The first table below looks at the demand for PHP skills in IT jobs advertised for the Kent 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 Kent region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PHP
Rank 23 49 34
Rank change year-on-year
+26 -15
Permanent jobs citing PHP 85 23 78
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 7.347% 3.208% 7.338%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.51% 6.250% 12.62%
Number of salaries quoted 80 21 71
Average salary £34,000 £32,500 £32,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.61% +1.56%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,450 £22,500 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £44,100 £37,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £31,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+3.17% +5.00%
All Programming Languages
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
548 368 618
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 47.36% 51.32% 58.14%
Number of salaries quoted 483 337 571
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £25,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
PHP
South East

PHP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent PHP Salary Trend

PHP
Salary Histogram

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

Kent 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 Kent 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
Maidstone +10 17 £30,000 -14.28%
Sevenoaks -1 3 £30,000 -7.69%
Aylesford - 3 £35,000 -
Tonbridge -11 1 £35,000 +7.69%
West Malling - 1 £30,000 -
PHP
South East

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

1 115 (69.28%) CSS
2 110 (66.27%) MySQL
3 98 (59.04%) JavaScript
4 95 (57.23%) HTML
5 71 (42.77%) E-Commerce
6 62 (37.35%) jQuery
7 57 (34.34%) Linux
8 50 (30.12%) Ajax
9 40 (24.10%) SQL
10 36 (21.69%) Apache
10 36 (21.69%) Retail
10 36 (21.69%) Web Development
11 32 (19.28%) Agile Software Development
12 31 (18.67%) SQL Server
13 28 (16.87%) Java
14 26 (15.66%) MVC
14 26 (15.66%) Degree
14 26 (15.66%) HTML5
15 25 (15.06%) XML
15 25 (15.06%) OOP
15 25 (15.06%) OO
16 24 (14.46%) .NET
17 21 (12.65%) UNIX
18 20 (12.05%) Marketing
19 19 (11.45%) Selenium
19 19 (11.45%) CSS3
20 18 (10.84%) Windows
20 18 (10.84%) LAMP
21 17 (10.24%) ASP
21 17 (10.24%) PHPUnit

