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The table below looks at the demand for PHP 5 skills within the Tyne and Wear 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP 5
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank31-
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 below2.679 %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£255£257
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.50£24.32
% change on same period last year+25.42 %
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Tyne and Wear
Matching contract IT job ads112204
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.156 %0.205 %
Daily rates quoted2051
Average minimum daily rate£312£348
Average daily rate£322£355
% change on same period last year-9.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£335
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Hourly rates quoted1319
Average minimum hourly rate£28.53£33.08
Average hourly rate£30.20£34.23
% change on same period last year-11.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.87£35.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.48£32.81
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
PHP5 North EastPHP5
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.

PHP5
Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear PHP5 Daily 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 Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 6 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 TyneNew entry-3--
PHP5 North EastPHP5
North East

PHP5
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

14 (100.00 %)PHP
14 (100.00 %)MySQL
14 (100.00 %)CSS
14 (100.00 %)PHP4
23 (75.00 %)HTML
31 (25.00 %)Content Management
31 (25.00 %)Advertising
31 (25.00 %)CMS
31 (25.00 %)LAMP
31 (25.00 %)XSL
31 (25.00 %)Linux
31 (25.00 %)Apache

PHP5
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)CSS
23 (75.00 %)HTML
31 (25.00 %)XSL
31 (25.00 %)LAMP
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)Apache
11 (25.00 %)CMS
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (100.00 %)MySQL
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Advertising
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Developer
14 (100.00 %)PHP Developer
21 (25.00 %)MySQL Developer
21 (25.00 %)LAMP Developer
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Linux
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Content Management
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)PHP
14 (100.00 %)PHP4