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The table below looks at the demand for PHP skills within the Kent 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
Rank2425
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads112107
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.046 %
As % of the category below16.47 %12.26 %
Salaries quoted10290
Average minimum salary£29,982£25,978
Average salary£32,424£28,206
% change on same period last year+14.95 %
Average maximum salary£34,866£30,433
UK excluding London average salary£31,109£29,741
% change on same period last year+4.59 %
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads680873
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.391 %0.374 %
Salaries quoted594743
Average minimum salary£32,366£30,917
Average salary£35,188£33,213
% change on same period last year+5.94 %
Average maximum salary£38,010£35,510
UK excluding London average salary£35,483£35,764
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
PHP South EastPHP
South East

PHP
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent PHP Salary Trend

PHP
Salary Histogram

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

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 6 October 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
MaidstoneDown-222£27,765-0.44 %
FolkestoneDown-2013£36,115+49.23 %
RochesterNew entry-7£25,000-
DartfordDown-96£34,333+49.27 %
Tunbridge WellsDown-15£27,625-
TonbridgeUp+25£27,000-3.57 %
SevenoaksNew entry-5£30,500-
MargateNew entry-1£37,000-
CanterburyDown-11£37,000+42.30 %
PHP South EastPHP
South East

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, 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.

1119 (59.80 %)CSS
2106 (53.27 %)JavaScript
3101 (50.75 %)MySQL
498 (49.25 %)SQL
585 (42.71 %)HTML
681 (40.70 %).NET
779 (39.70 %)XML
878 (39.20 %)XHTML
976 (38.19 %)AJAX
1064 (32.16 %)Linux
1064 (32.16 %)SQL Server
1163 (31.66 %)ASP
1252 (26.13 %)ASP.NET
1252 (26.13 %)Web Development
1350 (25.13 %)ColdFusion
1442 (21.11 %)OO
1442 (21.11 %)Java
1541 (20.60 %)E-Commerce
1634 (17.09 %)DHTML
1730 (15.08 %)WebServices
1829 (14.57 %)Apache
1928 (14.07 %)Flash
2024 (12.06 %)SOA
2024 (12.06 %)Photoshop
2123 (11.56 %)Intranet
2221 (10.55 %)DNS
2320 (10.05 %)DB2
2320 (10.05 %)W3C
2320 (10.05 %)Pensions
2419 (9.548 %)Oracle

