The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge requiring PHP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PHP over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
PHP falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Cambridge.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
70
60
104
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
40.23%
36.59%
43.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
34
33
78
10th Percentile
£250
£311
£413
25th Percentile
£384
£340
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£503
£420
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+19.64%
-11.58%
-5.00%
75th Percentile
£584
£525
£547
90th Percentile
£685
£581
£575
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£501
£475
£450
% change year-on-year
+5.53%
+5.56%
-5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
4
7
10th Percentile
-
-
£36.95
25th Percentile
-
£51.25
£51.25
Median hourly rate
£17.80
£57.50
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
-69.04%
+9.52%
-7.89%
75th Percentile
-
£63.75
£61.25
90th Percentile
-
-
£61.75
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£37.50
£51.50
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-27.18%
+3.00%
+11.11%
PHP Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing PHP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
PHP Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PHP in Cambridge.
PHP Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PHP in Cambridge.
PHP Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing PHP also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridge region with a requirement for PHP.
PHP Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:
