The first table below looks at the demand for PHP skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PHP over the 3 months to 18 June 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 South West region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PHP
Rank 26 22 29
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +7
Permanent jobs citing PHP 414 449 381
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 7.770% 7.996% 6.097%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.96% 13.07% 10.87%
Number of salaries quoted 361 425 344
Average salary £32,500 £30,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.33% -7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £22,500 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £44,500 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,000 £30,500
% change year-on-year
+1.56% +4.91%
All Programming Languages
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
3195 3435 3506
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 59.97% 61.18% 56.10%
Number of salaries quoted 2885 3043 3103
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +2.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £26,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
PHP
England

PHP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West PHP Salary Trend

PHP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PHP across the South West region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Bristol -10 140 £32,500 +8.33% 19
Dorset 0 87 £33,250 +23.14% 13
Somerset -3 53 £35,000 - 17
Devon +12 47 £30,000 +9.09% 13
Gloucestershire -12 37 £32,500 -18.75% 15
Wiltshire -10 32 £34,500 -1.42% 4
Cornwall -5 7 £27,500 +44.73% 1
PHP
England

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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.

1 551 (63.26%) MySQL
2 492 (56.49%) CSS
3 484 (55.57%) JavaScript
4 440 (50.52%) HTML
5 284 (32.61%) Linux
6 266 (30.54%) SQL
7 241 (27.67%) jQuery
8 238 (27.32%) OO
9 178 (20.44%) Apache
10 175 (20.09%) OOP
10 175 (20.09%) LAMP
11 167 (19.17%) Web Development
12 163 (18.71%) Java
13 154 (17.68%) HTML5
14 148 (16.99%) Degree
15 147 (16.88%) Marketing
16 146 (16.76%) WordPress
17 142 (16.30%) Drupal
18 140 (16.07%) Zend
19 136 (15.61%) MVC
20 135 (15.50%) CMS
21 126 (14.47%) XML
22 118 (13.55%) E-Commerce
23 114 (13.09%) C#
24 112 (12.86%) PHP5
25 111 (12.74%) Magento
26 110 (12.63%) Oracle
27 105 (12.06%) XHTML
28 101 (11.60%) .NET
29 95 (10.91%) C++

