives to develop world leading websites.The successful candidate must have the following skills:- Expert knowledge of...
Levy Associates Limited
Rate: £200 - £240 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
London
This Top Digital Agency requires an experienced Symfony PHP Developer to join its development team... The Symfony PHP Developer role requires the following Knowledge, Skills & Experience *Symfony *PHP5 *...
Purple Consultancy
Rate: £350 per day
Posted: 11 June 2013
London
Requires Skills: * PHP5 * MySQL * HTML * CSS * MVC framework experience (Zend/Symfony/Codeigniter etc) * jQuery * 3rd party API integration * Git * Digital Agency experience Desirable skills: * Experience with hand coding...
Austin Fraser
Rate: £200 - £275 per day
Posted: 12 June 2013
London
PHP Web Developer - Contract - London. My client are a global company rightly at the forefront of the industry based in London and are looking for a PHP Developer...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £0.00 per day
Posted: 11 June 2013
London
NFP Group Ltd
Rate: £250 - £350 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013
London
FIRST POINT IT RESOURCING
Rate: £250 - £350 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013
London
NFP Group Ltd
Rate: £225 - £300 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
City of London
ITHR
Posted: 6 June 2013
West London
Forman Computer Staff
Rate: From £300 to £350 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
London
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £320 to £365 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
London
Hotfoot Resourcing.
Rate: From £100 to £150 per day
Posted: 12 June 2013
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