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The table below looks at the demand for PHP 4 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 jobs that have cited PHP4 over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP 4
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank141-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.231 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£222
% change on same period last year+12.96 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£53.33£28.50
% change on same period last year+87.13 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South West
Matching contract IT job ads13012113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.759 %2.084 %
Daily rates quoted293351
Average minimum daily rate£304£326
Average daily rate£331£355
% change on same period last year-6.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Hourly rates quoted257343
Average minimum hourly rate£31.02£30.98
Average hourly rate£33.22£33.56
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.41£36.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.30£32.93
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
PHP4 EnglandPHP4
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.

PHP4
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PHP4 across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South West PHP4 Demand Trend

PHP4
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PHP4 across the South West region.

South West PHP4 Daily Rate Trend

PHP4
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PHP4 across the South West region.

South West PHP4 Hourly Rate Trend

PHP4
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PHP4 across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West PHP4 Hourly Rate Histogram

PHP4
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PHP4 within the South West 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
GloucestershireNew entry-2--
BristolNew entry-1--
PHP4 EnglandPHP4
England

PHP4
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing PHP4 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 PHP4.

110 (100.00 %)PHP
110 (100.00 %)PHP5
27 (70.00 %)HTML
27 (70.00 %)CSS
27 (70.00 %)JavaScript
36 (60.00 %)MySQL
45 (50.00 %)Apache
54 (40.00 %)XHTML
54 (40.00 %)AJAX
63 (30.00 %)UNIX
63 (30.00 %)OO
72 (20.00 %)Oracle
72 (20.00 %)XML
72 (20.00 %)Games
72 (20.00 %)Oracle APEX
81 (10.00 %)CakePHP
81 (10.00 %)Content Management
81 (10.00 %)Marketing
81 (10.00 %)Web Development
81 (10.00 %)Flash Games
81 (10.00 %)WebServices
81 (10.00 %)Java
81 (10.00 %)Flash
81 (10.00 %)LAMP
81 (10.00 %)Red Hat

PHP4
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing PHP4 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 PHP4. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (70.00 %)HTML
17 (70.00 %)CSS
24 (40.00 %)XHTML
24 (40.00 %)AJAX
32 (20.00 %)XML
41 (10.00 %)CakePHP
41 (10.00 %)LAMP
41 (10.00 %)WebServices
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (50.00 %)Apache
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (60.00 %)MySQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (20.00 %)Oracle APEX
21 (10.00 %)Flash
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Games
21 (10.00 %)Marketing
21 (10.00 %)Flash Games
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (100.00 %)Developer
29 (90.00 %)PHP Developer
33 (30.00 %)Web Developer
42 (20.00 %)PHP Web Developer
51 (10.00 %)LAMP Developer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)UNIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)OO
21 (10.00 %)Content Management
21 (10.00 %)Web Development
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (100.00 %)PHP
110 (100.00 %)PHP5
27 (70.00 %)JavaScript
31 (10.00 %)Java
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (10.00 %)Red Hat