PHP Developer Job Trends in Wales

PHP Developer
UK > Wales

The median PHP Developer salary in Wales is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 60 98
Rank change year-on-year -48 +38 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a PHP Developer 2 2 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.096% 0.36% 0.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.42% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 14
10th Percentile - - £28,600
25th Percentile £42,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £32,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% -27.78% -21.74%
75th Percentile £47,500 £33,750 £60,563
90th Percentile - - £63,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,951 474 1,957
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.71% 85.56% 92.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,284 316 1,524
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,000 £33,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,328 £50,124 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +11.39% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £76,388 £77,500 £69,781
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

PHP Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'PHP Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

PHP Developer job vacancy trend in Wales

PHP Developer
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for PHP Developer job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for PHP Developer job vacancies in Wales

PHP Developer
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PHP Developer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 26 June 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
South Wales -39 2 £45,000 +38.46%
PHP Developer
UK

PHP Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 26 June 2026, PHP Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wales region featuring PHP Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CSS
1 2 (100.00%) Git
1 2 (100.00%) HTML
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) jQuery
1 2 (100.00%) PHP
1 2 (100.00%) Responsive Web Design
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Ajax
2 1 (50.00%) API Design
2 1 (50.00%) API Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Clean Code
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (50.00%) Intranet
2 1 (50.00%) JSON
2 1 (50.00%) Laravel
2 1 (50.00%) OO
2 1 (50.00%) OOP
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) Relational Database
2 1 (50.00%) SEO
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Twig
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
2 1 (50.00%) Vue
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Web Design
2 1 (50.00%) Web Development

PHP Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) CSS
1 2 (100.00%) HTML
1 2 (100.00%) jQuery
2 1 (50.00%) Ajax
2 1 (50.00%) JSON
2 1 (50.00%) Laravel
2 1 (50.00%) Twig
2 1 (50.00%) Vue
2 1 (50.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Responsive Web Design
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) API Design
2 1 (50.00%) API Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Clean Code
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (50.00%) OO
2 1 (50.00%) OOP
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) SEO
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Web Design
2 1 (50.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) PHP
2 1 (50.00%) SQL