PHP Job Trends in Southampton

PHP
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring PHP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 44 68
Rank change year-on-year - +24 -46
Permanent jobs citing PHP 0 3 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton - 0.93% 1.03%
As % of the Programming Languages category - 2.48% 2.50%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 7
10th Percentile - £38,750 £39,000
25th Percentile - £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £72,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +26.09% +43.75%
75th Percentile - £80,625 £68,125
90th Percentile - £83,250 £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% - +11.11%

All Programming Languages
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 126 121 320
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 21.04% 37.35% 41.29%
Number of salaries quoted 99 116 306
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,125 £73,750
Hampshire median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -

PHP
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PHP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

PHP job vacancy trend in Southampton

PHP
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing PHP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing PHP