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The table below looks at the demand for PHP skills within the North East 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2659
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads282
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.002 %
As % of the category below12.90 %0.667 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£277£256
% change on same period last year+8.28 %
Hourly rates quoted80
Average minimum hourly rate£27.63-
Average hourly rate£29.13-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.63-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.80£28.79
% change on same period last year-6.90 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North East
Matching contract IT job ads217300
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.293 %0.296 %
Daily rates quoted3235
Average minimum daily rate£324£358
Average daily rate£336£366
% change on same period last year-8.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Hourly rates quoted2429
Average minimum hourly rate£28.91£37.20
Average hourly rate£30.30£40.26
% change on same period last year-24.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.68£43.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.30£32.93
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
PHP EnglandPHP
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.

PHP
Demand Trend

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East PHP Daily Rate Trend

PHP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East 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 North East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North East 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 North East region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
Tyne and WearUp+3218£200-
PHP EnglandPHP
England

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

147 (72.31 %)Linux
242 (64.62 %)Apache
340 (61.54 %)LAMP
436 (55.38 %)Dreamweaver
535 (53.85 %)COBOL
632 (49.23 %)MySQL
727 (41.54 %)Macromedia
821 (32.31 %)Web Development
98 (12.31 %)CSS
106 (9.231 %)HTML
106 (9.231 %)JavaScript
106 (9.231 %)Flash
106 (9.231 %)AJAX
115 (7.692 %)XHTML
115 (7.692 %)XSL
115 (7.692 %)Oracle
124 (6.154 %)Photoshop
124 (6.154 %)XML
124 (6.154 %)Oracle Financials
124 (6.154 %)Finance
124 (6.154 %)Police
133 (4.615 %)Adobe Illustrator
133 (4.615 %)W3C
133 (4.615 %)Internet
133 (4.615 %)Microsoft
133 (4.615 %)SQL Server
142 (3.077 %)ASP.NET
142 (3.077 %)SQL
142 (3.077 %)VB
142 (3.077 %)ActionScript

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (61.54 %)LAMP
28 (12.31 %)CSS
36 (9.231 %)HTML
36 (9.231 %)AJAX
45 (7.692 %)XSL
45 (7.692 %)XHTML
54 (6.154 %)XML
62 (3.077 %)RSS
62 (3.077 %).NET
62 (3.077 %)ASP.NET
71 (1.538 %)SOAP
71 (1.538 %)WebServices
71 (1.538 %)MVC
71 (1.538 %)Ruby on Rails
71 (1.538 %)Adobe Flex
71 (1.538 %)CakePHP
71 (1.538 %)MonoRail
71 (1.538 %)Fusebox
71 (1.538 %)Mach-II
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
142 (64.62 %)Apache
22 (3.077 %)SharePoint
31 (1.538 %)ColdFusion
31 (1.538 %)CMS
31 (1.538 %)IIS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (6.154 %)Photoshop
23 (4.615 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (1.538 %)MS Excel
31 (1.538 %)Fireworks
31 (1.538 %)Paint Shop Pro
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (6.154 %)Oracle Financials
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (4.615 %)Internet
22 (3.077 %)SSL
22 (3.077 %)FTP
31 (1.538 %)HTTP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (49.23 %)MySQL
23 (4.615 %)SQL Server
31 (1.538 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (1.538 %)SQL Server 2005
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
136 (55.38 %)Dreamweaver
26 (9.231 %)Flash
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (6.154 %)Finance
14 (6.154 %)Police
22 (3.077 %)Banking
22 (3.077 %)Graphic Design
31 (1.538 %)Local Government
31 (1.538 %)Education
31 (1.538 %)Government
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
161 (93.85 %)Developer
234 (52.31 %)Web Developer
324 (36.92 %)PHP Developer
411 (16.92 %)LAMP Developer
55 (7.692 %)PHP Web Developer
63 (4.615 %)MySQL Developer
72 (3.077 %)VB Developer
72 (3.077 %)COBOL Developer
81 (1.538 %)Senior PHP Developer
81 (1.538 %)Systems Developer
81 (1.538 %)Access Developer
81 (1.538 %)Senior Developer
81 (1.538 %)Lead Developer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.615 %)W3C
22 (3.077 %)Web 2.0
22 (3.077 %)Photography
31 (1.538 %)Data Integration
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (72.31 %)Linux
21 (1.538 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (1.538 %)UNIX
21 (1.538 %)Windows
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (32.31 %)Web Development
21 (1.538 %)E-Commerce
21 (1.538 %)Web Design
21 (1.538 %)Content Management
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (53.85 %)COBOL
26 (9.231 %)JavaScript
32 (3.077 %)PHP5
32 (3.077 %)PHP4
32 (3.077 %)SQL
32 (3.077 %)VB
32 (3.077 %)ActionScript
41 (1.538 %)VB6
41 (1.538 %)Ruby
41 (1.538 %)PL/SQL
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.538 %)WCAG
11 (1.538 %)WAI
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.538 %)Active Directory
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (41.54 %)Macromedia
25 (7.692 %)Oracle
33 (4.615 %)Microsoft
41 (1.538 %)Adobe