PHP freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.
Demand and trends for PHP – calculated from 87 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.
- Listings (90 d)
- 87
- Rank 194 of 531 skills
- Trend (90 d)
- ▼ 43 %
- Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
- Of which must-have
- 61 %
- Rated for 87 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
- Remote possible
- 97 %
- 49 % fully remote · stated in 99 % of postings
A shrinking market.
PHP sits at rank 194 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is falling (▼ 43 % vs. the 90 days before).
Demand over the last 12 weeks
new listings per weekWeekly postings for PHP are falling: from an average of 8 to 6 per week (−28 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).
Which skills PHP is wanted with – and which ones pay off
Git appears in 45 % of PHP postings.
Often named together
Git45 %(opens in new tab)JavaScript39 %(opens in new tab)Share of PHP postings that also name the skill.Who wants PHP – and under which conditions
Seniority
Senior dominates (57 %). Pure junior roles are rare (5 %).
Stated in 95 % of listings
Industries
it_software grows the most (+1 % vs. the previous quarter).
Stated in 60 % of listings
Contract type
Freelance dominates (84 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Workplace
Partly remote grows the most (+16 % vs. the previous quarter).
Stated in 99 % of listings
Regions (on site)
Berlin leads (16 %).
Stated in 51 % of listings
Project language
German dominates (92 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Market dynamics: how contested is PHP?
Current PHP projects
- Do you fit? CheckMünchen · 40 % remote · nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt
- Do you fit? CheckStraelen · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckRhineland-Palatinate · fully remote · Flexible depending on your notice period
- Do you fit? Checkfully remote · 6 months · Oktober / November 2026
- Do you fit? CheckBerlin · fully remote · 12 months · Oktober 2026
- Do you fit? CheckBerlin · 91 % remote · 01.11.2026
Frequently asked questions about PHP freelancing
How many PHP projects are there right now?
In the last 90 days, 87 projects and jobs mentioning PHP were posted. That is around 7 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 43 % compared with the previous quarter.
Is PHP still in demand for freelancers?
PHP ranks 194 of 531 skills.
Are PHP projects possible remotely?
97 % of PHP postings allow remote work. 49 % are fully remote.
Which skills should I learn as a PHP freelancer?
Git (45 %) and JavaScript (39 %) are most often required together with PHP. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.
Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention PHP. Projects posted several times that are detected as duplicates count once; postings without an assignable IT category are missing, so the figures are a lower bound. The trend compares the share of all IT postings with the 90 days before and only appears with enough comparison data. We do not show figures based on fewer than 30 data points. The rating “must have” or “nice to have” comes from an AI analysis of the posting texts. Distributions only refer to postings that state the respective attribute; we state the coverage alongside.
Basis: 10,565 IT listings in the window
You now know the PHP market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.
Your CV against 87 PHP listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.