The median PHP Developer salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
99 |
97 |
132 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
+35 |
-6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer |
12 |
11 |
18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham |
0.45% |
0.84% |
0.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.49% |
0.90% |
0.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
12 |
11 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£25,000 |
£25,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25,000 |
£27,000 |
£31,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
-10.53% |
+18.75% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£71,250 |
£50,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£56,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£42,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+29.41% |
-5.56% |
+5.88% |
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 |
2,446 |
1,227 |
2,494 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.51% |
93.88% |
94.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,850 |
794 |
2,047 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£36,250 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,000 |
£43,250 |
£40,988 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
+4.55% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£68,750 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£87,425 |
£84,964 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.00% |
-4.76% |
