PHP Contract Job Trends in Essex

PHP
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring PHP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 18 32
Rank change year-on-year - +14 +6
Contract jobs citing PHP 0 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Essex - 2.27% 0.43%
As % of the Programming Languages category - 5.71% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £313 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £325 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -31.58% -
75th Percentile - £338 £488
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate - £450 £575
% change year-on-year - -21.74% +64.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £35.00 -
East of England median hourly rate - £35.00 -

All Programming Languages
Essex

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 Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 22 35 101
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 15.83% 39.77% 43.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 18 59
10th Percentile £313 £315 £260
25th Percentile £363 £318 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £323 £450
Median % change year-on-year +16.03% -28.18% -10.00%
75th Percentile £450 £428 £551
90th Percentile £512 £486 £600
East of England median daily rate £495 £473 £475
% change year-on-year +4.76% -0.53% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 9
10th Percentile £52.38 £31.50 £50.06
25th Percentile £54.06 £33.75 £52.50
Median hourly rate £60.00 £117.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.94% +113.64% +120.00%
75th Percentile £66.25 £200.00 £80.00
90th Percentile £68.50 - £81.60
East of England median hourly rate £68.21 £66.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +3.35% +1.54% -

PHP
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PHP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.

PHP job vacancy trend in Essex

PHP
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing PHP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing PHP

PHP
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing PHP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing PHP