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This section looks at the demand for PHP skills within the Manchester 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4441
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads3728
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.028 %
As % of the category below7.157 %8.333 %
Daily rates quoted70
Average minimum daily rate£202-
Average daily rate£210-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£219-
UK excluding London average daily rate£279£265
% change on same period last year+5.41 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£16.00
Average hourly rate£14.50£20.17
% change on same period last year-28.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£24.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.10£28.16
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads517336
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.689 %0.340 %
Daily rates quoted8554
Average minimum daily rate£309£270
Average daily rate£327£294
% change on same period last year+11.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted5034
Average minimum hourly rate£26.06£22.91
Average hourly rate£28.60£24.31
% change on same period last year+17.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.14£25.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
PHP North WestPHP
North West

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester PHP Hourly Rate Histogram

PHP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PHP within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
CheadleNew entry-3£190-
StockportDown-21--
WiganNew entry-1--
PHP North WestPHP
North West

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

137 (57.81 %)MySQL
231 (48.44 %)JavaScript
320 (31.25 %)HTML
419 (29.69 %)XML
517 (26.56 %)SQL
616 (25.00 %)AJAX
713 (20.31 %)ActionScript
713 (20.31 %)CSS
812 (18.75 %)ASP
911 (17.19 %)PHP5
1010 (15.63 %).NET
119 (14.06 %)Python
119 (14.06 %)XHTML
128 (12.50 %)Linux
128 (12.50 %)OO
128 (12.50 %)W3C
128 (12.50 %)Lingo
137 (10.94 %)Dreamweaver
137 (10.94 %)Photoshop
146 (9.375 %)SQL Server
146 (9.375 %)UNIX
146 (9.375 %)C#
155 (7.813 %)LAMP
155 (7.813 %)Apache
155 (7.813 %)CRM
155 (7.813 %)E-Commerce
155 (7.813 %)Perl
155 (7.813 %)SCORM
155 (7.813 %)Web Development
164 (6.250 %)Content Management

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (31.25 %)HTML
219 (29.69 %)XML
316 (25.00 %)AJAX
413 (20.31 %)CSS
512 (18.75 %)ASP
610 (15.63 %).NET
79 (14.06 %)XHTML
85 (7.813 %)LAMP
94 (6.250 %)JSP
102 (3.125 %)ASP.NET
102 (3.125 %)Drupal
111 (1.563 %)jQuery
111 (1.563 %)Adobe Flex
111 (1.563 %)Zend Framework
111 (1.563 %)WebServices
111 (1.563 %)XSLT
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (7.813 %)Apache
23 (4.688 %)Joomla!
32 (3.125 %)CMS
41 (1.563 %)Umbraco
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (10.94 %)Photoshop
23 (4.688 %)MS Excel
32 (3.125 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (1.563 %)Fireworks
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.563 %)FTP
11 (1.563 %)Internet
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
137 (57.81 %)MySQL
26 (9.375 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (10.94 %)Dreamweaver
23 (4.688 %)Flash
32 (3.125 %)ClearCase
32 (3.125 %)Eclipse
32 (3.125 %)ClearQuest
41 (1.563 %)Visual Studio
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (4.688 %)Education
21 (1.563 %)Retail
21 (1.563 %)Multimedia
21 (1.563 %)Marketing
21 (1.563 %)Graphic Design
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
150 (78.13 %)Developer
223 (35.94 %)PHP Developer
318 (28.13 %)Web Developer
47 (10.94 %)Programmer
54 (6.250 %)Software Engineer
54 (6.250 %).NET Developer
54 (6.250 %)Software Development Engineer
54 (6.250 %)PHP Web Developer
54 (6.250 %)Web Programmer
63 (4.688 %)ActionScript Developer
63 (4.688 %)MySQL Developer
63 (4.688 %)Web Applications Developer
63 (4.688 %)Applications Developer
63 (4.688 %)Senior Developer
72 (3.125 %)Senior PHP Developer
81 (1.563 %)Senior PHP Web Developer
81 (1.563 %)Graduate Developer
81 (1.563 %)Senior Applications Developer
81 (1.563 %)Senior Web Applications Developer
81 (1.563 %)Ruby Developer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (12.50 %)W3C
25 (7.813 %)SCORM
32 (3.125 %)E-Learning
41 (1.563 %)NHS
41 (1.563 %)Clustering
41 (1.563 %)Social Network
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (12.50 %)Linux
26 (9.375 %)UNIX
31 (1.563 %)Solaris
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (12.50 %)OO
25 (7.813 %)CRM
25 (7.813 %)E-Commerce
25 (7.813 %)Web Development
34 (6.250 %)Content Management
43 (4.688 %)Change Management
52 (3.125 %)UML
52 (3.125 %)Project Management
52 (3.125 %)Web Design
52 (3.125 %)SC Cleared
52 (3.125 %)Security Cleared
61 (1.563 %)OOP
61 (1.563 %)Load Balancing
61 (1.563 %)Internet Marketing
61 (1.563 %)Time Management
61 (1.563 %)SEO
61 (1.563 %)Workflow
61 (1.563 %)Migration
61 (1.563 %)OOD
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (48.44 %)JavaScript
217 (26.56 %)SQL
313 (20.31 %)ActionScript
411 (17.19 %)PHP5
59 (14.06 %)Python
68 (12.50 %)Lingo
76 (9.375 %)C#
85 (7.813 %)Perl
93 (4.688 %)VB.NET
102 (3.125 %)Shell Script
102 (3.125 %)Ruby
102 (3.125 %)PHP4
111 (1.563 %)ABAP
111 (1.563 %)Java
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.563 %)Degree
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.563 %)PAS 78
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (3.125 %)VMware
12 (3.125 %)Zend
21 (1.563 %)SAP
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