PHP Developer Job Trends in Manchester

PHP Developer
North West > Manchester

The median PHP Developer salary in Manchester is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 June 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 147 125
Rank change year-on-year -27 -22 +41
Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer 7 17 97
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.11% 0.75% 1.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.82% 1.72%
Number of salaries quoted 7 16 91
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £39,375 £50,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year - +1.94% +3.00%
75th Percentile £61,875 £57,500 £60,625
90th Percentile £65,000 £61,875 £67,500
North West median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 5,794 2,079 5,643
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 91.26% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,572 1,214 4,303
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,468 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.41% +6.42% -6.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,968
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £80,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

PHP Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

PHP Developer job vacancy trend in Manchester

PHP Developer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for PHP Developer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for PHP Developer job vacancies in Manchester

PHP Developer
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing PHP Developer in Manchester over the 6 months to 21 June 2026.

Salary histogram for PHP Developer in Manchester

PHP Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 21 June 2026, 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 Manchester region featuring PHP Developer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) PHP
2 4 (57.14%) CSS
2 4 (57.14%) HTML
2 4 (57.14%) JavaScript
2 4 (57.14%) Laravel
2 4 (57.14%) SQL
3 2 (28.57%) API Integration
3 2 (28.57%) Clean Code
3 2 (28.57%) CSS3
3 2 (28.57%) Front End Development
3 2 (28.57%) Full-Stack Development
3 2 (28.57%) Git
3 2 (28.57%) HTML5
3 2 (28.57%) Integrated Marketing
3 2 (28.57%) jQuery
3 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
3 2 (28.57%) Microservices
3 2 (28.57%) MySQL
3 2 (28.57%) OO
3 2 (28.57%) OO PHP
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Python
3 2 (28.57%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (28.57%) RESTful
3 2 (28.57%) Secure Coding
3 2 (28.57%) Symfony
3 2 (28.57%) TDD
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) SDLC
4 1 (14.29%) WordPress

PHP Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (14.29%) WordPress
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Git
General
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (28.57%) Marketing
1 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (57.14%) CSS
1 4 (57.14%) HTML
1 4 (57.14%) Laravel
2 2 (28.57%) CSS3
2 2 (28.57%) HTML5
2 2 (28.57%) jQuery
2 2 (28.57%) RESTful
2 2 (28.57%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) NHS
2 1 (14.29%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) API Integration
1 2 (28.57%) Clean Code
1 2 (28.57%) Front End Development
1 2 (28.57%) Full-Stack Development
1 2 (28.57%) Integrated Marketing
1 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
1 2 (28.57%) Microservices
1 2 (28.57%) OO
1 2 (28.57%) OO PHP
1 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (28.57%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (28.57%) Secure Coding
1 2 (28.57%) TDD
2 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (14.29%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) PHP
2 4 (57.14%) JavaScript
2 4 (57.14%) SQL
3 2 (28.57%) Python