Senior PHP Developer Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior PHP Developer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Senior PHP Developer daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior PHP Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £375 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 569 202 161
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.77% 94.39% 90.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 353 144 86
10th Percentile £313 £304 £338
25th Percentile £400 £379 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £453 £463 £460
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% +0.54% -16.36%
75th Percentile £575 £552 £538
90th Percentile £650 £650 £600
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £450 £463 £470
% change year-on-year -2.70% -1.60% -12.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 4 19
10th Percentile £26.66 £14.72 £17.65
25th Percentile £62.50 £16.75 £21.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £19.61 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +231.46% -58.72% +48.44%
75th Percentile £70.00 £28.47 £50.00
90th Percentile - £42.59 £70.00
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £66.25 £13.00 £18.25
% change year-on-year +409.62% -28.77% -42.97%

Senior PHP Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior PHP Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Senior PHP Developer job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior PHP Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior PHP Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior PHP Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior PHP Developer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 15 July 2026, Senior PHP Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Senior PHP Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) CSS3
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) HTML5
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) PHP
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Semantic HTML
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) WCAG
1 1 (100.00%) WordPress

Senior PHP Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Publishing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) CSS3
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) HTML5
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) Semantic HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) PHP
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) WCAG