The first table below looks at the demand for PHP skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PHP over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Programming Languages category for the Bristol region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PHP
Rank 26 20 31
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +11
Permanent jobs citing PHP 159 153 125
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 9.223% 8.844% 6.764%
As % of the Programming Languages category 13.66% 15.68% 11.11%
Number of salaries quoted 129 143 112
Average salary £32,500 £30,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £22,500 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £45,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £31,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+3.17% +5.00%
All Programming Languages
Bristol
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1164 976 1125
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 67.52% 56.42% 60.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1043 905 941
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +4.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,250 £26,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
PHP
South West

PHP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing PHP across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bristol PHP Jobs Demand Trend

PHP
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing PHP across the Bristol region.

Bristol PHP Salary Trend

PHP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PHP across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Bristol PHP Salary Histogram

PHP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PHP within the Bristol region over the 3 months to 24 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Avonmouth - 1 £35,000 -
PHP
South West

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol 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 IT job ads sampled that cited PHP.

1 246 (71.30%) JavaScript
2 239 (69.28%) MySQL
3 233 (67.54%) CSS
4 203 (58.84%) HTML
5 126 (36.52%) jQuery
6 83 (24.06%) OOP
6 83 (24.06%) OO
7 78 (22.61%) Degree
8 75 (21.74%) HTML5
9 73 (21.16%) Drupal
10 70 (20.29%) Magento
11 69 (20.00%) Web Development
12 67 (19.42%) Apache
13 66 (19.13%) Java
13 66 (19.13%) CMS
13 66 (19.13%) Zend
14 65 (18.84%) Linux
15 63 (18.26%) C#
16 62 (17.97%) SQL
17 61 (17.68%) XHTML
17 61 (17.68%) Digital Media
18 60 (17.39%) CSS3
19 54 (15.65%) E-Commerce
20 52 (15.07%) WordPress
21 51 (14.78%) .NET
22 50 (14.49%) Software Engineering
23 49 (14.20%) LAMP
24 48 (13.91%) MVC
25 43 (12.46%) CakePHP
26 42 (12.17%) XML

