The first table below looks at the demand for PHP skills in IT jobs advertised for the Merseyside region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PHP over the 3 months to 17 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 Merseyside region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PHP
Rank 16 31 55
Rank change year-on-year
+15 +24
Permanent jobs citing PHP 49 55 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 10.99% 8.160% 3.648%
As % of the Programming Languages category 18.08% 13.16% 6.773%
Number of salaries quoted 45 42 17
Average salary £30,000 £34,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.76% +13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £21,500 £25,500
10% offered a salary of more than £36,500 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £31,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+3.17% +5.00%
All Programming Languages
Merseyside
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
271 418 251
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 60.76% 62.02% 53.86%
Number of salaries quoted 233 373 202
Average salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.33% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £30,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £40,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
PHP
North West

PHP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside PHP Salary Trend

PHP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PHP across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

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 17 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
Liverpool +13 44 £30,000 -16.08%
Wirral - 1 £21,500 -
Birkenhead - 1 £21,500 -
PHP
North West

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

1 50 (55.56%) CSS
2 44 (48.89%) HTML
2 44 (48.89%) MySQL
3 40 (44.44%) JavaScript
4 36 (40.00%) OO
5 24 (26.67%) Zend
5 24 (26.67%) jQuery
6 23 (25.56%) C++
7 22 (24.44%) HTML5
8 21 (23.33%) Linux
9 20 (22.22%) Web Design
9 20 (22.22%) CSS3
9 20 (22.22%) PHP5
10 19 (21.11%) Apache
11 18 (20.00%) XHTML
12 17 (18.89%) Games
13 16 (17.78%) LAMP
13 16 (17.78%) Agile Software Development
13 16 (17.78%) Apple
13 16 (17.78%) ASP
14 15 (16.67%) Java
14 15 (16.67%) E-Commerce
14 15 (16.67%) Android
14 15 (16.67%) Apple iOS
15 14 (15.56%) Game Development
15 14 (15.56%) cocos2d
15 14 (15.56%) C
15 14 (15.56%) TDD
15 14 (15.56%) Animation
15 14 (15.56%) Objective-C

