The median PHP Developer salary in Birmingham is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
118 |
96 |
110 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-22 |
+14 |
-4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer |
10 |
1 |
12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham |
0.28% |
0.083% |
0.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.30% |
0.087% |
0.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
1 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,375 |
- |
£37,875 |
| 25th Percentile |
£33,438 |
- |
£44,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£37,500 |
£25,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+50.00% |
-58.33% |
+55.84% |
| 75th Percentile |
£40,938 |
- |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£44,875 |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£42,500 |
£37,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+29.41% |
+13.33% |
-14.29% |
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 |
3,370 |
1,150 |
2,201 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.77% |
95.67% |
95.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,596 |
819 |
1,351 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£30,400 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£41,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£82,500 |
£84,964 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
- |
