Senior PHP Developer Job Trends in the City of London

Senior PHP Developer
Central London > City of London

The median Senior PHP Developer salary in the City of London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 - 164
Rank change year-on-year - - +102
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior PHP Developer 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.050% - 0.068%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% - 0.071%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £53,625
25th Percentile - - £57,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £66,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.62%
75th Percentile - - £77,188
90th Percentile - - £81,875
Central London median annual salary £60,000 - £66,250
% change year-on-year - - -8.62%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,881 2,504 2,802
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 92.30% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,448 1,670 2,525
10th Percentile £39,850 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,938 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -2.03% -1.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £113,750 £116,375 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%

Senior PHP Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior PHP Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Senior PHP Developer job vacancy trend in the City of London

Senior PHP Developer
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Senior PHP Developer job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior PHP Developer job vacancies in the City of London

Senior PHP Developer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Senior PHP Developer job roles required 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 job ads across the City of London region featuring Senior PHP Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) PHP
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS

Senior PHP Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PHP