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The table below looks at the demand for PHP 5 skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PHP5 over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPHP 5
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank239250
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads813
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.150 %0.220 %
Salaries quoted813
Average minimum salary£24,222£22,308
Average salary£26,833£28,192
% change on same period last year-4.82 %
Average maximum salary£29,444£34,077
UK excluding London average salary£31,006£30,838
% change on same period last year+0.54 %
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads53515899
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.157 %2.547 %
Salaries quoted48355050
Average minimum salary£30,594£31,635
Average salary£33,721£34,647
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
Average maximum salary£36,848£37,658
UK excluding London average salary£35,526£35,807
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
PHP5 EnglandPHP5
England

PHP5
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing PHP5 across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South West PHP5 Demand Trend

PHP5
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing PHP5 across the South West region.

South West PHP5 Salary Trend

PHP5
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PHP5 across the South West region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

South West PHP5 Salary Histogram

PHP5
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PHP5 within the South West region over the 3 months to 14 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
GloucestershireDown-16£26,786-7.63 %
WiltshireNew entry-1£27,000-
DorsetUp+181£27,000+5.88 %
PHP5 EnglandPHP5
England

PHP5
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing PHP5 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 PHP5.

136 (100.00 %)PHP
224 (66.67 %)CSS
321 (58.33 %)HTML
321 (58.33 %)JavaScript
416 (44.44 %)MySQL
514 (38.89 %)AJAX
613 (36.11 %)SQL
712 (33.33 %)Apache
712 (33.33 %)PHP4
811 (30.56 %)XHTML
910 (27.78 %)W3C
108 (22.22 %)Configuration Management
108 (22.22 %)OO
108 (22.22 %)PL/SQL
108 (22.22 %)Oracle
108 (22.22 %)JSP
108 (22.22 %)SSH
108 (22.22 %)Insurance
115 (13.89 %)Photoshop
115 (13.89 %)Linux
115 (13.89 %)ActionScript
115 (13.89 %)Flash
124 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
133 (8.333 %)Ubuntu
133 (8.333 %)Web Development
133 (8.333 %)Content Management
133 (8.333 %)IPsec
133 (8.333 %)CMS
133 (8.333 %)Red Hat Linux
133 (8.333 %)ADSL

PHP5
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing PHP5 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 PHP5. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (66.67 %)CSS
221 (58.33 %)HTML
314 (38.89 %)AJAX
411 (30.56 %)XHTML
58 (22.22 %)JSP
62 (5.556 %)LAMP
71 (2.778 %)SOAP
71 (2.778 %)WebServices
71 (2.778 %)XML
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (33.33 %)Apache
23 (8.333 %)CMS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (13.89 %)Photoshop
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (22.22 %)SSH
23 (8.333 %)IPsec
23 (8.333 %)ADSL
23 (8.333 %)VPN
31 (2.778 %)Internet
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (44.44 %)MySQL
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (13.89 %)Flash
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (22.22 %)Insurance
21 (2.778 %)Government
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (75.00 %)Developer
221 (58.33 %)PHP Developer
312 (33.33 %)Web Developer
411 (30.56 %)PHP Web Developer
54 (11.11 %)PHP Programmer
54 (11.11 %)Programmer
62 (5.556 %)Junior
71 (2.778 %)Lead Developer
71 (2.778 %)Junior Developer
71 (2.778 %)Junior Programmer
71 (2.778 %)Junior PHP Programmer
71 (2.778 %)Junior PHP Developer
71 (2.778 %)LAMP Developer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (27.78 %)W3C
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (13.89 %)Linux
23 (8.333 %)Ubuntu
23 (8.333 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (2.778 %)UNIX
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (22.22 %)OO
18 (22.22 %)Configuration Management
24 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
33 (8.333 %)Content Management
33 (8.333 %)Web Development
41 (2.778 %)Web Design
41 (2.778 %)OOP
41 (2.778 %)SSADM
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
136 (100.00 %)PHP
221 (58.33 %)JavaScript
313 (36.11 %)SQL
412 (33.33 %)PHP4
58 (22.22 %)PL/SQL
65 (13.89 %)ActionScript
71 (2.778 %)C
71 (2.778 %)DHTML
71 (2.778 %)Java
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (22.22 %)Oracle
23 (8.333 %)Cisco
23 (8.333 %)HP
23 (8.333 %)Red Hat