The median PHP Developer salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
102 |
98 |
127 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+29 |
-13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer |
17 |
8 |
20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham |
0.57% |
0.69% |
0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.61% |
0.73% |
0.70% |
| 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% |
-23.08% |
| 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% |
- |
-8.11% |
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 |
2,777 |
1,093 |
2,838 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.32% |
94.47% |
94.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,144 |
712 |
2,291 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£31,500 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£44,720 |
£42,500 |
£40,988 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,700 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.26% |
+1.27% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£69,063 |
£69,957 |
| 90th Percentile |
£88,148 |
£84,875 |
£84,964 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
-4.76% |
