PHP
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring PHP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 147 | 119 | 131 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | +12 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs citing PHP | 2 | 38 | 29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.075% | 1.14% | 1.18% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.29% | 3.31% | 3.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 26 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £63,875 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,938 | £37,813 | £37,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,250 | £55,000 | £46,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.55% | +18.92% | -7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,938 | £59,375 | £51,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,625 | £68,750 | £53,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £42,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | -4.76% | - |
All Programming Languages
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 678 | 1,147 | 955 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 25.49% | 34.55% | 38.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 218 | 575 | 776 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £32,350 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | +0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £68,750 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | +4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PHP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing PHP.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PHP within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 October 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | -1 | 1 | £65,000 | +44.44% | |
| Edinburgh | -5 | 1 | £77,500 | +40.91% | 3 |
| PHP UK |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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: