PhD Jobs in Berkshire

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for PhD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 119 162 180
Rank change year-on-year +43 +18 -3
Permanent jobs citing PhD 42 20 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 1.29% 0.67% 0.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.02% 1.42% 1.19%
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% -10.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

PhD is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,391 1,404 1,007
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 42.75% 46.96% 28.03%
Number of salaries quoted 920 579 406
10th Percentile £30,938 £29,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,713 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,350 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year +7.11% -3.57% -7.39%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,963 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £51,350 £51,750
% change year-on-year +2.24% -0.77% +3.50%

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 2 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 2 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 +20 30 £48,000 +21.52% 14
Bracknell +12 11 £65,000 - 4
Windsor - 1 - - 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 1 (2.38%) Azure
1 1 (2.38%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.76%) Internet
1 2 (4.76%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (23.81%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.38%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 10 (23.81%) Git
General
1 6 (14.29%) Social Skills
2 2 (4.76%) Aerospace
2 2 (4.76%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 19 (45.24%) Software Engineer
2 15 (35.71%) Senior
3 12 (28.57%) Senior Software Engineer
4 11 (26.19%) Data Scientist
4 11 (26.19%) Physicist
5 7 (16.67%) Research Engineer
5 7 (16.67%) Research Software Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Embedded Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Senior Data Scientist
7 1 (2.38%) Developer
7 1 (2.38%) Senior Developer
7 1 (2.38%) Senior Software Developer
7 1 (2.38%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (14.29%) OpenMP
2 1 (2.38%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 39 (92.86%) Algorithms
2 6 (14.29%) CUDA
2 6 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (4.76%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 28 (66.67%) Linux
1 28 (66.67%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (92.86%) Mathematics
2 35 (83.33%) Computer Science
3 29 (69.05%) Physics
4 23 (54.76%) Software Testing
5 19 (45.24%) Software Engineering
6 17 (40.48%) Open Source
6 17 (40.48%) Parallel Programming
6 17 (40.48%) Performance Analysis
6 17 (40.48%) SDLC
7 15 (35.71%) Mathematical Modelling
8 11 (26.19%) Agile
8 11 (26.19%) Artificial Intelligence
8 11 (26.19%) Data Science
8 11 (26.19%) Machine Learning
8 11 (26.19%) Problem-Solving
9 10 (23.81%) Predictive Modelling
9 10 (23.81%) Propensity Modelling
10 6 (14.29%) Numerical Analysis
11 5 (11.90%) Benchmarking
12 1 (2.38%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 39 (92.86%) Python
2 28 (66.67%) Fortran
3 25 (59.52%) C
4 24 (57.14%) C++
5 23 (54.76%) Bash
6 11 (26.19%) C#
7 10 (23.81%) R
8 6 (14.29%) Perl
9 1 (2.38%) JavaScript
9 1 (2.38%) SQL
9 1 (2.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 42 (100.00%) Degree
2 36 (85.71%) Master's Degree
3 28 (66.67%) Security Cleared
4 16 (38.10%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.38%) Numerate Degree
System Software
1 10 (23.81%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (23.81%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 28 (66.67%) Microsoft