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The table below looks at the demand for PHP skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PHP over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2970
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching permanent IT job ads18557
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.102 %0.024 %
As % of the category below9.561 %3.160 %
Salaries quoted14755
Average minimum salary£30,224£29,382
Average salary£34,241£32,318
% change on same period last year+5.95 %
Average maximum salary£38,259£35,255
UK excluding London average salary£30,650£29,698
% change on same period last year+3.20 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads19351804
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.071 %0.757 %
Salaries quoted16801481
Average minimum salary£32,297£33,663
Average salary£35,879£37,151
% change on same period last year-3.42 %
Average maximum salary£39,460£40,639
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
PHP CambridgeshirePHP
Cambridgeshire

PHP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing PHP across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Cambridge PHP Demand Trend

PHP
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge PHP Salary Trend

PHP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PHP across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Cambridge PHP Salary Histogram

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

1151 (41.71 %)CSS
2149 (41.16 %)MySQL
3134 (37.02 %)JavaScript
4121 (33.43 %)Linux
5110 (30.39 %)HTML
6109 (30.11 %)Perl
7103 (28.45 %)Degree
892 (25.41 %)Java
983 (22.93 %)C#
1080 (22.10 %)OO
1179 (21.82 %)C++
1179 (21.82 %)SQL
1276 (20.99 %)LAMP
1374 (20.44 %)Apache
1467 (18.51 %)Python
1566 (18.23 %)XHTML
1566 (18.23 %).NET
1566 (18.23 %)AJAX
1657 (15.75 %)Windows
1755 (15.19 %)Computer Science
1852 (14.36 %)C
1951 (14.09 %)ASP.NET
2049 (13.54 %)PHP5
2049 (13.54 %)Finance
2148 (13.26 %)Internet
2245 (12.43 %)MVC
2344 (12.15 %)UNIX
2435 (9.669 %)DHTML
2530 (8.287 %)OOP
2629 (8.011 %)SQL Server

