PHP Contract Job Trends in the City of London
PHP
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London citing PHP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 118 | 119 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +1 | +20 |
| Contract jobs citing PHP | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | - | 0.41% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | - | 1.14% | 0.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £316 | £483 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £328 | £494 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £375 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -28.61% | +23.59% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £475 | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £595 | £548 |
| Central London median daily rate | - | £375 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -25.00% | -13.04% |
All Programming Languages
City of London
PHP falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing coding skills in the City of London.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing coding skills | 646 | 612 | 731 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | 31.44% | 36.04% | 34.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 459 | 449 | 463 |
| 10th Percentile | £377 | £385 | £406 |
| 25th Percentile | £449 | £450 | £483 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £593 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -2.95% | -1.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £685 | £708 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £825 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £580 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -0.86% | -3.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.63 | £23.90 | £51.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.56 | £26.25 | £74.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.75 | £34.00 | £112.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.15% | -69.64% | +273.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.56 | £63.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £35.88 | £68.75 | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £50.00 | £39.50 | £41.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.58% | -4.82% | +38.33% |
PHP Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PHP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
PHP Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing PHP.
PHP Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing PHP.