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent 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
1 115 (69.28%) CSS
2 95 (57.23%) HTML
3 62 (37.35%) jQuery
4 50 (30.12%) Ajax
5 26 (15.66%) HTML5
6 25 (15.06%) XML
7 24 (14.46%) .NET
8 19 (11.45%) CSS3
9 18 (10.84%) LAMP
10 17 (10.24%) ASP
11 16 (9.639%) CodeIgniter
11 16 (9.639%) XHTML
12 13 (7.831%) ASP.NET
13 11 (6.627%) DHTML
13 11 (6.627%) SOAP
13 11 (6.627%) Smarty
14 10 (6.024%) REST
15 9 (5.422%) WCF
16 6 (3.614%) Node.js
17 5 (3.012%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 36 (21.69%) Apache
2 8 (4.819%) Joomla!
2 8 (4.819%) CMS
3 7 (4.217%) Drupal
4 5 (3.012%) WordPress
5 4 (2.410%) Tomcat
6 3 (1.807%) nginx
6 3 (1.807%) Force.com
7 2 (1.205%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.602%) Kentico
8 1 (0.602%) Documentum
8 1 (0.602%) DotNetNuke
8 1 (0.602%) Magento
8 1 (0.602%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 13 (7.831%) Photoshop
2 2 (1.205%) MS Office
2 2 (1.205%) Fireworks
3 1 (0.602%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 15 (9.036%) Internet
2 5 (3.012%) DNS
3 4 (2.410%) Kerberos
4 3 (1.807%) HTTP
4 3 (1.807%) SSL
5 2 (1.205%) iSCSI
5 2 (1.205%) Network Security
5 2 (1.205%) VLAN
5 2 (1.205%) SAN
5 2 (1.205%) SMTP
5 2 (1.205%) VRRP
5 2 (1.205%) IPsec
5 2 (1.205%) Firewall
6 1 (0.602%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (66.27%) MySQL
2 31 (18.67%) SQL Server
3 9 (5.422%) Redis
4 8 (4.819%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (3.614%) NoSQL
6 4 (2.410%) SQL Server 2008
6 4 (2.410%) JasperReports
6 4 (2.410%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.602%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 19 (11.45%) Selenium
2 17 (10.24%) PHPUnit
3 12 (7.229%) Git (software)
4 10 (6.024%) Subversion
4 10 (6.024%) JIRA
5 9 (5.422%) Jenkins
5 9 (5.422%) WebDriver
6 4 (2.410%) DbUnit
6 4 (2.410%) PEAR
6 4 (2.410%) EasyMock
6 4 (2.410%) CruiseControl
6 4 (2.410%) Mockito
7 3 (1.807%) TestNG
8 1 (0.602%) Capistrano
8 1 (0.602%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.602%) Phing
8 1 (0.602%) Xcode
8 1 (0.602%) JUnit
8 1 (0.602%) Maven
8 1 (0.602%) RSpec
General
1 36 (21.69%) Retail
2 20 (12.05%) Marketing
3 9 (5.422%) Legal
3 9 (5.422%) Investment Banking
3 9 (5.422%) Banking
4 8 (4.819%) Telecoms
5 6 (3.614%) Publishing
6 4 (2.410%) French Language
6 4 (2.410%) Music
7 3 (1.807%) Back Office
8 2 (1.205%) German Language
8 2 (1.205%) Italian Language
8 2 (1.205%) Russian Language
8 2 (1.205%) Spanish Language
9 1 (0.602%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.602%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 106 (63.86%) Developer
2 63 (37.95%) PHP Developer
3 44 (26.51%) Web Developer
4 23 (13.86%) PHP Web Developer
5 15 (9.036%) Analyst
5 15 (9.036%) Test Analyst
6 11 (6.627%) .NET Developer
7 10 (6.024%) ASP Developer
7 10 (6.024%) ASP.NET Developer
8 8 (4.819%) Senior Developer
9 7 (4.217%) Senior PHP Developer
10 6 (3.614%) QA Engineer
10 6 (3.614%) Junior Developer
10 6 (3.614%) Junior PHP Developer
10 6 (3.614%) Programmer
10 6 (3.614%) Junior
10 6 (3.614%) Software Engineer
11 5 (3.012%) PHP MySQL Developer
11 5 (3.012%) PHP Programmer
12 4 (2.410%) Senior J2EE Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (9.639%) Computer Science
2 9 (5.422%) SaaS
3 8 (4.819%) Social Media
4 6 (3.614%) Open Source
5 5 (3.012%) Mobile App
5 5 (3.012%) Wiki
6 4 (2.410%) EPoS
6 4 (2.410%) W3C
7 3 (1.807%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.807%) Blog
7 3 (1.807%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (1.205%) iPhone
8 2 (1.205%) Taxonomies
8 2 (1.205%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.205%) Replication
8 2 (1.205%) Smartcard
8 2 (1.205%) EFT
8 2 (1.205%) EFTPOS
8 2 (1.205%) iPad
9 1 (0.602%) New Media
Operating Systems
1 57 (34.34%) Linux
2 21 (12.65%) UNIX
3 18 (10.84%) Windows
4 10 (6.024%) Android
4 10 (6.024%) CentOS
4 10 (6.024%) Apple iOS
5 7 (4.217%) Windows 8
6 4 (2.410%) Debian
7 3 (1.807%) Ubuntu
8 2 (1.205%) FreeBSD
8 2 (1.205%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.602%) Gentoo
9 1 (0.602%) Windows XP
9 1 (0.602%) Windows NT
9 1 (0.602%) Windows 2000
9 1 (0.602%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.602%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (42.77%) E-Commerce
2 36 (21.69%) Web Development
3 32 (19.28%) Agile Software Development
