The median PHP Developer salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
114 |
94 |
110 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-20 |
+16 |
-5 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer |
14 |
5 |
14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham |
0.40% |
0.40% |
0.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.43% |
0.42% |
0.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
8 |
5 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,875 |
- |
£32,100 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,250 |
- |
£33,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£25,000 |
£37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+80.00% |
-33.33% |
-15.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£53,125 |
£31,000 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£40,900 |
£75,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£30,000 |
£41,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
+83.33% |
-27.27% |
-5.71% |
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 |
3,248 |
1,197 |
2,293 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.87% |
95.08% |
95.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,541 |
851 |
1,664 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£31,500 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£41,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£83,750 |
£85,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
-4.76% |
