PHP Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire
PHP
England > Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring PHP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 146 | 117 | 97 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | -20 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing PHP | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire | 0.38% | 0.24% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.36% | 0.67% | 0.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £373 | £321 | £484 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £352 | £489 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £389 | £506 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.32% | -23.21% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £414 | £527 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £428 | £533 |
| England median daily rate | £458 | £400 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.38% | - | -11.11% |
All Programming Languages
Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 811 | 596 | 424 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 28.06% | 35.60% | 29.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 517 | 378 | 299 |
| 10th Percentile | £365 | £344 | £354 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £543 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -5.53% | -1.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.79 | - | £26.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.24 | £49.25 | £30.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £49.50 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -51.52% | +23.75% | +87.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.63 | £49.75 | £58.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £34.80 | - | £63.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £60.75 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.00% | -6.54% | +4.00% |
PHP Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PHP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
PHP Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing PHP.
PHP Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing PHP.
PHP Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PHP within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 22 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Yorkshire | -13 | 8 | £425 | +4.62% | 9 |
| South Yorkshire | -27 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| PHP England |
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PHP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JavaScript | 45.5% | 5 |
| 2 | SQL | 36.4% | 4 |
| 2 | TypeScript | 36.4% | 4 |
| 4 | PowerShell | 18.2% | 2 |
| 4 | Python | 18.2% | 2 |