The median PHP Developer salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
98 |
94 |
124 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+30 |
-10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer |
18 |
7 |
20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham |
0.58% |
0.61% |
0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.63% |
0.64% |
0.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
12 |
7 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,125 |
- |
£25,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£25,000 |
£31,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£30,000 |
£37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+50.00% |
-20.00% |
-25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£45,625 |
£50,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£57,000 |
£56,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£36,250 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+51.72% |
-14.71% |
-5.56% |
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 |
2,864 |
1,087 |
2,914 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.75% |
94.52% |
94.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,268 |
756 |
2,282 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£31,750 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£40,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
-0.90% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,842 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
£84,964 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£51,200 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.42% |
+2.40% |
-4.76% |
