[Annual Income ¥7.99M] Freelance/Side Job PHP Project Survey | 2026 Latest

CAMELORS Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Yasuyuki Tane), which operates the job matching service for freelancers, multiple-job holders, and side jobs "SOKUDAN", is pleased to announce the following. We are publishing the latest 2026 "Annual Income Report for PHP Projects" aimed at freelancers and those seeking side jobs. Based on actual data from over 7,600 projects (partially extracted) listed on the matching site "SOKUDAN", we analyzed the average annual income, number of projects, working days, etc. ■ Survey Summary - Average annual income for PHP projects: 7.99 million yen - Projects requiring up to 3 days a week: approx. 35% - Fully remote projects: over 67% ■ Table of Contents - Average annual income and number of PHP projects - Remote work availability and working days for PHP engineer projects - Industries and job types with the most PHP engineer projects - Characteristics of PHP engineer job types ■ Click here for the survey results [2025] Average Annual Income and Number of PHP Projects | Freelance Side Job Survey [Survey Overview] Regarding the projects listed on SOKUDAN (partially extracted), the average hourly wage was calculated from the unit price and working hours. Based on the average hourly wage, the estimated monthly and annual income was calculated assuming 8 hours a day and 21 days a month. Target period: July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2025 Number of target projects: 7,603 (partially extracted) [Request regarding quotation of this report] This report can be freely reproduced and utilized in web media and various mediums. However, when quoting, please be sure to specify the following notation and the URL link to this page. Source: Average Annual Income and Number of PHP Projects | Freelance Side Job Survey | SOKUDAN Magazine (https://magazine.sokudan.work/post/GY2lVzlS) Average Annual Income of Freelance PHP Projects Average annual income: 7.99 million yen (Ranked 11th out of 12 in the annual income ranking by job type) The average annual income for PHP projects listed on SOKUDAN is 7.99 million yen. Although it ranks 11th out of 12 in the annual income ranking by job type, it can be considered a high remuneration when compared to general engineer income levels. PHP has a long history as a standard language for web application development and is widely used in web service development using CMS like WordPress and frameworks such as Laravel. While there is an abundance of projects making it easy to enter, there are also many experienced developers, so deep knowledge of frameworks and adaptability to modern development methods will determine your remuneration. Number of Freelance PHP Projects (Ratio) Top 10 Number of Projects by Job Type Ranking PHP Projects: 4th place, Project Ratio: 13.3% PHP projects listed on SOKUDAN rank 4th in the number of projects by job type, accounting for 13.3% of the total. It boasts a top-class number of projects, making it a language with many choices for freelancers. PHP has a wide range of uses, from CMS projects like WordPress and EC-CUBE to web service development using Laravel. There is continuous demand centered around web-based companies, and an environment where it is easy to find projects is in place. Although there is competition due to many experienced developers, since the number of projects is abundant, it can be said to be a language where it is easy to find projects suited to your skills. Working Days for Freelance PHP Projects 4-5 days a week: 64.6% 2-3 days a week: 33.9% 1 day a week: 1.4% While full-time operation of 4 to 5 days a week is the core at 64.6%, 2 to 3 days a week also accounts for 33.9%, about one-third. Web development projects are easy to divide by function or sprint, and there is a tendency to be able to participate even with a few working days a week. Since there are abundant projects, it is an environment where you can easily find projects that suit your working style, from full-time to side jobs. Remote Work Availability for Freelance PHP Projects Fully remote (work from home OK): 67.3% Remote (partial) available: 19.3% Remote unavailable: 13.4% Fully remote accounts for about 70% at 67.3%, and including partial remote, 86.6% are remote-compatible. Since PHP is mainly for web application development and has established development flows using cloud environments and Git, there is a tendency that it is easy to work from anywhere. Combined with the flexibility of working days, it is a language where a highly free working style in terms of both time and location is easily realized. Industries with Many Freelance PHP Projects Other IT-related: 49.67% Web production: 12.67% Other human resources services: 5.33% SaaS: 5.32% Other IT-related accounts for about half at 49.67%, followed by Web production at 12.67%. Because PHP is a standard language for web development, projects from IT companies and web production companies are the core. There is also a certain demand in industries that deploy web services, such as SaaS and web marketing. A strength of PHP is that projects occur in all industries that utilize the web, without being biased towards a specific industry. Main Job Duties of Freelance PHP Projects Backend Engineer: 66.2% Frontend Engineer: 20.4% Project Manager: 6.67% Backend engineers occupy the center at 66.00%, followed by frontend engineers at 20.00%. Since PHP is a server-side language, backend tasks such as API development and database integration are mainstream. The reason for the high percentage of frontend is that full-stack development, such as combining Laravel and Vue.js, is often required. Project managers and WEB directors also account for about 9%, meaning there are options to be involved in upstream processes while utilizing technical skills. ■ SOKUDAN Freelance Survey Articles (Rankings/Reports) At SOKUDAN, we post survey articles regarding freelancers as ranking/report articles every month. 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