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

LinkPHP
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3335
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads2942
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.018 %
As % of the category below9.034 %10.80 %
Salaries quoted2841
Average minimum salary£29,536£29,512
Average salary£32,321£30,988
% change on same period last year+4.30 %
Average maximum salary£35,107£32,463
UK excluding London average salary£31,109£29,741
% change on same period last year+4.59 %
Chester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Chester
Matching permanent IT job ads321389
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.167 %
Salaries quoted302365
Average minimum salary£27,900£29,541
Average salary£30,914£31,795
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Average maximum salary£33,929£34,050
UK excluding London average salary£35,483£35,764
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
PHP CheshirePHP
Cheshire

PHP
Demand Trend

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester PHP Salary Trend

PHP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PHP across the Chester region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Chester PHP Salary Histogram

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

141 (80.39 %)CSS
239 (76.47 %)JavaScript
337 (72.55 %)XHTML
435 (68.63 %)MySQL
527 (52.94 %)HTML
527 (52.94 %)OO
624 (47.06 %)Web Development
722 (43.14 %)PHP5
821 (41.18 %)PHP4
821 (41.18 %)XML
917 (33.33 %)SQL
1014 (27.45 %)Linux
1113 (25.49 %)C++
1212 (23.53 %)Django
1212 (23.53 %)AJAX
1311 (21.57 %)Python
1311 (21.57 %)W3C
1311 (21.57 %)Java
1410 (19.61 %)WebServices
1410 (19.61 %)Flash
1410 (19.61 %)Content Management
157 (13.73 %)Apache
157 (13.73 %)E-Commerce
157 (13.73 %)Photoshop
157 (13.73 %)Adobe
157 (13.73 %)Migration
157 (13.73 %)Adobe Illustrator
166 (11.76 %)SEO
166 (11.76 %)Dreamweaver
166 (11.76 %).NET

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
141 (80.39 %)CSS
237 (72.55 %)XHTML
327 (52.94 %)HTML
421 (41.18 %)XML
512 (23.53 %)AJAX
512 (23.53 %)Django
610 (19.61 %)WebServices
76 (11.76 %)jQuery
76 (11.76 %).NET
85 (9.804 %)Adobe Flex
93 (5.882 %)ASP.NET
101 (1.961 %)EJB
101 (1.961 %)JSP
101 (1.961 %)Struts
101 (1.961 %)J2EE
101 (1.961 %)MFC
101 (1.961 %)ASP
101 (1.961 %)LAMP
101 (1.961 %)Spring
Chester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (13.73 %)Apache
22 (3.922 %)CMS
31 (1.961 %)IIS
Chester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (13.73 %)Photoshop
17 (13.73 %)Adobe Illustrator
25 (9.804 %)Shockwave
25 (9.804 %)Acrobat
25 (9.804 %)Fireworks
31 (1.961 %)MS Office
31 (1.961 %)MS Excel
31 (1.961 %)InDesign
31 (1.961 %)MS PowerPoint
Chester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
135 (68.63 %)MySQL
22 (3.922 %)Oracle Reports
Chester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (19.61 %)Flash
26 (11.76 %)Dreamweaver
32 (3.922 %)Selenium
41 (1.961 %)Visual Studio
Chester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (5.882 %)Publishing
22 (3.922 %)Marketing
31 (1.961 %)Finance
31 (1.961 %)Multimedia
Chester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (47.06 %)Developer
217 (33.33 %)PHP Developer
312 (23.53 %)Web Developer
49 (17.65 %)PHP Web Developer
57 (13.73 %)MySQL Developer
65 (9.804 %)PHP Programmer
65 (9.804 %)Programmer
65 (9.804 %)Web Designer
74 (7.843 %)IT Manager
74 (7.843 %)Project Manager
83 (5.882 %).NET Developer
83 (5.882 %)Graduate Developer
83 (5.882 %)Graduate
83 (5.882 %)New Media Project Manager
92 (3.922 %)Graduate .NET Developer
92 (3.922 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
92 (3.922 %)C# Developer
92 (3.922 %)Tester
92 (3.922 %)Software Tester
101 (1.961 %)Senior Developer
Chester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (21.57 %)W3C
24 (7.843 %)Web 2.0
Chester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (27.45 %)Linux
23 (5.882 %)Windows
32 (3.922 %)UNIX
41 (1.961 %)Windows CE
Chester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (52.94 %)OO
224 (47.06 %)Web Development
310 (19.61 %)Content Management
47 (13.73 %)E-Commerce
47 (13.73 %)Migration
56 (11.76 %)SEO
64 (7.843 %)Project Management
73 (5.882 %)UML
82 (3.922 %)Agile Software Development
82 (3.922 %)Regression Testing
82 (3.922 %)OOD
82 (3.922 %)Automated Testing
82 (3.922 %)Unit Testing
82 (3.922 %)Test Scripting
Chester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
139 (76.47 %)JavaScript
222 (43.14 %)PHP5
321 (41.18 %)PHP4
417 (33.33 %)SQL
513 (25.49 %)C++
611 (21.57 %)Java
611 (21.57 %)Python
74 (7.843 %)C#
81 (1.961 %)VB.NET
Chester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (5.882 %)Degree
Chester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (13.73 %)Adobe
22 (3.922 %)Oracle
31 (1.961 %)Microsoft
31 (1.961 %)Google