>>>>> "SW" == "Steve Werby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> "Benjamin Munoz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Great thread. When I was changing jobs in April of 2000, a
>> recruiter told me
>> that PHP is "cool and all", but there is zero demand for
>> developers of PHP web apps (in Los Angeles).
> Interesting. We're located in [not very large, but high
> tech/internet concentration] Charlottesville, Virginia and there's
> a pretty significant demand for PHP-based apps and websites.
>> A search today
>> on monster.com for ASP in LA yields 142 listings, Java yields 262,
>> JSP yields 32, Perl yields 105, PHP yields 16, cold fusion yields
>> 16.
> Odd. My search on monster.com for "php" turned up 324 listings. I
> *wish* there were less - we have listings 135 and 136 and have not
> found the right candidate yet.
OK, a quick search on jobserve.com (mainly UK based jobs) threw up
52 contract and 282 permanent job postings mentioning PHP within the
last five days.
I've not noticed any problem at all in getting PHP jobs in London.
Although I've not tried contracting yet.
ContractorUK (http://www.contractoruk.co.uk/data-web.html) has a
table of contractor rates which ranks PHP at number 15 in order
of earning power at 44.31 GBP/hour (approx $65). Perl is number 6
at 52.66 GBP/hour (approx $78), just below Java at 54.32 GBP/hour.
Talking to the Perl and PHP Contractors that I know, they tell me
these rates are at the lower/middle end of the range. And speaking
from personal experience, previous companies I've worked for have
regularly charged out my time at over double those rates (not that
I see anything near that money myself). London rates tend to be
higher than in civilized places, as with all things.
(Brief history:
I learnt various fun, but not particularly commercial languages at Uni.
Picked up Perl while working in a Sysadmin role, then PHP/FI when roped
into developing a website. I converted to PHP3 with some relief as soon
as it came out and now most of my work is in PHP4 and Perl.)
-robin
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