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 50 (55.56%) CSS
2 44 (48.89%) HTML
3 24 (26.67%) jQuery
4 22 (24.44%) HTML5
5 20 (22.22%) CSS3
6 18 (20.00%) XHTML
7 16 (17.78%) ASP
7 16 (17.78%) LAMP
8 14 (15.56%) cocos2d
9 13 (14.44%) Zend Framework
10 12 (13.33%) XML
11 8 (8.889%) Qt
12 7 (7.778%) Flash
13 6 (6.667%) Symfony
13 6 (6.667%) Boost C++ Libraries
13 6 (6.667%) STL
13 6 (6.667%) Web Services
13 6 (6.667%) XML Messaging
13 6 (6.667%) .NET
14 4 (4.444%) MFC
Application Platforms
1 19 (21.11%) Apache
2 6 (6.667%) WordPress
3 5 (5.556%) Magento
3 5 (5.556%) CMS
4 2 (2.222%) Exchange Server 2003
4 2 (2.222%) MS Exchange
5 1 (1.111%) Umbraco
Applications
1 8 (8.889%) Photoshop
2 5 (5.556%) MS Office
2 5 (5.556%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (3.333%) Fireworks
4 2 (2.222%) Google Apps
4 2 (2.222%) Office 365
4 2 (2.222%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.333%) VPN
1 3 (3.333%) DNS
2 2 (2.222%) SSL
2 2 (2.222%) DMZ
2 2 (2.222%) SMTP
2 2 (2.222%) DHCP
2 2 (2.222%) VLAN
2 2 (2.222%) IMAP
3 1 (1.111%) SNMP
3 1 (1.111%) Extranet
3 1 (1.111%) Firewall
3 1 (1.111%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (48.89%) MySQL
2 7 (7.778%) RDBMS
3 6 (6.667%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (4.444%) Pentaho
4 4 (4.444%) SQL Server
5 2 (2.222%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 11 (12.22%) Subversion
2 6 (6.667%) Selenium
2 6 (6.667%) FitNesse
2 6 (6.667%) JMeter
2 6 (6.667%) WebDriver
2 6 (6.667%) Cucumber
2 6 (6.667%) Hudson
2 6 (6.667%) Behat
2 6 (6.667%) Jenkins
3 5 (5.556%) Git (software)
3 5 (5.556%) Visual Studio
4 4 (4.444%) Dreamweaver
5 1 (1.111%) NetBeans
5 1 (1.111%) Zend Studio
5 1 (1.111%) JIRA
General
1 17 (18.89%) Games
2 4 (4.444%) Finance
2 4 (4.444%) Marketing
3 1 (1.111%) Retail
Job Titles
1 72 (80.00%) Developer
2 39 (43.33%) PHP Developer
3 14 (15.56%) Games Developer
4 11 (12.22%) PHP MySQL Developer
5 9 (10.00%) Front-End Developer
6 8 (8.889%) Web Developer
7 7 (7.778%) Designer
8 6 (6.667%) C++ Developer
8 6 (6.667%) Software Engineer
9 5 (5.556%) LAMP Developer
9 5 (5.556%) Web Designer
9 5 (5.556%) Software Developer
10 4 (4.444%) Senior Developer
10 4 (4.444%) PHP Web Developer
10 4 (4.444%) ETL Developer
10 4 (4.444%) Java Developer
11 3 (3.333%) Web Analyst
11 3 (3.333%) Web Support Analyst
11 3 (3.333%) Senior Front-End Developer
11 3 (3.333%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 14 (15.56%) Animation
2 9 (10.00%) Mobile App
3 7 (7.778%) Open Source
4 6 (6.667%) Social Media
4 6 (6.667%) Graphic Design
5 3 (3.333%) Online Games
6 2 (2.222%) RIA
7 1 (1.111%) W3C
7 1 (1.111%) Computer Science
7 1 (1.111%) Social Network
7 1 (1.111%) iPad
7 1 (1.111%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 21 (23.33%) Linux
2 15 (16.67%) Android
2 15 (16.67%) Apple iOS
3 11 (12.22%) Windows
4 5 (5.556%) UNIX
5 2 (2.222%) Windows 7
5 2 (2.222%) Windows XP
5 2 (2.222%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (2.222%) Windows Vista
6 1 (1.111%) Solaris
6 1 (1.111%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (40.00%) OO
2 20 (22.22%) Web Design
3 16 (17.78%) Agile Software Development
4 15 (16.67%) E-Commerce
5 14 (15.56%) TDD
5 14 (15.56%) Game Development
6 12 (13.33%) Web Development
6 12 (13.33%) OOP
7 8 (8.889%) Scrum
7 8 (8.889%) Unit Testing
8 7 (7.778%) User Stories
8 7 (7.778%) MVC
9 6 (6.667%) SEO
9 6 (6.667%) Continuous Integration
9 6 (6.667%) Multithreading
9 6 (6.667%) Manual Testing
9 6 (6.667%) Test Automation
9 6 (6.667%) Automated Testing
10 5 (5.556%) ETL
11 3 (3.333%) Email Marketing
Programming Languages
1 40 (44.44%) JavaScript
2 23 (25.56%) C++
3 20 (22.22%) PHP5
4 15 (16.67%) Java
5 14 (15.56%) C
5 14 (15.56%) Objective-C
6 7 (7.778%) Perl
7 1 (1.111%) SQL
7 1 (1.111%) Python
7 1 (1.111%) C#
7 1 (1.111%) Ruby
7 1 (1.111%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 12 (13.33%) Degree
2 6 (6.667%) ISEB
2 6 (6.667%) ISTQB
3 1 (1.111%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (13.33%) QA
Vendors
1 24 (26.67%) Zend
2 16 (17.78%) Apple
3 5 (5.556%) Oracle
3 5 (5.556%) Microsoft
4 3 (3.333%) Google
5 2 (2.222%) Adobe
5 2 (2.222%) Cisco
5 2 (2.222%) Draytek
5 2 (2.222%) NETGEAR
5 2 (2.222%) Kaseya
6 1 (1.111%) Facebook
6 1 (1.111%) Rackspace
Birkenhead, Merseyside
This is a PHP Developer role will require candidates to have at least 2 years' experience with: *PHP *MySQL *HTML *CSS *JavaScript My client is a leading company...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £18000 - £25000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
You must have a solid understanding and experience of PHP, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), and test driven development (both functional and non-funtional test on code)... You will...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Wirral, North West
You will also have the ability to edit and manipulate existing sites, in particular those created within Joomla, Wordpress and Magento... They seek a forward thinking developer that...
Salary: £18000 - £25000 per annum + pension, career progression
Posted: 10 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Magento developer , php developer, MySQL, Javascript, LAMP developer, programmer Magento PHP Developer Liverpool L19 , £30- 35 k D.O.E + bens/bonus 23 days holiday +bank holidays (8)...
Acceler-IT
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum +bens+bonus
Posted: 18 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
5+ year’s development in Javascript. 2+ years experience with PHP. 2+ years experience with CSS2, CSS3, and HTML5 coding... TDD & Unit testing... Excellent JQuery skills. Knowledge of...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
2 years experience with PHP - 2 years experience with CSS2, CSS3, and HTML5 coding... TDD & Unit testing. Desirable- JQuery skills - Knowledge of C++ QT framework for UI or...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £28000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + bens
Posted: 8 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Implementing object-oriented code (PHP, JavaScript / jQuery) to enhance the User Experience and User Interface... Actively promote and ensure compliance to web standards, W3C validation and progressive enhancement.....
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Technical Skills: C / C++ Objective C iOS Development / Android Development Unity / Cocos2D - x HTML / HTML5 CSS / CSS3 JavaScript PHP ASP Soft Skills: Ability to write and work within...
Roc Search
Salary: £23000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birkenhead, Merseyside
Key skills: - NET 2.x to 4.x (MVC ASP.NET) - C# - WCF, SOAP - SQL Server and T-SQL, Oracle and PL/SQL - IIS, Apache, Tomcat - Javascript, jQuery -...
FT Select
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Essential: 5+ years in C++, linux development. Skilled in STL, template and design pattern use. UML and OO development skills. Database skills, specifically with PostgreSQL. Experience with multi-...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
Requirements Essential: 5 years in C++, linux development Skilled in STL, template and design pattern use. OO development skills. Database skills, specifically with PostgreSQL. Experience with multi-threading...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + bens
Posted: 11 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
Requirements Essential: 5 years in C++, linux development Skilled in STL, template and design pattern use. OO development skills. Database skills, specifically with PostgreSQL. Experience with multi-threading...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 8 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
C++ Software Developer... Essential: 2+ years in C++, linux development. Skilled in STL and template use. UML and OO development skills. Database skills, specifically with PostgreSQL. Experience with...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £35,000 per annum plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013