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The table below looks at the demand for PHP skills within the Reading 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank59122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+63
Matching permanent IT job ads8239
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.017 %
As % of the category below6.897 %2.571 %
Salaries quoted6437
Average minimum salary£33,953£31,432
Average salary£37,969£34,419
% change on same period last year+10.31 %
Average maximum salary£41,984£37,405
UK excluding London average salary£31,144£29,801
% change on same period last year+4.50 %
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads11891517
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.688 %0.653 %
Salaries quoted10001327
Average minimum salary£35,849£37,363
Average salary£40,090£40,898
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Average maximum salary£44,331£44,433
UK excluding London average salary£35,506£35,791
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
PHP BerkshirePHP
Berkshire

PHP
Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading PHP Salary Trend

PHP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PHP across the Reading region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Reading PHP Salary Histogram

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

171 (60.68 %)CSS
251 (43.59 %)JavaScript
348 (41.03 %)MySQL
447 (40.17 %)AJAX
544 (37.61 %)HTML
642 (35.90 %)SQL
740 (34.19 %)XHTML
839 (33.33 %)XML
935 (29.91 %)Linux
935 (29.91 %)Oracle
1033 (28.21 %)Java
1132 (27.35 %)Apache
1230 (25.64 %)PL/SQL
1328 (23.93 %)PHP5
1425 (21.37 %)Web Development
1425 (21.37 %).NET
1521 (17.95 %)LAMP
1620 (17.09 %)C++
1719 (16.24 %)Perl
1719 (16.24 %)UNIX
1719 (16.24 %)OO
1719 (16.24 %)Content Management
1816 (13.68 %)C
1915 (12.82 %)Movable Type
1915 (12.82 %)J2EE
2014 (11.97 %)Telecoms
2113 (11.11 %)FatWire
2113 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
2113 (11.11 %)WebLogic
2113 (11.11 %)RDBMS

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
171 (60.68 %)CSS
247 (40.17 %)AJAX
344 (37.61 %)HTML
440 (34.19 %)XHTML
539 (33.33 %)XML
625 (21.37 %).NET
721 (17.95 %)LAMP
815 (12.82 %)J2EE
97 (5.983 %)ASP
97 (5.983 %)ASP.NET
104 (3.419 %)CakePHP
113 (2.564 %)WebServices
113 (2.564 %)XSLT
113 (2.564 %)NetBeans
113 (2.564 %)WebSphere
113 (2.564 %)Adobe Flex
122 (1.709 %)Zend Framework
122 (1.709 %)XML-RPC
122 (1.709 %)DCOM
131 (0.855 %)JSP
Reading IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
132 (27.35 %)Apache
215 (12.82 %)Movable Type
313 (11.11 %)Mambo
313 (11.11 %)WebLogic Portal
313 (11.11 %)WebLogic
43 (2.564 %)CMS
52 (1.709 %)IIS
52 (1.709 %)ColdFusion
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (3.419 %)MS Excel
21 (0.855 %)MS Visio
21 (0.855 %)Photoshop
Reading IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.564 %)Oracle Applications
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (5.983 %)HTTP
17 (5.983 %)Intranet
17 (5.983 %)Internet
23 (2.564 %)DHCP
23 (2.564 %)DNS
32 (1.709 %)TCP/IP
Reading IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
148 (41.03 %)MySQL
213 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
213 (11.11 %)RDBMS
35 (4.274 %)Oracle 10g
35 (4.274 %)Oracle 9i
Reading IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (3.419 %)Flash
14 (3.419 %)Dreamweaver
23 (2.564 %)Eclipse
23 (2.564 %)Ant
32 (1.709 %)Subversion
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (11.97 %)Telecoms
25 (4.274 %)Games
33 (2.564 %)Multimedia
33 (2.564 %)Insurance
33 (2.564 %)Pensions
33 (2.564 %)Health
33 (2.564 %)Publishing
33 (2.564 %)Graphic Design
42 (1.709 %)Education
51 (0.855 %)Marketing
51 (0.855 %)Online Games
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
174 (63.25 %)Developer
237 (31.62 %)Web Developer
330 (25.64 %)PHP Developer
416 (13.68 %)Development Manager
416 (13.68 %)LAMP Developer
511 (9.402 %)Lead Developer
610 (8.547 %)Web Development Manager
610 (8.547 %)Web Manager
79 (7.692 %)Programmer
79 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
88 (6.838 %)Analyst Programmer
88 (6.838 %)Analyst
88 (6.838 %)PHP Web Developer
96 (5.128 %)Senior PHP Developer
96 (5.128 %)Software Manager
96 (5.128 %)Administrator
96 (5.128 %)Software Development Manager
105 (4.274 %)Systems Administrator
105 (4.274 %)MySQL Developer
114 (3.419 %)Consultant
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (11.11 %)W3C
210 (8.547 %)Web 2.0
34 (3.419 %)Handset
34 (3.419 %)Computer Science
34 (3.419 %)iDTV
43 (2.564 %)Flash Lite
52 (1.709 %)Data Protection Act
52 (1.709 %)French Language
52 (1.709 %)German Language
61 (0.855 %)Blog
61 (0.855 %)Statistics
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (29.91 %)Linux
219 (16.24 %)UNIX
38 (6.838 %)Windows
44 (3.419 %)Red Hat Linux
52 (1.709 %)CentOS
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (21.37 %)Web Development
219 (16.24 %)Content Management
219 (16.24 %)OO
313 (11.11 %)Web Testing
410 (8.547 %)Performance Management
410 (8.547 %)Project Management
56 (5.128 %)Web Analytics
64 (3.419 %)RAD
64 (3.419 %)Web Design
73 (2.564 %)E-Commerce
82 (1.709 %)Unit Testing
82 (1.709 %)Data Protection
91 (0.855 %)Workflow
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
151 (43.59 %)JavaScript
242 (35.90 %)SQL
333 (28.21 %)Java
430 (25.64 %)PL/SQL
528 (23.93 %)PHP5
620 (17.09 %)C++
719 (16.24 %)Perl
816 (13.68 %)C
911 (9.402 %)Ruby
106 (5.128 %)C#
106 (5.128 %)DHTML
114 (3.419 %)PHP4
114 (3.419 %)ActionScript
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (1.709 %)PhD
21 (0.855 %)Degree
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (29.91 %)Oracle
213 (11.11 %)FatWire
37 (5.983 %)Microsoft
44 (3.419 %)Red Hat
53 (2.564 %)Zend
53 (2.564 %)Adobe
53 (2.564 %)BEA
53 (2.564 %)IBM