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol 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 IT job ads sampled that cited PHP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 233 (67.54%) CSS
2 203 (58.84%) HTML
3 126 (36.52%) jQuery
4 75 (21.74%) HTML5
5 61 (17.68%) XHTML
6 60 (17.39%) CSS3
7 51 (14.78%) .NET
8 49 (14.20%) LAMP
9 43 (12.46%) CakePHP
10 42 (12.17%) XML
11 38 (11.01%) CodeIgniter
12 32 (9.275%) Ajax
13 29 (8.406%) JSON
14 28 (8.116%) ASP.NET
14 28 (8.116%) Flash
15 20 (5.797%) Adobe AIR
16 19 (5.507%) JSP
17 17 (4.928%) J2EE
18 16 (4.638%) Web Services
18 16 (4.638%) Symfony
Application Platforms
1 73 (21.16%) Drupal
2 70 (20.29%) Magento
3 67 (19.42%) Apache
4 66 (19.13%) CMS
5 52 (15.07%) WordPress
6 10 (2.899%) Kentico
7 6 (1.739%) ExpressionEngine
8 5 (1.449%) Umbraco
9 3 (0.870%) SharePoint
9 3 (0.870%) IIS
9 3 (0.870%) nginx
10 2 (0.580%) Joomla!
10 2 (0.580%) Amazon AWS
10 2 (0.580%) SharePoint 2010
11 1 (0.290%) Shopify
11 1 (0.290%) Zen Cart
11 1 (0.290%) MS Exchange
11 1 (0.290%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.290%) Jetty
11 1 (0.290%) Moodle
Applications
1 6 (1.739%) Photoshop
2 5 (1.449%) MS Excel
3 2 (0.580%) MS Office
3 2 (0.580%) Fireworks
Business Applications
1 7 (2.029%) Google Analytics
2 6 (1.739%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.580%) Visualfiles
3 2 (0.580%) WebTrends
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.478%) Internet
2 8 (2.319%) Intranet
3 3 (0.870%) HTTP
3 3 (0.870%) SSH
4 2 (0.580%) Gigabit Ethernet
4 2 (0.580%) Ethernet
4 2 (0.580%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 239 (69.28%) MySQL
2 15 (4.348%) Big Data
3 10 (2.899%) SQL Server
4 7 (2.029%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 7 (2.029%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (2.029%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (1.739%) SQL Server 2005
5 6 (1.739%) SQL Server 2008
6 5 (1.449%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.870%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.290%) Hazelcast
8 1 (0.290%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.290%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.290%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 16 (4.638%) Subversion
2 9 (2.609%) Selenium
3 6 (1.739%) Git (software)
4 3 (0.870%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.870%) PHPUnit
5 2 (0.580%) Dreamweaver
General
1 35 (10.14%) Marketing
2 26 (7.536%) Telecoms
3 24 (6.957%) Finance
4 8 (2.319%) Multimedia
5 5 (1.449%) Legal
5 5 (1.449%) Advertising
6 4 (1.159%) Games
7 3 (0.870%) Law
8 2 (0.580%) Retail
8 2 (0.580%) Publishing
9 1 (0.290%) Banking
Job Titles
1 307 (88.99%) Developer
2 158 (45.80%) PHP Developer
3 84 (24.35%) Web Developer
4 43 (12.46%) PHP MySQL Developer
5 40 (11.59%) PHP Web Developer
6 39 (11.30%) Drupal Developer
7 33 (9.565%) Java Developer
8 22 (6.377%) Lead Developer
9 21 (6.087%) Software Developer
10 20 (5.797%) PHP Drupal Developer
11 17 (4.928%) Senior Developer
12 14 (4.058%) Senior PHP Developer
13 13 (3.768%) Development Manager
14 12 (3.478%) Programmer
15 11 (3.188%) Lead PHP Developer
16 10 (2.899%) ScrumMaster
16 10 (2.899%) Software Manager
16 10 (2.899%) Web Programmer
16 10 (2.899%) Junior
16 10 (2.899%) Software Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 61 (17.68%) Digital Media
2 37 (10.72%) Mobile App
3 35 (10.14%) Computer Science
4 18 (5.217%) Machine Learning
5 16 (4.638%) Social Media
6 7 (2.029%) Open Source
7 6 (1.739%) W3C
8 5 (1.449%) Mathematics
9 3 (0.870%) iPhone
9 3 (0.870%) Smartphone
10 2 (0.580%) Graphic Design
10 2 (0.580%) Firmware
10 2 (0.580%) New Media
11 1 (0.290%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.290%) Management Information System
11 1 (0.290%) Replication
11 1 (0.290%) E-Learning
11 1 (0.290%) SaaS
11 1 (0.290%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 65 (18.84%) Linux
2 16 (4.638%) Windows
2 16 (4.638%) Apple iOS
3 12 (3.478%) Ubuntu
4 10 (2.899%) CentOS
5 4 (1.159%) Android
5 4 (1.159%) Mac OS X
6 2 (0.580%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (0.580%) Windows 2000
7 1 (0.290%) Windows Phone
7 1 (0.290%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (24.06%) OOP
1 83 (24.06%) OO
2 69 (20.00%) Web Development
3 54 (15.65%) E-Commerce
4 50 (14.49%) Software Engineering
5 48 (13.91%) MVC
6 23 (6.667%) OOD
7 19 (5.507%) Project Management
7 19 (5.507%) Data Management
8 17 (4.928%) CRM
8 17 (4.928%) UML
9 14 (4.058%) Scrum
10 13 (3.768%) Digital Marketing
11 10 (2.899%) Kanban
12 9 (2.609%) ITIL
13 8 (2.319%) Incident Management
13 8 (2.319%) TDD
13 8 (2.319%) Memory Management
13 8 (2.319%) Web Design
13 8 (2.319%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 246 (71.30%) JavaScript
2 66 (19.13%) Java
3 63 (18.26%) C#
4 62 (17.97%) SQL
5 34 (9.855%) C
6 32 (9.275%) C++
7 31 (8.986%) PHP5
8 23 (6.667%) Objective-C
8 23 (6.667%) Perl
9 21 (6.087%) PHP4
10 17 (4.928%) Shell Script
11 14 (4.058%) Python
12 10 (2.899%) Ruby
13 9 (2.609%) ActionScript
14 6 (1.739%) VBA
15 4 (1.159%) Lua
16 3 (0.870%) VB
17 2 (0.580%) Bash shell
17 2 (0.580%) VBScript
17 2 (0.580%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 78 (22.61%) Degree
2 23 (6.667%) PhD
3 1 (0.290%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (0.290%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.768%) SLA
2 4 (1.159%) WCAG
3 3 (0.870%) WAI
3 3 (0.870%) QA
Systems Management
1 6 (1.739%) Plesk
Vendors
1 66 (19.13%) Zend
2 27 (7.826%) Oracle
3 20 (5.797%) Adobe
4 19 (5.507%) Microsoft
5 7 (2.029%) Progress
5 7 (2.029%) Google
6 3 (0.870%) Apple
7 2 (0.580%) Panasonic
8 1 (0.290%) Twitter
8 1 (0.290%) HP
8 1 (0.290%) JBoss
Bristol, Avon
Permanent £30k to £40k I am looking for a PHP Developer to work across a number of exciting projects for a city centre client... Skills Required - PHP (Essential)...
Experis IT
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bristol, South West
