PHP Developer
UK
The median PHP Developer salary in the UK is £45,000 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 | 497 | 362 | 317 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -135 | -45 | +56 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer | 197 | 738 | 1,129 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.38% | 0.75% | 1.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.79% | 1.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 188 | 696 | 573 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,775 | £30,000 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £35,938 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,313 | £57,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £62,500 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -5.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
PHP Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured PHP Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
PHP Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PHP Developer.
PHP Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing PHP Developer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
PHP Developer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PHP Developer within the UK 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 |
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| England | -152 | 160 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 259 |
| UK excluding London | -114 | 154 | £45,000 | - | 242 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 111 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 256 |
| North of England | -74 | 40 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 70 |
| South East | +32 | 31 | £39,000 | -22.00% | 58 |
| North West | -49 | 31 | £47,500 | -2.06% | 39 |
| London | +79 | 29 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 44 |
| South West | +28 | 24 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 35 |
| Midlands | -2 | 23 | £41,250 | -2.94% | 41 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 15 | £42,500 | - | 19 |
| Scotland | +118 | 12 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 8 |
| East of England | -1 | 12 | £34,750 | -20.11% | 31 |
| Wales | +43 | 11 | £32,500 | -31.58% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 8 | £40,000 | - | 19 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 7 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 26 |
| North East | +40 | 2 | £38,750 | -19.69% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +32 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
PHP Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, PHP 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 featuring PHP Developer in the job title.
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PHP Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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