PHP Developer Job Trends in Birmingham
PHP Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median PHP Developer salary in Birmingham is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 128 | - | 117 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -19 |
| Permanent PHP Developer jobs | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham | 0.14% | - | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | - | 0.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £51,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | - | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | - | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +86.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,750 | - | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £37,500 | £60,000 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.50% | +60.00% | -7.41% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Birmingham matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Birmingham matching a recognised job title | 3,457 | 1,145 | 2,077 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.27% | 94.78% | 95.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,541 | 804 | 1,139 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,150 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £41,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,500 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £84,188 | £86,250 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £52,398 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.58% | +4.80% |
PHP Developer Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent PHP Developer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
PHP Developer Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for PHP Developer job vacancies in Birmingham.
PHP Developer Skill Set Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 28 October 2026, PHP Developer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent PHP Developer job ads across the Birmingham region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laravel | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | PHP | 100.0% | 5 |
| 3 | Vue | 60.0% | 3 |
| 4 | MySQL | 20.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Problem-Solving | 20.0% | 1 |
| 4 | RESTful | 20.0% | 1 |
PHP Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHP Laravel Developer | 100.0% | 5 |