The role To act as a catalyst to ensure the design, delivery and implementation of all our clients projects are in line with the customer vision and that...
Randall Alexander
Salary: £25,000 - £40,000 per year
Posted: 24 April 2013
Bristol, South West
The role has come live due to the rapid expansion of the company and they are looking to interview as early as Thursday... I look forward to hearing...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
As a developer using technologies such as PHP, SQL, HTML and CSS you will be required to work on a variety of projects, some of which you will...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Web Developer - PHP - HTML - Bristol - Circa 27K - Commutable from Bath, Swindon, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Chepstow, Cardiff and surrounding areas... The ideal candidate will have a good mixture of the...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £28000 per annum + Great Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Key Skills: PHP CSS, HTML, XHTML, Javascript SQL Server Market leading financial information provider is seeking an experienced PHP Developer to join their expanding web team... - Have knowledge...
Auburn Rose
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
To be considered for this role, you will essentially have but is not restricted to the following: -PHP 5 with OOP minimum of 3-5 years exp. -Drupal...
G2 Recruitment Solutions Ltd.
Salary: From £25,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, South West
They are about to embark on a raft of new development projects and so are seeking an experienced PHP / LAMP Developer to join their team.Applicants must be...
Novate IT
Posted: 4 May 2013
Bristol, South West
PHP Developer, Bristol, £28,000-£35,000 PHP, OOP, MySQL, LAMP, HTML, CSS, Javascript(jQuery)Key Words: PHP, OOP, ``Object Oriented``, LAMP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, Zend,...
OPUS
Salary: GBP28000 to GBP35000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bristol, South West
PHP Developer / Software Developer £18,000-£25,000, Bristol, Javascript, HTML, CSS Key Words: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Drupal, Developer, Engineer, Junior, GraduateMy Client is a well...
OPUS
Salary: GBP18000 to GBP24000 per annum
Posted: 9 May 2013
Bristol, South West
PHP Developer, Bristol, £30,000-£40,000 PHP, OOP, MySQL, LAMP, HTML, CSS, Javascript(jQuery) Key Words: PHP, OOP, ``Object Oriented``, LAMP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, Zend,...
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 to GBP40000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Bristol, South West
PHP Developer, Bristol, £30,000-£40,000 PHP, OOP, MySQL, LAMP, HTML, CSS, Javascript(jQuery)Key Words: PHP, OOP, ``Object Oriented``, LAMP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, Zend,...
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 to GBP40000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Essential PHP Developer skills: OOPHP MySQL MVC/HMVC Frameworks Knowledge of at l MVC Framework e.g (Zend, Codeigniter, CakePHP) Any experience with Magento or Wordpress is highly...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 to £40000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Essential PHP Developer skills: OOPHP MySQL MVC/HMVC Frameworks Knowledge of at l MVC Framework e.g (Zend, Codeigniter, CakePHP) Any experience with Magento or Wordpress is highly...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 to £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Bristol... We are currently looking for an experienced Web Developer (PHP). You MUST be able to demonstrate examples of developing responsive, e-commerce and detailed CMS websites. You...
Edge Specialist Recruitment
Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
WEB DEVELOPER (HTML5/JAVASCRIPT/CSS) REQUIRED BY LEADING BRISTOL BASED SOFTWARE COMPANY. £30-35,000 per annum. My client is a leading software company in Bristol and is...
Randstad Technologies
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bristol, South West
PHP Developer / Drupal Developer- £30,000-£40,000- OOP, MySQL,HTML, CSS, JavascriptKey Words: PHP, Developer, Software, OOP, ``object oriented``, MVC, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, DrupalOpus is...
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 to GBP40000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bristol, South West
PHP Developer (Junior / Graduate) Bristol- £20,000-£25,000- OOP, MVC, HTML, CSS, JQueryKey Words: PHP Developer, Software Developer, Graduate, Engineer, `Object Oriented`, MySQL, LAMP, Linux, HTML, CSS,...
OPUS
Salary: GBP20000 to GBP25000 per annum + Benefits: Health / Life Insurance, Phone Package, Gym Membership, Generous Pension
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Desirable, but not essential is experience in any of the following: - Integrating with RESTful web services layer - Agile (Scrum or XP) - Modern web technologies and frameworks such as...
Parham Consulting
Salary: From £30,000 to £38,000 per annum £30,000 - £38,000 plus full benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
You should possess the below capabilities: * First rate technical skills - technology/language isn't too important - the calibre of your work is * An outstanding academic background - a strong...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + be - bonus, health, pens +
Posted: 19 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
The skills/ experience required for the role are as follows; You will be a University graduate with a BSc Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics or Similar...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Key skills: Full understanding of Project Management lifecycle Prince 2 certified or ISEB certification Strong understanding of Agile Experience of facilitating daily Scrums, Planning games etc... People Source...
People Source Consulting
Salary: £40000 - £48000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013