The median PHP Developer salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
24 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
96 |
91 |
131 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-5 |
+40 |
-21 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer |
18 |
7 |
20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham |
0.58% |
0.61% |
0.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.63% |
0.65% |
0.67% |
| 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 |
2,862 |
1,078 |
2,990 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.62% |
94.40% |
94.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,267 |
735 |
2,354 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£31,750 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£42,139 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£59,720 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.58% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£74,994 |
£71,250 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
£84,964 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£51,800 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.18% |
+3.60% |
-4.76% |
