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The table below looks at the demand for the PHP Developer role in IT contracts within the Tyne and Wear region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PHP Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 PHP Developer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3145
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.413 %0.622 %
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£242£240
% change on same period last year+0.44 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£31.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.20£28.32
% change on same period last year-7.47 %
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Tyne and Wear
Matching contract IT job ads283482
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.400 %0.488 %
Daily rates quoted61134
Average minimum daily rate£300£344
Average daily rate£311£356
% change on same period last year-12.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted5256
Average minimum hourly rate£18.25£23.43
Average hourly rate£19.74£24.75
% change on same period last year-20.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.23£26.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
PHP Developer North EastPHP Developer
North 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 Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PHP Developer across the Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Tyne and Wear PHP Developer Demand Trend

PHP Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PHP Developer across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear PHP Developer Daily Rate Trend

PHP Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PHP Developer across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear PHP Developer Hourly Rate Trend

PHP Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PHP Developer within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+123--
NewcastleUp+41--
PHP Developer North EastPHP Developer
North East

PHP Developer
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region that cited PHP Developer in their job title 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 with PHP Developer in their job title.

118 (100.00 %)PHP
213 (72.22 %)MySQL
310 (55.56 %)COBOL
310 (55.56 %)Linux
310 (55.56 %)LAMP
49 (50.00 %)Apache
49 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
55 (27.78 %)Macromedia
64 (22.22 %)CSS
73 (16.67 %)HTML
73 (16.67 %)PHP5
73 (16.67 %)PHP4
82 (11.11 %)Web Development
82 (11.11 %)Internet
82 (11.11 %)XSL
82 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
91 (5.556 %)Photoshop
91 (5.556 %)Advertising
91 (5.556 %)CMS
91 (5.556 %)Adobe Illustrator
91 (5.556 %)Content Management
91 (5.556 %)AJAX

PHP Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region that cited PHP Developer in their job title 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 with PHP Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (55.56 %)LAMP
24 (22.22 %)CSS
33 (16.67 %)HTML
42 (11.11 %)XSL
51 (5.556 %)AJAX
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (50.00 %)Apache
21 (5.556 %)CMS
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.556 %)Photoshop
11 (5.556 %)Adobe Illustrator
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.11 %)Internet
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (72.22 %)MySQL
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.556 %)Advertising
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (55.56 %)Linux
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
12 (11.11 %)Web Development
21 (5.556 %)Content Management
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (100.00 %)PHP
210 (55.56 %)COBOL
33 (16.67 %)PHP5
33 (16.67 %)PHP4
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (27.78 %)Macromedia