The median PHP Developer salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
91 |
96 |
135 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+5 |
+39 |
-21 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer |
18 |
8 |
20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham |
0.59% |
0.70% |
0.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.64% |
0.74% |
0.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
12 |
8 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,125 |
- |
£25,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£25,000 |
£31,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£36,250 |
£37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+24.14% |
-3.33% |
-25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£53,438 |
£50,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£71,250 |
£56,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+29.41% |
- |
-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 |
2,825 |
1,079 |
3,007 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.53% |
94.32% |
94.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,231 |
716 |
2,377 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£31,750 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£42,320 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.55% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,445 |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£84,375 |
£84,964 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,344 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.07% |
+4.69% |
-4.76% |
