PHP Web Developer Job Trends in Dorset

PHP Web Developer
South West > Dorset

The median PHP Web Developer salary in Dorset is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 51 85
Rank change year-on-year 0 +34 -
Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Web Developer 6 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.82% 0.51% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.85% 0.52% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 6 2 2
10th Percentile £31,250 - £31,750
25th Percentile £32,188 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -
75th Percentile - £38,750 £37,500
90th Percentile - - £38,250
South West median annual salary £35,000 £60,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -41.67% +60.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 704 384 1,022
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.78% 97.46% 94.89%
Number of salaries quoted 398 233 593
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,563 £30,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £65,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -7.41%

PHP Web Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

PHP Web Developer job vacancy trend in Dorset

PHP Web Developer
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for PHP Web Developer job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for PHP Web Developer job vacancies in Dorset

PHP Web Developer
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PHP Web Developer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 1 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Wimborne - 6 £35,000 - 1
PHP Web Developer
South West

PHP Web Developer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 1 August 2026, PHP Web 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 Dorset region featuring PHP Web Developer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) CSS
1 6 (100.00%) HTML
1 6 (100.00%) Laravel
1 6 (100.00%) MVC
1 6 (100.00%) MySQL
1 6 (100.00%) OOP
1 6 (100.00%) PHP
1 6 (100.00%) Web Development
2 2 (33.33%) Apache
2 2 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 2 (33.33%) LAMP
2 2 (33.33%) Linux
2 2 (33.33%) Windows

PHP Web Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (33.33%) Apache
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) MySQL
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (100.00%) CSS
1 6 (100.00%) HTML
1 6 (100.00%) Laravel
2 2 (33.33%) LAMP
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Linux
1 2 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) MVC
1 6 (100.00%) OOP
1 6 (100.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) PHP
2 2 (33.33%) JavaScript