The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Colchester requiring PHP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
PHP falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Colchester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
14
17
16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Colchester
24.56%
22.97%
37.21%
Number of salaries quoted
11
4
9
10th Percentile
£24,000
£58,925
£36,250
25th Percentile
£31,500
£64,438
£82,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£40,000
£73,750
£85,000
Median % change year-on-year
-45.76%
-13.24%
+38.78%
75th Percentile
£43,125
£79,688
£100,000
90th Percentile
£63,750
£81,375
-
Essex median annual salary
£47,500
£60,500
£67,500
% change year-on-year
-21.49%
-10.37%
+25.58%
PHP Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PHP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Colchester.
PHP Salary Trend in Colchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing PHP.
PHP Salary Histogram in Colchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing PHP in Colchester over the 6 months to 3 December 2025.
PHP Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester
For the 6 months to 3 December 2025, job vacancies citing PHP also mentioned 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 Colchester region with a requirement for PHP.
PHP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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:
