The first table below looks at the demand for the PHP Developer role in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PHP Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the West Midlands region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PHP Developer
Rank 82 73 84
Rank change year-on-year
-9 +11
Contract jobs requiring a PHP Developer 14 37 10
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.833% 1.647% 0.537%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.901% 1.777% 0.580%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 20 7
Average daily rate £250 £250 £225
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +11.11%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £169 £219 £143
10% offered a daily rate of more than £270 £300 £283
UK excluding London average daily rate £250 £250 £250
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £19.00 £15.75
% change year-on-year
+57.89% +20.63%
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1553 2082 1724
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 92.39% 92.66% 92.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 698 950 786
Average daily rate £325 £325 £338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -3.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £218 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £463 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 170 142
Average hourly rate £20.00 £16.10 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+24.22% -10.55%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.00 £10.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £33.00 £35.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
PHP Developer
England

PHP Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PHP Developer across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands PHP Developer Jobs Demand Trend

PHP Developer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PHP Developer across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands PHP Developer Daily Rate Trend

PHP Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PHP Developer across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

West Midlands PHP Developer Daily Rate Histogram

PHP Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PHP Developer across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Birmingham -14 4 £225 -10.00%
Staffordshire +12 2 £200 -27.27%
Coventry -1 1 - -
Warwickshire -5 1 - -
Worcestershire -10 1 - -
Wolverhampton - 1 - -
PHP Developer
England

PHP Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 22 (100.00%) PHP
2 11 (50.00%) MySQL
3 7 (31.82%) CSS
4 6 (27.27%) SQL
4 6 (27.27%) HTML
5 4 (18.18%) JavaScript
5 4 (18.18%) SQL Server
5 4 (18.18%) Zend
5 4 (18.18%) Zend Framework
6 3 (13.64%) Web Development
6 3 (13.64%) Joomla!
6 3 (13.64%) LAMP
6 3 (13.64%) OO
7 2 (9.091%) Apache
7 2 (9.091%) .NET
7 2 (9.091%) Google
7 2 (9.091%) C#
7 2 (9.091%) XML
7 2 (9.091%) Linux
7 2 (9.091%) OOP
7 2 (9.091%) HTML5
7 2 (9.091%) CodeIgniter
7 2 (9.091%) jQuery
7 2 (9.091%) WordPress
8 1 (4.545%) SQL Server 2008
8 1 (4.545%) Open Source
8 1 (4.545%) CakePHP
8 1 (4.545%) Drupal
8 1 (4.545%) REST
8 1 (4.545%) ASP.NET MVC 3

PHP Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

Application Development
1 7 (31.82%) CSS
2 6 (27.27%) HTML
3 4 (18.18%) Zend Framework
4 3 (13.64%) LAMP
5 2 (9.091%) .NET
5 2 (9.091%) XML
5 2 (9.091%) HTML5
5 2 (9.091%) CodeIgniter
5 2 (9.091%) jQuery
6 1 (4.545%) CakePHP
6 1 (4.545%) REST
6 1 (4.545%) ASP.NET MVC 3
6 1 (4.545%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (4.545%) JSON
6 1 (4.545%) ASP.NET
6 1 (4.545%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 3 (13.64%) Joomla!
2 2 (9.091%) Apache
2 2 (9.091%) WordPress
3 1 (4.545%) Drupal
3 1 (4.545%) CMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (50.00%) MySQL
2 4 (18.18%) SQL Server
3 1 (4.545%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 1 (4.545%) Subversion
General
1 1 (4.545%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.545%) Open Source
1 1 (4.545%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.091%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (13.64%) Web Development
1 3 (13.64%) OO
2 2 (9.091%) OOP
3 1 (4.545%) Web Application Development
3 1 (4.545%) SEO
3 1 (4.545%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (4.545%) TDD
3 1 (4.545%) Web Design
Programming Languages
1 22 (100.00%) PHP
2 6 (27.27%) SQL
3 4 (18.18%) JavaScript
4 2 (9.091%) C#
5 1 (4.545%) Java
5 1 (4.545%) VB.NET
Vendors
1 4 (18.18%) Zend
2 2 (9.091%) Google
3 1 (4.545%) NEC
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Skills Needed: PHP / Drupal / MySQL Robert Walters are working with a leading digital agency based in Birmingham who are looking to recruit a PHP Developer with strong experience...
Robert Walters
Salary: £220 - £250 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
PHP Developer Wolverhampton 3mths + £NEG E-Resourcing have an immediate 3mth contract for a PHP Developer to join a leading design agency based near Wolverhampton. Essential skills:*PHP *...
E-Resourcing
Posted: 29 April 2013
West Midlands
My client is a Public Sector Organisation looking for a Joomla expert to hit the ground running.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £200.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 27 April 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
You will be involved in developing leading edge web based applications using PHP and a variety of web tools. Ideally you will be able to demonstrate commercial experience...
Applause IT Ltd
Rate: £220 - £260 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Main skill sought - PHP/Web Development, Drupal, MySQL, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript Experienced PHP contractor sought by this prestigious advertising agency. You will be involved in developing leading edge...
Applause IT Innovation
Rate: £220 - £260 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013