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The table below looks at the demand for PHP 5 skills within the South 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 PHP5 over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP 5
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008		Same period last year
Rank175269
Rank change on same period last yearUp+94
Matching contract IT job ads5719
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.021 %
As % of the category below1.814 %0.362 %
Daily rates quoted197
Average minimum daily rate£238£207
Average daily rate£260£227
% change on same period last year+14.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£282£247
UK excluding London average daily rate£261£245
% change on same period last year+6.53 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£17.50
% change on same period last year+100.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.88£20.36
% change on same period last year+22.20 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South East
Matching contract IT job ads31425254
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.127 %5.756 %
Daily rates quoted7881253
Average minimum daily rate£293£313
Average daily rate£312£331
% change on same period last year-5.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£330
% change on same period last year-4.23 %
Hourly rates quoted341617
Average minimum hourly rate£31.11£32.46
Average hourly rate£33.28£34.60
% change on same period last year-3.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.45£36.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.08£32.56
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
PHP5 EnglandPHP5
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.

PHP5
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PHP5 across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South East PHP5 Demand Trend

PHP5
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PHP5 across the South East region.

South East PHP5 Daily Rate Trend

PHP5
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PHP5 across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

South East PHP5 Daily Rate Histogram

PHP5
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PHP5 across the South East region.

South East PHP5 Hourly Rate Trend

PHP5
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PHP5 within the South East region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
BerkshireUp+6131£292-
SurreyUp+428--
OxfordshireNew entry-8£263-
HampshireUp+323£60-
Thames ValleyUp+193£200-16.66 %
BuckinghamshireUp+103£210-
KentNew entry-1£175-
PHP5 EnglandPHP5
England

PHP5
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing PHP5 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 PHP5.

1122 (100.00 %)PHP
290 (73.77 %)MySQL
385 (69.67 %)JavaScript
477 (63.11 %)CSS
570 (57.38 %)XML
669 (56.56 %)XHTML
748 (39.34 %)HTML
846 (37.70 %)LAMP
943 (35.25 %)OO
1042 (34.43 %)AJAX
1042 (34.43 %)CMS
1138 (31.15 %)Linux
1233 (27.05 %)Zend
1331 (25.41 %)Drupal
1331 (25.41 %)Red Hat
1331 (25.41 %)Subversion
1430 (24.59 %)Content Management
1529 (23.77 %)Red Hat Linux
1627 (22.13 %)XSLT
1723 (18.85 %)Migration
1822 (18.03 %)PHP4
1920 (16.39 %)Apache
2019 (15.57 %)Python
2019 (15.57 %)Zend Framework
2115 (12.30 %)SQL
2115 (12.30 %)DHTML
2115 (12.30 %)Web Development
2213 (10.66 %)OOP
2312 (9.836 %)Unit Testing
2312 (9.836 %)Symfony

PHP5
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing PHP5 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 PHP5. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
177 (63.11 %)CSS
270 (57.38 %)XML
369 (56.56 %)XHTML
448 (39.34 %)HTML
546 (37.70 %)LAMP
642 (34.43 %)AJAX
731 (25.41 %)Drupal
827 (22.13 %)XSLT
919 (15.57 %)Zend Framework
1012 (9.836 %)Symfony
119 (7.377 %)JSON
119 (7.377 %)MVC
128 (6.557 %)SOAP
137 (5.738 %)WebServices
145 (4.098 %)jQuery
154 (3.279 %)MooTools
154 (3.279 %).NET
154 (3.279 %)ASP.NET
154 (3.279 %)script.aculo.us
161 (0.820 %)CodeIgniter
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
142 (34.43 %)CMS
220 (16.39 %)Apache
38 (6.557 %)Tomcat
42 (1.639 %)TYPO3
51 (0.820 %)Joomla!
51 (0.820 %)WordPress
51 (0.820 %)Mambo
51 (0.820 %)SugarCRM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (4.918 %)MS Visio
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.820 %)Internet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
190 (73.77 %)MySQL
27 (5.738 %)PostgreSQL
32 (1.639 %)RDBMS
41 (0.820 %)Oracle 10g
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
131 (25.41 %)Subversion
24 (3.279 %)Eclipse
33 (2.459 %)Flash
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (6.557 %)Education
23 (2.459 %)Marketing
31 (0.820 %)Advertising
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1114 (93.44 %)Developer
285 (69.67 %)PHP Developer
336 (29.51 %)Web Developer
416 (13.11 %)Senior Developer
511 (9.016 %)Senior Web Developer
69 (7.377 %)PHP Web Developer
76 (4.918 %)Senior PHP Developer
85 (4.098 %)MySQL Developer
92 (1.639 %)Analyst
92 (1.639 %)Analyst Programmer
92 (1.639 %)Programmer
101 (0.820 %)Support Engineer
101 (0.820 %)Oracle Analyst Programmer
101 (0.820 %)PHP Programmer
101 (0.820 %)Senior PHP Web Developer
101 (0.820 %)Oracle Analyst
101 (0.820 %)LAMP Developer
101 (0.820 %)Software Engineer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.639 %)W3C
21 (0.820 %)Tandem
21 (0.820 %)Web 2.0
21 (0.820 %)Social Network
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
138 (31.15 %)Linux
229 (23.77 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (0.820 %)UNIX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
143 (35.25 %)OO
230 (24.59 %)Content Management
323 (18.85 %)Migration
415 (12.30 %)Web Development
513 (10.66 %)OOP
612 (9.836 %)Unit Testing
711 (9.016 %)SOA
810 (8.197 %)CRM
810 (8.197 %)E-Commerce
96 (4.918 %)Data Migration
96 (4.918 %)Web Design
105 (4.098 %)Continuous Integration
105 (4.098 %)UML
113 (2.459 %)Scrum
121 (0.820 %)OOD
121 (0.820 %)Agile Software Development
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1122 (100.00 %)PHP
285 (69.67 %)JavaScript
322 (18.03 %)PHP4
419 (15.57 %)Python
515 (12.30 %)DHTML
515 (12.30 %)SQL
66 (4.918 %)Perl
75 (4.098 %)PL/SQL
84 (3.279 %)C#
84 (3.279 %)XQuery
84 (3.279 %)XPath
92 (1.639 %)C
92 (1.639 %)ActionScript
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (4.918 %)Degree
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.639 %)QA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (27.05 %)Zend
231 (25.41 %)Red Hat
37 (5.738 %)Oracle
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