PHP Developer
UK
The median PHP Developer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 528 | 364 | 318 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -164 | -46 | +68 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer | 191 | 740 | 1,110 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.75% | 1.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.79% | 1.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 181 | 696 | 558 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £29,875 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £35,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £63,250 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £43,750 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 49,922 | 93,907 | 92,301 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 94.63% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,447 | 67,290 | 58,243 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
PHP Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured PHP Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
PHP Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PHP Developer.
PHP Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing PHP Developer over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
PHP Developer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PHP Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -193 | 156 | £45,000 | - | 148 |
| UK excluding London | -150 | 149 | £43,750 | -2.78% | 119 |
| Work from Home | -53 | 108 | £42,500 | -12.37% | 113 |
| North of England | -96 | 37 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 48 |
| South East | +18 | 31 | £39,000 | -22.00% | 34 |
| North West | -77 | 30 | £48,750 | -2.50% | 34 |
| London | +83 | 28 | £55,000 | - | 47 |
| Midlands | -14 | 24 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 7 |
| South West | +26 | 23 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 21 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 15 | £42,500 | - | 2 |
| East of England | -14 | 12 | £34,750 | -20.11% | 13 |
| Scotland | +97 | 11 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 3 |
| Wales | +37 | 10 | £32,500 | -31.58% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 9 | £40,000 | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -13 | 5 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 15 |
| North East | +35 | 2 | £38,750 | -16.67% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +36 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
PHP Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, PHP Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring PHP Developer in the job title.
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PHP Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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