PHP Developer – Remote – UK Only

Global Technology Solutions; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A technology solutions firm is seeking a PHP Developer to work on maintaining business systems and applications. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of PHP experience, understanding of OOP principles, and familiarity with API integrations. This is a contract position until December 2025 with a competitive rate. Applicants must be UK-based and may work from home.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years' experience in PHP development.
• Understanding of OOP principles.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain business systems and applications.
• Write secure and maintainable code.
• Support testing and bug fixing.

Skills

PHP 8+

MySQL

Version control (GitHub/Bitbucket)

API integrations

Agile/Scrum

Problem-solving skills

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Docker

Job description

Location: Home-based (UK-based applicants only)
Type: Contract until 31st December 2025 – expected extension
Rate: £250 – £270 Inside IR35

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain business systems, applications, and integrations.
• Write clean, secure, and maintainable code following MVC standards.
• Support testing and bug fixing to ensure high-quality releases.
• Document your work clearly and contribute to team repositories.
• Learn and grow by working with modern development standards and practices.

Essential (2–3 years’ experience with):

• PHP 8+ with understanding of OOP principles.
• MySQL and database skills.
• Version control (GitHub/Bitbucket) and collaboration tools (Jira/Confluence).
• Experience with API integrations.
• Awareness of secure coding practices.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum working environments.

Desirable (nice-to-have, not essential):

• CI/CD pipelines and containerisation (Docker).
• Unit/Feature testing.
• Tailwind CSS, Postman, MS SQL.
• Cloud infrastructure knowledge.

What You Bring

• 2–3 years’ professional PHP development experience.
• A willingness to learn and adapt quickly.
• Solid problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.
• Passion for writing clean, reliable code.