The median PHP Developer salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
95 |
88 |
127 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-7 |
+39 |
-9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer |
16 |
11 |
18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham |
0.55% |
0.89% |
0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.59% |
0.94% |
0.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
13 |
11 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£25,000 |
£25,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25,000 |
£27,000 |
£30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
+13.33% |
-14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£71,250 |
£49,063 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£56,750 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+29.41% |
- |
-2.86% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title |
2,711 |
1,169 |
2,603 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.37% |
94.43% |
94.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,079 |
791 |
2,117 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£32,500 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,497 |
£42,500 |
£41,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£68,750 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£83,750 |
£84,964 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,387 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.99% |
+4.77% |
-4.76% |
