While there are lots of PHP jobs in the usual suspects like small start-ups, there also seem to be a number of jobs at established companies and developer shops. I'm also seeing a definite split in PHP jobs where there are both entry level jobs as well as jobs for more experienced people with titles like "Senior PHP Developer" and "PHP Tech Lead."

He notes that the requirements for the jobs are just as diverse as the companies looking for candidates. Some want framework developers (like with the Zend Framework or Symfony) and some are looking for the "jack of all trades" sort of PHP developer that is flexible and experienced.

If you happen to be looking for a job, you can also check out our jobs section to find recently added positions.

I'm very glad to announce that the Norwegian PHP User Group (PHP Norge) will have it's first user group meeting next thursday (March 22nd). Our main goal is to gather the norwegian PHP community and spread more knowledge about PHP.

We will be doing that by having a monthly user group meeting downtown Oslo. On each user group meeting we will gather around a specific topic and invite guest speakers for an in-depth presentation. Afterwards we will have time for discussion and some informal socializing.

You can get complete information about the group and about where the next meeting is from their main website.

UPDATE: You can check out some pictures of the even that Knut Urdalen has posted on his Flickr account.

The even is sponsored by the Israel Venture Association and includes other finalists like: Amimon, Discretix, Deep Breeze, Mazor Surgical Technologies, and Itemfield.

For more information, you can check out this month's edition (on stands June 19th) of Red Herring.