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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
1 492 (56.49%) CSS
2 440 (50.52%) HTML
3 241 (27.67%) jQuery
4 175 (20.09%) LAMP
5 154 (17.68%) HTML5
6 126 (14.47%) XML
7 105 (12.06%) XHTML
8 101 (11.60%) .NET
9 91 (10.45%) Ajax
10 87 (9.989%) CSS3
11 72 (8.266%) SOAP
12 70 (8.037%) CakePHP
13 68 (7.807%) Web Services
14 64 (7.348%) ASP.NET
15 60 (6.889%) CodeIgniter
16 52 (5.970%) JSON
17 43 (4.937%) Flash
18 41 (4.707%) Symfony
19 40 (4.592%) RESTful
20 33 (3.789%) Zend Framework
Application Platforms
1 178 (20.44%) Apache
2 146 (16.76%) WordPress
3 142 (16.30%) Drupal
4 135 (15.50%) CMS
5 111 (12.74%) Magento
6 25 (2.870%) Joomla!
7 18 (2.067%) IIS
8 14 (1.607%) ExpressionEngine
9 12 (1.378%) Oracle 10gAS
9 12 (1.378%) Oracle Application Server
10 9 (1.033%) SharePoint
11 8 (0.918%) nginx
12 7 (0.804%) Amazon EC2
12 7 (0.804%) Kentico
13 6 (0.689%) Shopify
14 5 (0.574%) Umbraco
14 5 (0.574%) Tomcat
15 4 (0.459%) Oracle Workflow
15 4 (0.459%) SharePoint 2010
16 3 (0.344%) Amazon AWS
Applications
1 44 (5.052%) Photoshop
2 13 (1.493%) MS Excel
3 9 (1.033%) MS Office
4 6 (0.689%) Fireworks
5 5 (0.574%) Google Apps
6 4 (0.459%) FastStats
7 3 (0.344%) MS Project
7 3 (0.344%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.115%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 14 (1.607%) Google Analytics
2 9 (1.033%) SAP LE
3 5 (0.574%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.459%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.344%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.230%) Summit
6 2 (0.230%) WebTrends
7 1 (0.115%) Oracle ERP
Communications & Networking
1 61 (7.003%) Internet
2 12 (1.378%) Intranet
3 11 (1.263%) Extranet
3 11 (1.263%) HTTP
4 10 (1.148%) Firewall
5 8 (0.918%) DNS
6 4 (0.459%) SMTP
6 4 (0.459%) SSH
7 3 (0.344%) SSL
7 3 (0.344%) WAN
7 3 (0.344%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.115%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.115%) POP3
8 1 (0.115%) VoIP
8 1 (0.115%) IMAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 551 (63.26%) MySQL
2 60 (6.889%) SQL Server
3 36 (4.133%) PostgreSQL
4 33 (3.789%) Data Warehouse
5 21 (2.411%) OLAP
5 21 (2.411%) Oracle OLAP
6 19 (2.181%) QlikView
7 18 (2.067%) SQL Server 2005
7 18 (2.067%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 16 (1.837%) RDBMS
9 15 (1.722%) Big Data
10 13 (1.493%) SQL Server 2008
10 13 (1.493%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 12 (1.378%) Oracle OWB
11 12 (1.378%) Oracle 10g
11 12 (1.378%) Oracle 11g
12 10 (1.148%) SQLite
13 8 (0.918%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 7 (0.804%) NoSQL
14 7 (0.804%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 77 (8.840%) Subversion
2 68 (7.807%) Git (software)
3 22 (2.526%) JIRA
4 15 (1.722%) Eclipse
5 10 (1.148%) Dreamweaver
5 10 (1.148%) Selenium
5 10 (1.148%) Xcode
6 6 (0.689%) Visual Studio
7 5 (0.574%) NetBeans
8 4 (0.459%) PHPUnit
8 4 (0.459%) JDeveloper
9 3 (0.344%) Appcelerator Titanium
9 3 (0.344%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.230%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.230%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.230%) Talend Open Studio
11 1 (0.115%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 147 (16.88%) Marketing
2 90 (10.33%) Finance
3 52 (5.970%) Telecoms
4 37 (4.248%) Publishing
5 22 (2.526%) Back Office
6 19 (2.181%) Retail
6 19 (2.181%) Multimedia
7 13 (1.493%) Manufacturing
8 10 (1.148%) Games
9 9 (1.033%) Advertising
10 5 (0.574%) Legal
11 3 (0.344%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.230%) Billing
12 2 (0.230%) Electronics
13 1 (0.115%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.115%) Law
13 1 (0.115%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 725 (83.24%) Developer
2 385 (44.20%) PHP Developer
3 219 (25.14%) Web Developer
4 112 (12.86%) PHP Web Developer
5 96 (11.02%) PHP MySQL Developer
6 79 (9.070%) Software Developer
7 59 (6.774%) Senior Developer
8 46 (5.281%) Drupal Developer
9 42 (4.822%) Senior PHP Developer
10 38 (4.363%) Java Developer
11 37 (4.248%) DBA
12 33 (3.789%) LAMP Developer
13 30 (3.444%) Oracle DBA
14 24 (2.755%) Administrator
14 24 (2.755%) Junior
14 24 (2.755%) Junior Developer
15 23 (2.641%) Programmer
15 23 (2.641%) PHP Drupal Developer
16 22 (2.526%) Graduate
16 22 (2.526%) Lead Developer
Miscellaneous
1 93 (10.68%) Digital Media
2 65 (7.463%) Mobile App
3 48 (5.511%) Social Media
3 48 (5.511%) Computer Science
4 42 (4.822%) Enterprise Software
5 40 (4.592%) Open Source
6 15 (1.722%) SaaS
6 15 (1.722%) Machine Learning
7 10 (1.148%) Social Network
8 9 (1.033%) W3C
9 8 (0.918%) iPhone
10 6 (0.689%) Client/Server
10 6 (0.689%) N-Tier
11 5 (0.574%) Graphic Design
11 5 (0.574%) Photography
11 5 (0.574%) Mathematics
11 5 (0.574%) Blog
12 4 (0.459%) iPad
12 4 (0.459%) Social Gaming
12 4 (0.459%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 284 (32.61%) Linux
2 49 (5.626%) Apple iOS
3 34 (3.904%) Android
3 34 (3.904%) Ubuntu
4 33 (3.789%) UNIX
5 32 (3.674%) Windows
6 13 (1.493%) CentOS
7 10 (1.148%) Mac OS X
8 8 (0.918%) Windows Server 2008
9 6 (0.689%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (0.459%) Solaris
10 4 (0.459%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.230%) Windows XP
11 2 (0.230%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (27.32%) OO
2 175 (20.09%) OOP
3 167 (19.17%) Web Development
4 136 (15.61%) MVC
5 118 (13.55%) E-Commerce
6 85 (9.759%) Software Engineering
7 63 (7.233%) OOD
8 56 (6.429%) SOA
8 56 (6.429%) Agile Software Development
9 46 (5.281%) Automated Testing
10 44 (5.052%) SEO
