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The table below looks at the demand for PHP skills within the Oxfordshire 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2835
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads2114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.017 %
As % of the category below10.19 %6.604 %
Daily rates quoted36
Average minimum daily rate£225£250
Average daily rate£233£275
% change on same period last year-15.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£242£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£244£278
% change on same period last year-12.28 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£28.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.47£32.85
% change on same period last year-19.41 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads206212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.415 %0.260 %
Daily rates quoted5153
Average minimum daily rate£259£308
Average daily rate£280£329
% change on same period last year-14.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
Hourly rates quoted2019
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33£24.88
Average hourly rate£30.42£30.31
% change on same period last year+0.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.51£35.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.45
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
PHP South EastPHP
South East

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
OxfordUp+1813£200-
WitneyNew entry-1--
PHP South EastPHP
South East

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

132 (57.14 %)MySQL
223 (41.07 %)JavaScript
320 (35.71 %)Zend
419 (33.93 %)PHP5
513 (23.21 %)CMS
612 (21.43 %)HTML
711 (19.64 %)ASP
711 (19.64 %)LAMP
810 (17.86 %)CSS
99 (16.07 %)Linux
99 (16.07 %)SQL
108 (14.29 %)C#
108 (14.29 %)Apache
108 (14.29 %)AJAX
108 (14.29 %)Symfony
117 (12.50 %)MVC
117 (12.50 %)XML
126 (10.71 %)SQL Server
126 (10.71 %)Zend Framework
135 (8.929 %)PHP4
135 (8.929 %)Web Development
135 (8.929 %)Retail
135 (8.929 %)Delphi
135 (8.929 %)SOAP
135 (8.929 %).NET
135 (8.929 %)OO
135 (8.929 %)XHTML
135 (8.929 %)E-Commerce
144 (7.143 %)QA
153 (5.357 %)Telecoms

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (21.43 %)HTML
211 (19.64 %)ASP
211 (19.64 %)LAMP
310 (17.86 %)CSS
48 (14.29 %)AJAX
48 (14.29 %)Symfony
57 (12.50 %)MVC
57 (12.50 %)XML
66 (10.71 %)Zend Framework
75 (8.929 %)XHTML
75 (8.929 %)SOAP
75 (8.929 %).NET
83 (5.357 %)Flash
92 (3.571 %)ASP.NET
101 (1.786 %)WebServices
101 (1.786 %)Adobe Flex
101 (1.786 %)CodeIgniter
101 (1.786 %)jQuery
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (23.21 %)CMS
28 (14.29 %)Apache
31 (1.786 %)IIS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.571 %)Photoshop
21 (1.786 %)MS Visio
21 (1.786 %)Fireworks
21 (1.786 %)Adobe Illustrator
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.571 %)Internet
21 (1.786 %)Extranet
21 (1.786 %)Firewall
21 (1.786 %)TCP/IP
21 (1.786 %)DNS
21 (1.786 %)Intranet
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (57.14 %)MySQL
26 (10.71 %)SQL Server
31 (1.786 %)PostgreSQL
31 (1.786 %)SQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.786 %)Eclipse
11 (1.786 %)Dreamweaver
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (8.929 %)Retail
23 (5.357 %)Telecoms
32 (3.571 %)Marketing
41 (1.786 %)Graphic Design
41 (1.786 %)Animation
41 (1.786 %)Government
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
143 (76.79 %)Developer
231 (55.36 %)PHP Developer
37 (12.50 %)Web Developer
46 (10.71 %)Software Developer
54 (7.143 %)MySQL Developer
62 (3.571 %)PHP Web Developer
62 (3.571 %)Programmer
62 (3.571 %)Webmaster
62 (3.571 %)Web Manager
71 (1.786 %)Junior PHP Developer
71 (1.786 %)Web Designer
71 (1.786 %)Junior Developer
71 (1.786 %)Support Engineer
71 (1.786 %)Administrator
71 (1.786 %)Web Programmer
71 (1.786 %)Technical Manager
71 (1.786 %)Web Administrator
71 (1.786 %)Project Manager
71 (1.786 %)Tester
71 (1.786 %)Junior
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (16.07 %)Linux
21 (1.786 %)Windows
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (8.929 %)OO
15 (8.929 %)E-Commerce
15 (8.929 %)Web Development
23 (5.357 %)OOP
32 (3.571 %)Project Management
32 (3.571 %)Web Design
32 (3.571 %)Content Management
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (41.07 %)JavaScript
219 (33.93 %)PHP5
39 (16.07 %)SQL
48 (14.29 %)C#
55 (8.929 %)Delphi
55 (8.929 %)PHP4
63 (5.357 %)Java
72 (3.571 %)ActionScript
81 (1.786 %)XQuery
81 (1.786 %)XPath
81 (1.786 %)C++
81 (1.786 %)Perl
81 (1.786 %)C
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (7.143 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.786 %)Squid
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (35.71 %)Zend
21 (1.786 %)Sage
21 (1.786 %)Quark