PHP Web Developer Jobs in the UK excluding London

PHP Web Developer
UK > UK excluding London

The median PHP Web Developer salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 545 712 683
Rank change year-on-year +167 -29 +137
Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Web Developer 12 54 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.033% 0.077% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% 0.081% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 11 46 58
10th Percentile £36,250 £30,625 £32,500
25th Percentile £50,625 £31,563 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% - +6.67%
75th Percentile £66,250 £46,250 £45,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £55,000 £56,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +37.50% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 33,156 66,640 54,781
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.03% 94.78% 89.23%
Number of salaries quoted 18,505 47,222 31,088
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,777 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.95% -12.04% -

PHP Web Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured PHP Web Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for PHP Web Developer in the UK excluding London

PHP Web Developer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PHP Web Developer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for PHP Web Developer in the UK excluding London

PHP Web Developer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing PHP Web Developer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for PHP Web Developer in the UK excluding London

PHP Web Developer
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 PHP Web Developer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
North of England +86 6 £55,000 +46.67% 1
North West +36 6 £55,000 +22.22%
South West +99 5 £65,000 +100.00%
Wales +44 1 £65,000 +85.71%
PHP Web Developer
UK

PHP Web Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, PHP Web Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring PHP Web Developer in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 12 (100.00%) PHP
1 12 (100.00%) Web Development
2 8 (66.67%) HTML
2 8 (66.67%) CSS
3 6 (50.00%) LAMP
4 5 (41.67%) E-Commerce
4 5 (41.67%) Linux
4 5 (41.67%) MySQL
4 5 (41.67%) Software Engineering
5 4 (33.33%) Computer Science
5 4 (33.33%) SQL
5 4 (33.33%) OOP
5 4 (33.33%) React
6 3 (25.00%) Tailwind CSS
6 3 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (25.00%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (25.00%) AWS
6 3 (25.00%) Git
6 3 (25.00%) Degree
7 2 (16.67%) Python
7 2 (16.67%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (16.67%) Go
7 2 (16.67%) Node.js
7 2 (16.67%) Laravel
7 2 (16.67%) AngularJS
7 2 (16.67%) Docker
7 2 (16.67%) Front End Development
7 2 (16.67%) SOLID
7 2 (16.67%) LEMP Stack

PHP Web Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (8.33%) Apache
1 1 (8.33%) nginx
Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) AWS
2 2 (16.67%) Cloudflare
3 1 (8.33%) Datadog
3 1 (8.33%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (41.67%) MySQL
2 2 (16.67%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (8.33%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (8.33%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (25.00%) Git
2 1 (8.33%) Jenkins
2 1 (8.33%) PHPUnit
General
1 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (8.33%) Marketing
1 1 (8.33%) Retail
1 1 (8.33%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (66.67%) CSS
1 8 (66.67%) HTML
2 6 (50.00%) LAMP
3 4 (33.33%) React
4 3 (25.00%) Tailwind CSS
5 2 (16.67%) AngularJS
5 2 (16.67%) Laravel
5 2 (16.67%) LEMP Stack
5 2 (16.67%) Node.js
6 1 (8.33%) Next.js
6 1 (8.33%) RESTful
6 1 (8.33%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (41.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Web Development
2 5 (41.67%) E-Commerce
2 5 (41.67%) Software Engineering
3 4 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 4 (33.33%) OOP
4 2 (16.67%) Front End Development
4 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (16.67%) SOLID
5 1 (8.33%) Agile
5 1 (8.33%) API Integration
5 1 (8.33%) CI/CD
5 1 (8.33%) Design Patterns
5 1 (8.33%) Full-Stack Development
5 1 (8.33%) Microservices
5 1 (8.33%) MVC
5 1 (8.33%) OO
5 1 (8.33%) Pair Programming
5 1 (8.33%) Sprint Planning
5 1 (8.33%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 12 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 12 (100.00%) PHP
2 4 (33.33%) SQL
3 2 (16.67%) Go
3 2 (16.67%) Python
4 1 (8.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (25.00%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (16.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) Google
1 1 (8.33%) Zend