11 42 (4.822%) Project Management
12 38 (4.363%) Integration Testing
13 35 (4.018%) DSDM
14 34 (3.904%) Digital Marketing
15 32 (3.674%) Business Intelligence
16 31 (3.559%) Data Management
17 30 (3.444%) Analytics
18 27 (3.100%) Content Management
19 26 (2.985%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 484 (55.57%) JavaScript
2 266 (30.54%) SQL
3 163 (18.71%) Java
4 114 (13.09%) C#
5 112 (12.86%) PHP5
6 95 (10.91%) C++
7 82 (9.414%) C
8 57 (6.544%) Python
9 44 (5.052%) Perl
10 38 (4.363%) PL/SQL
11 36 (4.133%) Ruby
12 30 (3.444%) Shell Script
13 26 (2.985%) Objective-C
14 21 (2.411%) PHP4
15 19 (2.181%) VB.NET
16 16 (1.837%) Bash shell
17 14 (1.607%) VBA
18 11 (1.263%) ActionScript
19 10 (1.148%) ECMAScript
20 9 (1.033%) VB
Qualifications
1 148 (16.99%) Degree
2 24 (2.755%) PhD
3 9 (1.033%) CNA
3 9 (1.033%) Novell Certification
4 3 (0.344%) PMI Certification
4 3 (0.344%) MCTS
4 3 (0.344%) Six Sigma Green Belt
5 2 (0.230%) PMP
5 2 (0.230%) VCP4
5 2 (0.230%) ISTQB
5 2 (0.230%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 2 (0.230%) ISEB
5 2 (0.230%) RHCE
6 1 (0.115%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.115%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.115%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.085%) QA
2 15 (1.722%) SLA
3 4 (0.459%) WCAG
4 2 (0.230%) WAI
4 2 (0.230%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.115%) BS7799
System Software
1 3 (0.344%) Oracle RAC
2 2 (0.230%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.230%) Gluster
2 2 (0.230%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (1.722%) Plesk
2 8 (0.918%) Nagios
3 5 (0.574%) Munin
3 5 (0.574%) Puppet
4 1 (0.115%) Vagrant
Vendors
1 140 (16.07%) Zend
2 110 (12.63%) Oracle
3 51 (5.855%) Adobe
4 47 (5.396%) Microsoft
5 25 (2.870%) Google
6 21 (2.411%) Business Objects
7 19 (2.181%) Salesforce.com
8 8 (0.918%) Twitter
9 7 (0.804%) Progress
10 6 (0.689%) JBoss
10 6 (0.689%) Red Hat
11 5 (0.574%) Facebook
12 4 (0.459%) Alterian
12 4 (0.459%) smartFOCUS
12 4 (0.459%) Cisco
13 3 (0.344%) Apple
13 3 (0.344%) Perforce
14 2 (0.230%) VMware
14 2 (0.230%) ATG
14 2 (0.230%) Sage
Devizes, Wiltshire
Innovative Company in a buoyant, niche industry is looking for a PHP Developer to join their dynamic team!... Skills in PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, Javascript & Linux are essential.
Pro-Quest Resourcing Ltd
Salary: From £20,000 to £27,000 per annum £20-26K + Benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Plymouth, Devon
You will work with the latest web technologies including PHP, LAMP, HTML and JavaScript. You should have previous experience with PHP. You will work in a fast paced...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £16000 - £24000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Plymouth, South West
You will work with the latest web technologies including PHP, LAMP, HTML and JavaScript. You should have previous experience with PHP. You will work in a fast paced...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £16000 - £24000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Bournemouth, Dorset
Are you an experienced PHP Developer?... They are looking for the best PHP talent out there as they have recently secured 5 new projects. Their Development team is...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £23000 - £28000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Bath, Avon
A great opportunity for PHP Developers to work for a market leading company based in Bath. The company is looking for a number of Developers to develop and...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
Senitor Associates
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Bath, Avon
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package
Posted: 17 June 2013
Bath, South West
NFP Group Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Bournemouth, Dorset
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £22000 - £32000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £28000 per annum + Great Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Exeter, Devon
set2recruit
Salary: From £35,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Bristol, South West
OPUS
Salary: GBP20000 to GBP25000 per annum + Benefits: Corporate Benefits Package
Posted: 17 June 2013
Bristol, South East
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 to GBP40000 per annum
Posted: 5 June 2013
Bath, Avon
CPS Group UK
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Bristol, South West
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 to GBP40000 per annum
Posted: 1 June 2013
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £18-30,000 + Bens
Posted: 6 June 2013
Bath, Avon
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £25000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
Roc Search
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013
Newton Abbot, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 28 May 2013
Swindon, South West
Salary: £25000 - £28000 per annum
Posted: 29 May 2013
Bristol, South West
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 to GBP40000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Gloucestershire, South West
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 to GBP40000 per annum + Benefits: Bonus and Share options
Posted: 31 May 2013
Wiltshire, South West
greywood
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 29 May 2013
Bournemouth, Dorset
The Richmond Group
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 17 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £20000 to £25000 per annum - Corporate Benefits Package
Posted: 17 June 2013