PEAR Job Trends in the UK excluding London

PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring PEAR skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 521 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PEAR 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.002% - -
As % of the Development Applications category 0.046% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
UK median annual salary £45,000 - -

All Development Application Skills
UK excluding London

PEAR falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 2,194 3,564 3,915
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.15% 9.91% 11.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1,384 2,003 3,046
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £33,250 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.17% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,250 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £79,100 £82,500 £86,125
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% -

PEAR
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PEAR relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

PEAR job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

PEAR
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing PEAR.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing PEAR

PEAR
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PEAR within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
East of England - 1 £45,000 - 1
PEAR
UK

PEAR
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Business Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Development Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development