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This section looks at the demand for PHP skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited PHP over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank9098
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads4362
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.066 %
As % of the category below3.704 %3.321 %
Daily rates quoted413
Average minimum daily rate£200£192
Average daily rate£206£213
% change on same period last year-3.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£213£233
UK excluding London average daily rate£282£265
% change on same period last year+6.20 %
Hourly rates quoted99
Average minimum hourly rate£30.22£21.50
Average hourly rate£32.28£25.33
% change on same period last year+27.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.33£29.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.21£26.99
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Programming Languages South WestProgramming Languages
South West
Matching contract IT job ads11611867
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.531 %1.980 %
Daily rates quoted243313
Average minimum daily rate£295£313
Average daily rate£322£337
% change on same period last year-4.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£332
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted204307
Average minimum hourly rate£32.13£30.20
Average hourly rate£34.27£32.63
% change on same period last year+5.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.42£35.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.13£33.16
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South West 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 South West region.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

South West 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 South West region.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

South West 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 job ads citing PHP within the South West region over the 3 months to 4 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
BristolUp+818£183-34.05 %
DevonUp+96--
DorsetUp+64£275-
GloucestershireUp+42--
SomersetNo change01--
PHP EnglandPHP
England

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

146 (44.66 %)MySQL
245 (43.69 %)HTML
343 (41.75 %)CSS
433 (32.04 %)XHTML
526 (25.24 %)JavaScript
622 (21.36 %)PHP5
721 (20.39 %)XML
820 (19.42 %)Apache
820 (19.42 %)AJAX
917 (16.50 %)Linux
1016 (15.53 %)PHP4
1016 (15.53 %)Drupal
1114 (13.59 %)Web Development
1213 (12.62 %)OO
1213 (12.62 %)Flash
1213 (12.62 %)E-Commerce
1311 (10.68 %)Unix
149 (8.738 %)LAMP
149 (8.738 %)Java
149 (8.738 %)ActionScript
149 (8.738 %).NET
149 (8.738 %)SQL Server
158 (7.767 %)WebServices
158 (7.767 %)Finance
158 (7.767 %)Marketing
167 (6.796 %)Content Management
167 (6.796 %)Internet
167 (6.796 %)ASP.NET
176 (5.825 %)OOP
176 (5.825 %)ASP

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

Application Development
145 (43.69 %)HTML
243 (41.75 %)CSS
333 (32.04 %)XHTML
421 (20.39 %)XML
520 (19.42 %)AJAX
616 (15.53 %)Drupal
79 (8.738 %)LAMP
79 (8.738 %).NET
88 (7.767 %)WebServices
97 (6.796 %)ASP.NET
106 (5.825 %)ASP
114 (3.883 %)SOAP
123 (2.913 %)XSLT
132 (1.942 %)WSDL
132 (1.942 %)NetBeans
132 (1.942 %)JSP
132 (1.942 %)CakePHP
141 (0.971 %)ASP.NET 2.0
141 (0.971 %)Ruby on Rails
141 (0.971 %).NET Framework
Application Platforms
120 (19.42 %)Apache
26 (5.825 %)CMS
32 (1.942 %)Plone
32 (1.942 %)Tomcat
41 (0.971 %)ColdFusion
Applications
15 (4.854 %)Photoshop
21 (0.971 %)Fireworks
21 (0.971 %)Adobe Illustrator
Communications & Networking
17 (6.796 %)Internet
21 (0.971 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
146 (44.66 %)MySQL
29 (8.738 %)SQL Server
32 (1.942 %)PostgreSQL
32 (1.942 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
113 (12.62 %)Flash
22 (1.942 %)Eclipse
22 (1.942 %)Subversion
22 (1.942 %)Oracle APEX
General
18 (7.767 %)Finance
18 (7.767 %)Marketing
24 (3.883 %)Insurance
33 (2.913 %)Pensions
41 (0.971 %)Construction
41 (0.971 %)Games
41 (0.971 %)Financial Institution
41 (0.971 %)Telecoms
Job Titles
197 (94.17 %)Developer
250 (48.54 %)PHP Developer
334 (33.01 %)Web Developer
411 (10.68 %)MySQL Developer
510 (9.709 %)PHP Web Developer
65 (4.854 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
65 (4.854 %).NET Developer
65 (4.854 %)C# Developer
65 (4.854 %)ASP.NET Developer
73 (2.913 %)JavaScript Developer
73 (2.913 %)Flash Developer
82 (1.942 %)Java Developer
82 (1.942 %)Perl Developer
82 (1.942 %)Web Designer
82 (1.942 %)Delphi Developer
82 (1.942 %)Programmer
91 (0.971 %)Service Manager
91 (0.971 %)Graduate
91 (0.971 %)Junior
91 (0.971 %)Consultant
Miscellaneous
16 (5.825 %)W3C
21 (0.971 %)Computer Science
21 (0.971 %)N-Tier
21 (0.971 %)NHS
Operating Systems
117 (16.50 %)Linux
211 (10.68 %)Unix
31 (0.971 %)Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
114 (13.59 %)Web Development
213 (12.62 %)OO
213 (12.62 %)E-Commerce
37 (6.796 %)Content Management
46 (5.825 %)OOP
54 (3.883 %)Change Management
63 (2.913 %)SEO
63 (2.913 %)Web Design
72 (1.942 %)Agile Software Development
72 (1.942 %)Migration
72 (1.942 %)Direct Marketing
81 (0.971 %)Information Management
81 (0.971 %)OOD
81 (0.971 %)Project Management
Programming Languages
126 (25.24 %)JavaScript
222 (21.36 %)PHP5
316 (15.53 %)PHP4
49 (8.738 %)ActionScript
49 (8.738 %)Java
55 (4.854 %)C#
64 (3.883 %)Perl
73 (2.913 %)SQL
82 (1.942 %)Delphi
91 (0.971 %)C++
91 (0.971 %)VBScript
91 (0.971 %)VB
91 (0.971 %)Python
91 (0.971 %)Shell Script
91 (0.971 %)VB6
91 (0.971 %)Ruby
Qualifications
13 (2.913 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.971 %)WAI
Vendors
12 (1.942 %)Oracle
12 (1.942 %)Red Hat
21 (0.971 %)Apple
21 (0.971 %)BT
21 (0.971 %)Google
21 (0.971 %)Zend
21 (0.971 %)Microsoft
21 (0.971 %)Adobe
21 (0.971 %)Macromedia
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