The median PHP Developer salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
98 |
93 |
135 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-5 |
+42 |
-22 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer |
18 |
7 |
17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham |
0.58% |
0.58% |
0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.63% |
0.62% |
0.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
12 |
7 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,125 |
- |
£25,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£25,000 |
£27,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£30,000 |
£36,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+50.00% |
-18.37% |
-24.62% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£45,625 |
£46,875 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£57,000 |
£49,125 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£36,250 |
£41,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
+51.72% |
-12.12% |
-8.33% |
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 |
2,879 |
1,135 |
2,852 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.72% |
94.74% |
94.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,290 |
797 |
2,224 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£31,750 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,622 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
-4.76% |
