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This section looks at the demand for PHP skills within the Essex 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5656
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads6677
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.032 %
As % of the category below6.352 %6.327 %
Salaries quoted6373
Average minimum salary£29,492£25,440
Average salary£33,762£26,993
% change on same period last year+25.07 %
Average maximum salary£38,032£28,547
UK excluding London average salary£30,479£29,746
% change on same period last year+2.46 %
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads10391217
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.559 %0.507 %
Salaries quoted8491102
Average minimum salary£34,020£34,003
Average salary£36,482£36,227
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Average maximum salary£38,943£38,450
UK excluding London average salary£35,268£35,641
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
PHP East of EnglandPHP
East of England

PHP
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex PHP Salary Trend

PHP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PHP across the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Essex PHP Salary Histogram

PHP
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PHP within the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ChelmsfordUp+18£38,438+25.00 %
Southend-on-SeaUp+65£32,000+6.66 %
WithamNew entry-4£26,000-
HarlowDown-152£36,000+9.50 %
BraintreeNew entry-1£14,500-
MaldonNew entry-1£22,500-
ColchesterDown-281--
PHP East of EnglandPHP
East of England

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

191 (58.71 %)MySQL
260 (38.71 %)XML
347 (30.32 %)SQL
347 (30.32 %)Web Design
446 (29.68 %)HTML
543 (27.74 %)CSS
641 (26.45 %)Windows
740 (25.81 %)JavaScript
835 (22.58 %)Linux
930 (19.35 %)LAMP
1027 (17.42 %)XHTML
1124 (15.48 %)C#
1124 (15.48 %)PHP5
1223 (14.84 %).NET
1223 (14.84 %)IIS
1322 (14.19 %)SQL Server
1322 (14.19 %)SEO
1421 (13.55 %)Microsoft
1520 (12.90 %)VB
1520 (12.90 %)Delphi
1619 (12.26 %)Visual Studio
1619 (12.26 %)AJAX
1718 (11.61 %)Crystal Reports
1815 (9.677 %)Photoshop
1815 (9.677 %)ActionScript
1815 (9.677 %)Degree
1914 (9.032 %)Web Development
1914 (9.032 %)ASP
2013 (8.387 %)ColdFusion
2111 (7.097 %)Flash

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
160 (38.71 %)XML
246 (29.68 %)HTML
343 (27.74 %)CSS
430 (19.35 %)LAMP
527 (17.42 %)XHTML
623 (14.84 %).NET
719 (12.26 %)AJAX
814 (9.032 %)ASP
99 (5.806 %).NET Framework
99 (5.806 %)LINQ
107 (4.516 %)ASP.NET
115 (3.226 %)EDI
123 (1.935 %)WebServices
132 (1.290 %)MFC
132 (1.290 %)jQuery
141 (0.645 %)WAP
141 (0.645 %)XSLT
141 (0.645 %)WML
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (14.84 %)IIS
213 (8.387 %)ColdFusion
39 (5.806 %)Apache
41 (0.645 %)MS Exchange
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (9.677 %)Photoshop
23 (1.935 %)Fireworks
23 (1.935 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (0.645 %)MS Excel
31 (0.645 %)ImageReady
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (6.452 %)TCP/IP
29 (5.806 %)DNS
29 (5.806 %)FTP
29 (5.806 %)SSH
37 (4.516 %)Intranet
45 (3.226 %)Internet
51 (0.645 %)SSL
51 (0.645 %)SAN
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
191 (58.71 %)MySQL
222 (14.19 %)SQL Server
318 (11.61 %)Crystal Reports
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (12.26 %)Visual Studio
211 (7.097 %)Flash
310 (6.452 %)Dreamweaver
49 (5.806 %)Subversion
54 (2.581 %)Zend Studio
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (7.097 %)Marketing
210 (6.452 %)Advertising
37 (4.516 %)Games
46 (3.871 %)Finance
46 (3.871 %)Online Betting
46 (3.871 %)Manufacturing
55 (3.226 %)Retail
63 (1.935 %)Publishing
63 (1.935 %)Pensions
71 (0.645 %)Government
71 (0.645 %)Health
71 (0.645 %)Insurance
71 (0.645 %)Banking
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1105 (67.74 %)Developer
265 (41.94 %)PHP Developer
329 (18.71 %)Web Developer
417 (10.97 %)Team Leader
515 (9.677 %)PHP Web Developer
611 (7.097 %)PHP Programmer
611 (7.097 %)Software Team Leader
611 (7.097 %)Programmer
710 (6.452 %)Systems Administrator
710 (6.452 %)Administrator
88 (5.161 %)Development Team Leader
88 (5.161 %)Applications Developer
97 (4.516 %)Senior Developer
97 (4.516 %)Software Developer
97 (4.516 %)Software Development Team Leader
106 (3.871 %)Web Designer
115 (3.226 %)Project Manager
115 (3.226 %)MySQL Developer
124 (2.581 %)Junior
124 (2.581 %)Software Engineer
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (7.097 %)Computer Science
25 (3.226 %)Social Network
25 (3.226 %)Client/Server
32 (1.290 %)BBC
41 (0.645 %)Replication
41 (0.645 %)Clustering
41 (0.645 %)N-Tier
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
141 (26.45 %)Windows
235 (22.58 %)Linux
38 (5.161 %)UNIX
45 (3.226 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (1.290 %)Fedora
52 (1.290 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (0.645 %)Windows Vista
61 (0.645 %)Windows XP
61 (0.645 %)AIX
61 (0.645 %)Solaris
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (30.32 %)Web Design
222 (14.19 %)SEO
314 (9.032 %)Web Development
49 (5.806 %)Project Management
49 (5.806 %)E-Commerce
54 (2.581 %)OOP
54 (2.581 %)Matrix Management
63 (1.935 %)Internet Marketing
72 (1.290 %)Software Testing
72 (1.290 %)OOD
81 (0.645 %)OOA/OOD
81 (0.645 %)OO
81 (0.645 %)Software Engineering
81 (0.645 %)Search Engine Marketing
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (30.32 %)SQL
240 (25.81 %)JavaScript
324 (15.48 %)C#
324 (15.48 %)PHP5
420 (12.90 %)VB
420 (12.90 %)Delphi
515 (9.677 %)ActionScript
69 (5.806 %)C++
77 (4.516 %)Java
77 (4.516 %)PHP4
85 (3.226 %)Shell Script
85 (3.226 %)Perl
93 (1.935 %)C
93 (1.935 %)DHTML
102 (1.290 %)VB6
102 (1.290 %)Embedded C
111 (0.645 %)Transact-SQL
111 (0.645 %)PL/SQL
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (9.677 %)Degree
27 (4.516 %)Microsoft Certification
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.935 %)QA
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (3.226 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (0.645 %)Active Directory
21 (0.645 %)Samba
21 (0.645 %)NetBackup
21 (0.645 %)Xen
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.645 %)Tivoli
11 (0.645 %)Nagios
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (13.55 %)Microsoft
29 (5.806 %)Adobe
37 (4.516 %)Zend
46 (3.871 %)VMware
55 (3.226 %)Oracle
55 (3.226 %)Borland
62 (1.290 %)Red Hat
71 (0.645 %)Progress
71 (0.645 %)IBM
71 (0.645 %)Intel
71 (0.645 %)Citrix
71 (0.645 %)VERITAS