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The table below looks at the demand for PHP skills within the Merseyside 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2644
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads5833
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.014 %
As % of the category below11.72 %7.551 %
Salaries quoted5733
Average minimum salary£25,690£28,838
Average salary£27,767£29,581
% change on same period last year-6.13 %
Average maximum salary£29,845£30,324
UK excluding London average salary£31,124£29,804
% change on same period last year+4.42 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads495437
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.289 %0.192 %
Salaries quoted454383
Average minimum salary£30,228£29,949
Average salary£32,515£32,209
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Average maximum salary£34,803£34,468
UK excluding London average salary£35,518£35,818
% change on same period last year-0.83 %
PHP North WestPHP
North West

PHP
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside PHP Salary Trend

PHP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PHP across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 15 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
LiverpoolUp+2749£29,052-8.62 %
WirralDown-65£20,200-22.60 %
PHP North WestPHP
North West

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

163 (69.23 %)MySQL
240 (43.96 %)CSS
333 (36.26 %)JavaScript
426 (28.57 %)HTML
524 (26.37 %)SQL
623 (25.27 %)XHTML
717 (18.68 %).NET
816 (17.58 %)Linux
915 (16.48 %)XML
915 (16.48 %)Java
915 (16.48 %)OO
915 (16.48 %)Web Development
1014 (15.38 %)C#
1014 (15.38 %)C++
1112 (13.19 %)Construction
1210 (10.99 %)SEO
1210 (10.99 %)AJAX
1210 (10.99 %)Marketing
1210 (10.99 %)SQL Server
1210 (10.99 %)Flash
139 (9.890 %)W3C
139 (9.890 %)Photoshop
139 (9.890 %)PHP5
148 (8.791 %)PHP4
148 (8.791 %)Graphic Design
148 (8.791 %)Perl
148 (8.791 %)Apache
148 (8.791 %)E-Commerce
148 (8.791 %)Dreamweaver
157 (7.692 %)Adobe

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (43.96 %)CSS
226 (28.57 %)HTML
323 (25.27 %)XHTML
417 (18.68 %).NET
515 (16.48 %)XML
610 (10.99 %)AJAX
77 (7.692 %)Ruby on Rails
77 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
77 (7.692 %)jQuery
86 (6.593 %)LAMP
95 (5.495 %)Adobe Flex
104 (4.396 %)WebServices
104 (4.396 %)ASP
113 (3.297 %).NET Framework
122 (2.198 %)JSP
131 (1.099 %)XSLT
131 (1.099 %)ADO.NET
131 (1.099 %)Django
131 (1.099 %)MVC
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (8.791 %)Apache
24 (4.396 %)Exstream Dialogue
31 (1.099 %)IIS
31 (1.099 %)CMS
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (9.890 %)Photoshop
26 (6.593 %)Adobe Illustrator
35 (5.495 %)Shockwave
35 (5.495 %)Acrobat
35 (5.495 %)Fireworks
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.297 %)Intranet
13 (3.297 %)Internet
21 (1.099 %)Firewall
21 (1.099 %)Cisco PIX
21 (1.099 %)TCP/IP
21 (1.099 %)DNS
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
163 (69.23 %)MySQL
210 (10.99 %)SQL Server
32 (2.198 %)Oracle Reports
41 (1.099 %)Oracle 8/8i
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (10.99 %)Flash
28 (8.791 %)Dreamweaver
32 (2.198 %)Selenium
41 (1.099 %)Visual Studio
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (13.19 %)Construction
210 (10.99 %)Marketing
38 (8.791 %)Graphic Design
44 (4.396 %)Health
53 (3.297 %)Publishing
62 (2.198 %)Finance
71 (1.099 %)Home Office
71 (1.099 %)Games
71 (1.099 %)Retail
71 (1.099 %)Education
71 (1.099 %)Front Office
71 (1.099 %)Back Office
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
172 (79.12 %)Developer
254 (59.34 %)PHP Developer
324 (26.37 %)Web Developer
417 (18.68 %)PHP Web Developer
512 (13.19 %)MySQL Developer
66 (6.593 %)Graduate
75 (5.495 %)Project Manager
75 (5.495 %)Applications Developer
75 (5.495 %)Web Designer
84 (4.396 %).NET Developer
84 (4.396 %)Junior
84 (4.396 %)New Media Project Manager
84 (4.396 %)Website Developer
93 (3.297 %)Graduate Software Engineer
93 (3.297 %)Junior Software Engineer
93 (3.297 %)C# Developer
93 (3.297 %)Software Engineer
93 (3.297 %)C# Software Engineer
102 (2.198 %)Software Tester
102 (2.198 %)Tester
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (9.890 %)W3C
25 (5.495 %)Web 2.0
31 (1.099 %)Derivative
31 (1.099 %)Fixed Income
31 (1.099 %)E-Learning
31 (1.099 %)Credit Derivative
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (17.58 %)Linux
27 (7.692 %)UNIX
36 (6.593 %)Windows
41 (1.099 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.099 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.099 %)Red Hat Linux
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (16.48 %)OO
115 (16.48 %)Web Development
210 (10.99 %)SEO
38 (8.791 %)E-Commerce
47 (7.692 %)Asset Management
56 (6.593 %)Content Management
56 (6.593 %)OOD
56 (6.593 %)Project Management
62 (2.198 %)Regression Testing
62 (2.198 %)UML
62 (2.198 %)Automated Testing
62 (2.198 %)Unit Testing
62 (2.198 %)Test Scripting
62 (2.198 %)Migration
62 (2.198 %)Web Design
62 (2.198 %)Agile Software Development
71 (1.099 %)OOP
71 (1.099 %)CRM
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (36.26 %)JavaScript
224 (26.37 %)SQL
315 (16.48 %)Java
414 (15.38 %)C#
414 (15.38 %)C++
59 (9.890 %)PHP5
68 (8.791 %)PHP4
68 (8.791 %)Perl
77 (7.692 %)Ruby
77 (7.692 %)VBScript
85 (5.495 %)Python
94 (4.396 %)VB
103 (3.297 %)C
112 (2.198 %)VB6
121 (1.099 %)Shell Script
121 (1.099 %)VB.NET
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (6.593 %)Degree
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.099 %)Active Directory
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (7.692 %)Adobe
26 (6.593 %)Oracle
34 (4.396 %)Exstream
41 (1.099 %)Cisco
41 (1.099 %)Red Hat