PhD Jobs in Berkshire

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 121 155 173
Rank change year-on-year +34 +18 +9
Permanent jobs citing PhD 47 23 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 1.40% 0.79% 0.48%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.41% 1.66% 1.63%
Number of salaries quoted 31 5 3
10th Percentile £34,750 - £49,250
25th Percentile £39,500 £36,250 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £39,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +46.84% -31.30% +8.49%
75th Percentile £70,000 £42,750 £76,875
90th Percentile £72,500 - £87,750
South East median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +33.33% -9.82%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

PhD falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,377 1,385 1,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 41.02% 47.42% 29.42%
Number of salaries quoted 881 574 419
10th Percentile £30,375 £29,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,713 £37,888
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,675 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.53% -4.39% -7.83%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,963 £71,875
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £51,500 £51,425 £50,845
% change year-on-year +0.15% +1.14% +1.69%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Berkshire

PhD
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PhD in Berkshire.

Salary trend for PhD in Berkshire

PhD
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing PhD in Berkshire over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for PhD in Berkshire

PhD
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading +17 32 £48,000 +21.52% 14
Bracknell +6 11 £65,000 - 3
Windsor - 2 - - 3
PhD
South East

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 4 (8.51%) Azure
1 4 (8.51%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.26%) Internet
1 2 (4.26%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (19.15%) SQL Server
2 4 (8.51%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 9 (19.15%) Git
General
1 6 (12.77%) Social Skills
2 2 (4.26%) Aerospace
2 2 (4.26%) Electronics
2 2 (4.26%) Finance
Job Titles
1 21 (44.68%) Software Engineer
2 20 (42.55%) Senior
3 13 (27.66%) Data Scientist
3 13 (27.66%) Senior Software Engineer
4 11 (23.40%) Physicist
5 7 (14.89%) Research Engineer
5 7 (14.89%) Research Software Engineer
6 5 (10.64%) Senior Data Scientist
7 2 (4.26%) Developer
7 2 (4.26%) Embedded Engineer
7 2 (4.26%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 2 (4.26%) Senior Developer
7 2 (4.26%) Senior Software Developer
7 2 (4.26%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (12.77%) OpenMP
2 2 (4.26%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 43 (91.49%) Algorithms
2 6 (12.77%) CUDA
2 6 (12.77%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (4.26%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 30 (63.83%) Linux
1 30 (63.83%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (91.49%) Mathematics
2 40 (85.11%) Computer Science
3 32 (68.09%) Physics
4 25 (53.19%) Software Testing
5 21 (44.68%) Software Engineering
6 19 (40.43%) Open Source
6 19 (40.43%) Parallel Programming
6 19 (40.43%) Performance Analysis
6 19 (40.43%) SDLC
7 14 (29.79%) Mathematical Modelling
8 13 (27.66%) Data Science
8 13 (27.66%) Machine Learning
9 11 (23.40%) Agile
9 11 (23.40%) Artificial Intelligence
9 11 (23.40%) Problem-Solving
10 9 (19.15%) Predictive Modelling
10 9 (19.15%) Propensity Modelling
11 6 (12.77%) Numerical Analysis
12 5 (10.64%) Benchmarking
13 4 (8.51%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 43 (91.49%) Python
2 30 (63.83%) Fortran
3 27 (57.45%) C
4 26 (55.32%) C++
5 25 (53.19%) Bash
6 11 (23.40%) C#
7 9 (19.15%) R
8 6 (12.77%) Perl
9 4 (8.51%) SQL
10 2 (4.26%) JavaScript
10 2 (4.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 47 (100.00%) Degree
2 41 (87.23%) Master's Degree
3 30 (63.83%) Security Cleared
4 15 (31.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (4.26%) Numerate Degree
System Software
1 9 (19.15%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (19.15%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 30 (63.83%) Microsoft