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1151 (41.71 %)CSS
2110 (30.39 %)HTML
376 (20.99 %)LAMP
466 (18.23 %)AJAX
466 (18.23 %).NET
466 (18.23 %)XHTML
551 (14.09 %)ASP.NET
645 (12.43 %)MVC
726 (7.182 %)XML
825 (6.906 %)J2EE
923 (6.354 %)WinForms
1021 (5.801 %)CGI
1116 (4.420 %).NET Framework
1215 (4.144 %)JSP
138 (2.210 %)SOAP
138 (2.210 %)Struts
138 (2.210 %)J2ME
147 (1.934 %)ASP
147 (1.934 %)WML
147 (1.934 %)Spring
Cambridge IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
174 (20.44 %)Apache
26 (1.657 %)ColdFusion
33 (0.829 %)SharePoint
42 (0.552 %)Zope
51 (0.276 %)NetWeaver
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (6.077 %)MATLAB
217 (4.696 %)S-PLUS
310 (2.762 %)MS Excel
43 (0.829 %)Photoshop
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
148 (13.26 %)Internet
213 (3.591 %)Bluetooth
311 (3.039 %)LAN
311 (3.039 %)WAN
311 (3.039 %)VPN
410 (2.762 %)Broadband
56 (1.657 %)TCP/IP
56 (1.657 %)SSL
64 (1.105 %)Wireless
73 (0.829 %)Wi-Fi
82 (0.552 %)DNS
82 (0.552 %)HTTP
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1149 (41.16 %)MySQL
229 (8.011 %)SQL Server
315 (4.144 %)SQL Server 2005
412 (3.315 %)SQL Server 2000
57 (1.934 %)Oracle 10g
57 (1.934 %)Oracle 9i
65 (1.381 %)Data Mining
73 (0.829 %)GIS
81 (0.276 %)PostgreSQL
81 (0.276 %)SAP BW
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (3.591 %)Subversion
25 (1.381 %)Flash
32 (0.552 %)JUnit
32 (0.552 %)Selenium
41 (0.276 %)Firebug
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
149 (13.54 %)Finance
218 (4.972 %)Pensions
311 (3.039 %)Marketing
311 (3.039 %)Electronics
49 (2.486 %)Health
57 (1.934 %)Games
57 (1.934 %)Banking
66 (1.657 %)Manufacturing
66 (1.657 %)Online Games
66 (1.657 %)Billing
75 (1.381 %)Insurance
75 (1.381 %)Publishing
83 (0.829 %)Investment Banking
91 (0.276 %)Back Office
91 (0.276 %)Graphic Design
91 (0.276 %)Retail
91 (0.276 %)Telecoms
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1224 (61.88 %)Developer
2120 (33.15 %)Web Developer
392 (25.41 %)PHP Developer
479 (21.82 %)Software Engineer
553 (14.64 %)Software Developer
650 (13.81 %)PHP Web Developer
721 (5.801 %)Java Developer
820 (5.525 %)Administrator
919 (5.249 %)Analyst
919 (5.249 %)Applications Developer
1018 (4.972 %)Systems Engineer
1018 (4.972 %)Web Engineer
1116 (4.420 %)C++ Developer
1215 (4.144 %)UNIX Administrator
1215 (4.144 %)LAMP Developer
1313 (3.591 %)Web Applications Developer
1412 (3.315 %)DBA
1412 (3.315 %)Java Software Developer
1511 (3.039 %)Test Engineer
1511 (3.039 %)C++ Software Developer
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
155 (15.19 %)Computer Science
222 (6.077 %)Mathematics
316 (4.420 %)Data Protection Act
414 (3.867 %)Replication
511 (3.039 %)Firmware
610 (2.762 %)DTV
78 (2.210 %)Artificial Intelligence
78 (2.210 %)Statistics
87 (1.934 %)Applied Mathematics
96 (1.657 %)Multithreading
105 (1.381 %)Economics
114 (1.105 %)PKI
114 (1.105 %)Cryptography
123 (0.829 %)Neural Network
132 (0.552 %)BBC
141 (0.276 %)STB
141 (0.276 %)W3C
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1121 (33.43 %)Linux
257 (15.75 %)Windows
344 (12.15 %)UNIX
424 (6.630 %)Solaris
521 (5.801 %)Red Hat Linux
521 (5.801 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
62 (0.552 %)AIX
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
180 (22.10 %)OO
230 (8.287 %)OOP
329 (8.011 %)Software Engineering
427 (7.459 %)Web Development
525 (6.906 %)Unit Testing
619 (5.249 %)Web Design
718 (4.972 %)Agile Software Development
816 (4.420 %)Data Protection
913 (3.591 %)TDD
1012 (3.315 %)Project Management
1110 (2.762 %)Data Management
126 (1.657 %)OOD
126 (1.657 %)Data Migration
126 (1.657 %)Migration
126 (1.657 %)Internet Marketing
135 (1.381 %)Data Analysis
135 (1.381 %)Disaster Recovery
144 (1.105 %)Configuration Management
153 (0.829 %)Workflow
153 (0.829 %)Content Management
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1134 (37.02 %)JavaScript
2109 (30.11 %)Perl
392 (25.41 %)Java
483 (22.93 %)C#
579 (21.82 %)C++
579 (21.82 %)SQL
667 (18.51 %)Python
752 (14.36 %)C
849 (13.54 %)PHP5
935 (9.669 %)DHTML
108 (2.210 %)Ruby
116 (1.657 %)Transact-SQL
125 (1.381 %)Tcl
134 (1.105 %)ABAP
134 (1.105 %)XPath
134 (1.105 %)Groovy
143 (0.829 %)PHP4
143 (0.829 %)VB
152 (0.552 %)ActionScript
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1103 (28.45 %)Degree
211 (3.039 %)RHCE
211 (3.039 %)Cisco Certification
310 (2.762 %)ISEB
47 (1.934 %)PhD
51 (0.276 %)Microsoft Certification
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.381 %)QA
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (7.182 %)Oracle
224 (6.630 %)Sun
321 (5.801 %)Red Hat
415 (4.144 %)Microsoft
511 (3.039 %)Cisco
511 (3.039 %)HP
67 (1.934 %)Wall Street Systems
74 (1.105 %)SAP
83 (0.829 %)ESRI
92 (0.552 %)Google
101 (0.276 %)EXTOL