The first table below looks at the demand for PHP skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wolverhampton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PHP over the 3 months to 21 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 Wolverhampton region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PHP
Rank 12 14 21
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +7
Permanent jobs citing PHP 9 7 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wolverhampton 13.43% 9.459% 1.639%
As % of the Programming Languages category 20.00% 15.22% 2.500%
Number of salaries quoted 9 7 1
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £20,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% +58.53%
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £31,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+3.17% +5.00%
All Programming Languages
Wolverhampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
45 46 40
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wolverhampton 67.16% 62.16% 65.57%
Number of salaries quoted 44 45 36
Average salary £37,500 £31,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+19.04% -3.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,900 £22,300 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £44,424 £43,500 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
PHP
West Midlands

PHP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton region.

Wolverhampton PHP Salary Trend

PHP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wolverhampton 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 15 (71.43%) MySQL
2 14 (66.67%) HTML
2 14 (66.67%) CSS
3 11 (52.38%) JavaScript
3 11 (52.38%) OO
4 10 (47.62%) Eclipse
4 10 (47.62%) Web Services
4 10 (47.62%) NetBeans
4 10 (47.62%) Subversion
4 10 (47.62%) Zend
4 10 (47.62%) Zend Studio
5 9 (42.86%) Agile Software Development
5 9 (42.86%) Linux
6 7 (33.33%) Oracle
7 6 (28.57%) SQL Server
7 6 (28.57%) SQL
7 6 (28.57%) Open Source
8 5 (23.81%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (23.81%) Continuous Integration
8 5 (23.81%) Project Management
9 4 (19.05%) OOP
9 4 (19.05%) Windows
9 4 (19.05%) Android
9 4 (19.05%) Windows Mobile
9 4 (19.05%) Degree
10 3 (14.29%) Magento
10 3 (14.29%) WordPress
10 3 (14.29%) Drupal
10 3 (14.29%) jQuery
10 3 (14.29%) Digital Media

PHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wolverhampton 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 14 (66.67%) HTML
1 14 (66.67%) CSS
2 10 (47.62%) Web Services
3 3 (14.29%) jQuery
3 3 (14.29%) LAMP
4 2 (9.524%) HTML5
5 1 (4.762%) TopLink
5 1 (4.762%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 3 (14.29%) Magento
1 3 (14.29%) WordPress
1 3 (14.29%) Drupal
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.762%) HTTP
1 1 (4.762%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (71.43%) MySQL
2 6 (28.57%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (47.62%) Eclipse
1 10 (47.62%) NetBeans
1 10 (47.62%) Subversion
1 10 (47.62%) Zend Studio
2 1 (4.762%) Git (software)
Job Titles
1 14 (66.67%) Developer
2 7 (33.33%) PHP Developer
3 6 (28.57%) Senior Developer
3 6 (28.57%) Senior PHP Developer
4 4 (19.05%) Software Engineer
4 4 (19.05%) Programmer
4 4 (19.05%) Senior Software Engineer
4 4 (19.05%) PHP Programmer
5 3 (14.29%) MySQL Developer
5 3 (14.29%) Web Developer
6 2 (9.524%) DBA
7 1 (4.762%) PHP MySQL Developer
7 1 (4.762%) CSS Developer
7 1 (4.762%) Senior JavaScript Developer
7 1 (4.762%) JavaScript Developer
7 1 (4.762%) Senior MySQL Developer
7 1 (4.762%) Database Developer
7 1 (4.762%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 6 (28.57%) Open Source
2 5 (23.81%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (14.29%) Digital Media
4 2 (9.524%) Clustering
5 1 (4.762%) Computer Science
5 1 (4.762%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 9 (42.86%) Linux
2 4 (19.05%) Windows
2 4 (19.05%) Android
2 4 (19.05%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (52.38%) OO
2 9 (42.86%) Agile Software Development
3 5 (23.81%) Continuous Integration
3 5 (23.81%) Project Management
4 4 (19.05%) OOP
5 2 (9.524%) Disaster Recovery
5 2 (9.524%) E-Commerce
6 1 (4.762%) Capacity Management
6 1 (4.762%) Refactoring
6 1 (4.762%) Web Development
6 1 (4.762%) Validation
6 1 (4.762%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 11 (52.38%) JavaScript
2 6 (28.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (19.05%) Degree
Vendors
1 10 (47.62%) Zend
2 7 (33.33%) Oracle
3 1 (4.762%) Facebook
3 1 (4.762%) Twitter
3 1 (4.762%) Sage
Wolverhampton, West Midlands (County)
Skills/Experience required: ** PHP, OOP ** CSS & HTML ** Exposure to JS Frameworks, especially jQuery ** Understanding of the LAMP Stack ** Understanding of systems operations, server configuration **Good communication skills and...
Gregory James
Salary: £25000 to £35000 per annum - Private health care and bonuses
Posted: 15 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Senior PHP Developer / Team Lead A great opportunity to bring your experience to a successful software house operating in a niche market with a great deal of success...
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 7 May 2013