PHP powers a very large share of the web, and Laravel made it pleasant to work with, which keeps a steady stream of openings in India's agency and SME segment. This is honest, useful work — e-commerce sites, booking systems, internal business tools — but it is priced differently from product engineering, and the ceiling is lower than on the Java or Node tracks. It is a reasonable entry point if you want to start earning quickly, and many developers use it as a first job before moving to another stack.