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oDesk, the leading marketplace for online workteams announced that demand for PHP software development far outweighs demand for all other computer software programming job skills.

According to oDesk CEO, Gary Swart, employers around the world who rely on mission-critical product development and building out their IT infrastructure have spoken. "Open Source technology, led by PHP and MySQL, is by far the skill set in highest demand today," said Swart.

With over 50,000 small- to medium-sized business buyers in the US, UK, and Australia, and nearly 10,000 jobs posted per month, oDesk reports that worldwide, demand specifically for PHP programmers is nearly double the next closest skill set. At almost 2,000 PHP jobs posted per month, PHP accounts for over 20% of all jobs posted by businesses on the leading preferred marketplace for both buyers and providers.

On the other hand, Nicholas Pregeant, owner of Innovative Web Solutions of New Orleans, and an active oDesk customer said that PHP is superior to any other coding platform. It's free, flexible, and offers a massive support community. Pregeant adds, the extensive Open Source library of proven PHP and MySQL scripts are customizable, portable, and scalable for almost any web application.

Top Jobs list by Programming Skills (jobs per month):
PHP -- 2,000
Flash -- 1,000
Ajax - 600
ASP -- 500
Java -- 300

PHP Developers by Country:
India -- 2,183
U.S. -- 857
Ukraine -- 420
Russia -- 348
Pakistan -- 324
Philippines -- 239