PHP jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, PHP appears in 1,458 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning PHP, with demand down 26% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is PHP in demand in 2026?
Yes. PHP appears in 1,458 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 26% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning PHP (28.5% of all postings mentioning PHP).
+What jobs require PHP?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning PHP are Web Developer (25.0% of that role’s postings mention PHP), Network Software Engineer (20.7% of that role’s postings mention PHP), Partner Solutions Architect (20.7% of that role’s postings mention PHP).
+What skills are commonly paired with PHP?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), PHP most often appears alongside JavaScript, Python, MySQL, Java, AWS.
+Where is PHP most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring PHP are Kolkata, Berlin, Toronto, London, Montréal, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring PHP — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require PHP
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Web Developer | 77 | 25.0% |
| Network Software Engineer | 6 | 20.7% |
| Partner Solutions Architect | 6 | 20.7% |
| Back-End Developer | 3 | 15.0% |
| Ruby on Rails Developer | 3 | 15.0% |
| Technical Success Manager | 3 | 13.0% |
| Application Security Analyst | 3 | 12.0% |
| Back-end Engineer | 8 | 11.6% |
| Full Stack Web Developer | 5 | 10.4% |
| AI Solution Engineer | 2 | 10.0% |
Roles with the most PHP postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 416 | 28.5% |
| Backend Engineer | 96 | 6.6% |
| Web Developer | 77 | 5.3% |
| Full Stack Developer | 48 | 3.3% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 44 | 3.0% |
| Software Developer | 34 | 2.3% |
| Engineering Manager | 32 | 2.2% |
| Solutions Architect | 21 | 1.4% |
| Fullstack Engineer | 19 | 1.3% |
| Product Engineer | 18 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for PHP
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kolkata | 44 | 3.0% |
| Berlin | 41 | 2.8% |
| Toronto | 23 | 1.6% |
| London | 21 | 1.4% |
| Montréal | 21 | 1.4% |
| Paris | 21 | 1.4% |
| Webb | 20 | 1.4% |
| New York City | 16 | 1.1% |
| Vilnius | 16 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with PHP
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning PHP by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s PHP postings by all PHP postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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