4 26 (15.66%) MVC
5 25 (15.06%) OOP
5 25 (15.06%) OO
6 16 (9.639%) Test Scripting
7 13 (7.831%) Online Marketing
8 12 (7.229%) Software Engineering
9 11 (6.627%) Scrum
9 11 (6.627%) Unit Testing
10 10 (6.024%) Multithreading
10 10 (6.024%) SEO
10 10 (6.024%) Project Management
11 9 (5.422%) UML
11 9 (5.422%) Data Modelling
11 9 (5.422%) Integration Testing
12 8 (4.819%) Software Testing
13 7 (4.217%) Information Security
14 6 (3.614%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 98 (59.04%) JavaScript
2 40 (24.10%) SQL
3 28 (16.87%) Java
4 13 (7.831%) C#
5 12 (7.229%) Ruby
5 12 (7.229%) Python
6 10 (6.024%) VB
7 9 (5.422%) Perl
7 9 (5.422%) PHP5
8 3 (1.807%) C++
8 3 (1.807%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.602%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.602%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.602%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.602%) XPath
9 1 (0.602%) ActionScript 3.0
9 1 (0.602%) ActionScript 2.0
9 1 (0.602%) PHP4
Qualifications
1 26 (15.66%) Degree
2 8 (4.819%) ISEB
3 4 (2.410%) Sun Certification
4 2 (1.205%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (7.831%) QA
2 2 (1.205%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.205%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (1.205%) Squid
1 2 (1.205%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 1 (0.602%) Puppet
Vendors
1 16 (9.639%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.819%) Facebook
3 7 (4.217%) Apple
4 5 (3.012%) Zend
5 4 (2.410%) JBoss
5 4 (2.410%) Sybase
6 3 (1.807%) Salesforce.com
7 2 (1.205%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.205%) VMware
8 1 (0.602%) Vignette
8 1 (0.602%) Sage
8 1 (0.602%) hybris
8 1 (0.602%) Sitecore
Folkestone, Kent
A PHP, MYSQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS Developer is needed for this well established, thriving software house based in Hythe. The PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS Developer will be...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Maidstone, Kent
Our client a highly successful, growing, online marketing company... Experience and Skills required: Strong PHP and MySQL skills. Good knowledge of HTML & CSS with the use of Jquery/...
1st Choice Computer Appointments Ltd
Salary: From £20,000 to £40,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 23 May 2013
Maidstone, South East
If you are a PHP developer at any level we have multiple clients that need your skills in the Mid Kent area... Our client a highly successful, growing,...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: £20,000 - £30,000 per year
Posted: 30 April 2013
Kent, South East
As the Web Developer you will work closely within a highly skilled team developing web applications using the latest technologies (HTML5, CSS, PHP, SQL, JavaScript, Ajax) to create...
bridgenoble
Salary: £22000 - £35000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
Kent
Essential skills & experience ?HTML5, CSS, PHP, SQL, JavaScript, Ajax Experience within multiple Databases (MySQL, NoSQL, etc) MVC Model. Git Experience. Desired skills & experience 2:1 or higher Computer...
Bridge Noble
Salary: £22000 - £35000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Kent
The Senior Web Developer will have the majority of the following skills: - PHP / HTML / AJAX - Knowledge of Databases either MYSQL / PostgresSQL - JAVA Desirable - Any knowledge of SEO techniques...
CV Screen Ltd
Salary: £30k - 40k per year
Posted: 21 May 2013
Maidstone, Kent
As a PHP Web Developer, you will have the following technical skills: * PHP * MySQL * XML * JavaScript * XHTML * Web and accessibility standards (W3C) * Developed across Windows, Mac browsing environments...
Inspire People
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Maidstone, Kent
As a PHP Web Developer, you will have the following technical skills: * PHP * MySQL * XML * JavaScript * XHTML * Web and accessibility standards (W3C) * Developed across Windows, Mac browsing environments...
Inspire People
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Key Tasks; - Development and management of website systems and hosting infrastructure - Design, develop and implementation of database interfaces - Develop and execution of SEO strategy - Lead company online marketing...
CV Screen Ltd
Salary: £28k - 30k per year + pro rata
Posted: 20 May 2013