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, 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.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1119 (59.80 %)CSS
285 (42.71 %)HTML
381 (40.70 %).NET
479 (39.70 %)XML
578 (39.20 %)XHTML
676 (38.19 %)AJAX
763 (31.66 %)ASP
852 (26.13 %)ASP.NET
930 (15.08 %)WebServices
1016 (8.040 %)Adobe Flex
1112 (6.030 %)LAMP
1211 (5.528 %)JSP
1310 (5.025 %)MVC
149 (4.523 %)JSON
156 (3.015 %)XSLT
165 (2.513 %)EDI
165 (2.513 %)Symfony
165 (2.513 %)script.aculo.us
174 (2.010 %)XSL
182 (1.005 %)CGI
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
150 (25.13 %)ColdFusion
229 (14.57 %)Apache
314 (7.035 %)IIS
45 (2.513 %)CMS
52 (1.005 %)WebLogic
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (12.06 %)Photoshop
215 (7.538 %)ImageReady
37 (3.518 %)MS Excel
43 (1.508 %)Adobe Illustrator
52 (1.005 %)InDesign
61 (0.503 %)Adobe After Effects
61 (0.503 %)Fireworks
61 (0.503 %)MS Visio
61 (0.503 %)MS Office
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (11.56 %)Intranet
221 (10.55 %)DNS
313 (6.533 %)Internet
410 (5.025 %)TCP/IP
57 (3.518 %)SMTP
62 (1.005 %)HTTP
62 (1.005 %)VPN
62 (1.005 %)Firewall
62 (1.005 %)HTTPS
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1101 (50.75 %)MySQL
264 (32.16 %)SQL Server
320 (10.05 %)DB2
46 (3.015 %)DTS
53 (1.508 %)Oracle 8/8i
53 (1.508 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (1.005 %)Oracle 9i
62 (1.005 %)Oracle 10g
71 (0.503 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.503 %)PostgreSQL
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
128 (14.07 %)Flash
212 (6.030 %)Subversion
33 (1.508 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.503 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.503 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.503 %)Oracle Forms
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (10.05 %)Pensions
213 (6.533 %)Insurance
310 (5.025 %)Marketing
310 (5.025 %)Finance
45 (2.513 %)Manufacturing
45 (2.513 %)Advertising
45 (2.513 %)Games
45 (2.513 %)Retail
54 (2.010 %)Health
63 (1.508 %)Education
72 (1.005 %)Legal
72 (1.005 %)Publishing
81 (0.503 %)Telecoms
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1176 (88.44 %)Developer
292 (46.23 %)Web Developer
359 (29.65 %)PHP Developer
419 (9.548 %)Senior Developer
518 (9.045 %)PHP Web Developer
616 (8.040 %)Java Developer
715 (7.538 %)ColdFusion Developer
813 (6.533 %)Senior Java Developer
912 (6.030 %)Senior ColdFusion Developer
1010 (5.025 %)Applications Developer
1010 (5.025 %)Programmer
119 (4.523 %)Web Designer
119 (4.523 %)MySQL Developer
128 (4.020 %)PHP Programmer
128 (4.020 %)SQL Developer
137 (3.518 %)ASP Developer
137 (3.518 %)Graduate Developer
137 (3.518 %)Graduate
146 (3.015 %)Senior Web Developer
155 (2.513 %)ASP.NET Developer
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (10.05 %)W3C
219 (9.548 %)Client/Server
314 (7.035 %)Web 2.0
46 (3.015 %)Management Information System
55 (2.513 %)Blog
64 (2.010 %)Social Network
64 (2.010 %)Computer Science
71 (0.503 %)E-Learning
71 (0.503 %)VLE
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
164 (32.16 %)Linux
219 (9.548 %)Windows
314 (7.035 %)UNIX
411 (5.528 %)Red Hat Linux
52 (1.005 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (1.005 %)Solaris
61 (0.503 %)Windows XP
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
152 (26.13 %)Web Development
242 (21.11 %)OO
341 (20.60 %)E-Commerce
424 (12.06 %)SOA
515 (7.538 %)SEO
515 (7.538 %)Web Design
610 (5.025 %)E-business
79 (4.523 %)Content Management
86 (3.015 %)Migration
95 (2.513 %)Pay per click
95 (2.513 %)OOP
103 (1.508 %)User Acceptance Testing
103 (1.508 %)Software Engineering
112 (1.005 %)Configuration Management
112 (1.005 %)Project Management
112 (1.005 %)Change Management
112 (1.005 %)Penetration Testing
121 (0.503 %)Technical Architecture
121 (0.503 %)Email Marketing
121 (0.503 %)Internet Marketing
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1106 (53.27 %)JavaScript
298 (49.25 %)SQL
342 (21.11 %)Java
434 (17.09 %)DHTML
517 (8.543 %)Transact-SQL
616 (8.040 %)PHP5
616 (8.040 %)C#
715 (7.538 %)PL/SQL
814 (7.035 %)Perl
98 (4.020 %)C++
106 (3.015 %)VB
115 (2.513 %)ActionScript
122 (1.005 %)Shell Script
131 (0.503 %)XPath
131 (0.503 %)VBScript
131 (0.503 %)C
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (9.045 %)Degree
21 (0.503 %)ISEB
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (2.513 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (0.503 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (9.548 %)Oracle
214 (7.035 %)Adobe
311 (5.528 %)Microsoft
311 (5.528 %)Red Hat
45 (2.513 %)VMware
45 (2.513 %)Borland
51 (0.503 %)Zend
51 (0.503 %)JD Edwards