Web & SQL Developer at City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$80,000–$87,000from the description
Jul 19, 2026
Philadelphia, PA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A developer role within the City of Philadelphia's Office of Human Resources IT unit, focused on building and maintaining web and client-server applications that support HR operations. Day-to-day work spans writing queries, scripts, and macros, generating complex HR reports using tools such as OBIEE or Oracle/MS SQL, and following full SDLC practices from requirements gathering through testing. Suits candidates with a background in web development and HR systems.
Mid level · 2+ years · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 230 people in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 60–290
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,966 (middle half $106,205–$168,771). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role mixes web/application development with HR systems support and some reporting/BI work; 15-1254 (Web Developers) is a plausible runner-up given the emphasis on HR websites and web-based methodologies, but the broader application development, SQL, and SDLC scope tips it to 15-1252.
The required experience range is stated as '2-3 years' across three separate requirement bullets; 2 years is used as the minimum throughout.
OBIEE, Cognos, and EiS are listed together as interchangeable HR reporting/data-warehousing tools under the required qualifications; OBIEE is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
CSS, C#, PHP, PeopleAdmin, VB, Active Directory, and Oracle SQL appear in the 'Working Knowledge of' or 'a plus' sections of the Competencies block rather than the formal Required qualifications, so they are treated as preferred.
The posting explicitly states the work setting is in-person (onsite) in Philadelphia; candidates must become Philadelphia residents within six months of hire.
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