The median PHP Developer salary in Birmingham is £24,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
104 |
120 |
102 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+16 |
-18 |
+43 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer |
2 |
12 |
9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham |
0.12% |
0.67% |
0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.12% |
0.70% |
0.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
6 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£24,100 |
£52,500 |
£33,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£24,250 |
£63,750 |
£34,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£24,500 |
£67,500 |
£48,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-63.70% |
+38.46% |
+21.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£24,750 |
£74,063 |
£53,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£24,900 |
£75,000 |
£61,250 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£51,250 |
£67,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-24.07% |
+58.82% |
-2.86% |
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 |
1,607 |
1,706 |
1,302 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.16% |
94.67% |
95.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,163 |
837 |
1,108 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£37,500 |
£31,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,582 |
£43,500 |
£41,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+4.55% |
-2.62% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£72,500 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£84,375 |
£87,500 |
£80,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£49,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+7.14% |
-6.67% |
