PhD Jobs in Edinburgh

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 90 125 157
Rank change year-on-year +35 +32 -47
Permanent jobs citing PhD 16 7 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.01% 0.39% 0.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.25% 1.44% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 13 6 3
10th Percentile - £80,625 -
25th Percentile £55,000 - £55,225
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £100,000 £61,750
Median % change year-on-year - +61.94% +76.43%
75th Percentile - - £68,275
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £70,000 £100,000 £61,750
% change year-on-year -30.00% +61.94% +33.43%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 305 487 518
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 19.22% 26.98% 19.64%
Number of salaries quoted 156 205 189
10th Percentile £32,750 £29,864 £25,000
25th Percentile £44,704 £40,000 £36,425
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,386 £45,607
Median % change year-on-year +2.76% +28.02% -0.85%
75th Percentile £75,625 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,500 £81,500 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £48,000 £50,939 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.77% +7.24% +5.56%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Edinburgh

PhD
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary trend for PhD in Edinburgh

PhD
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

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

Salary histogram for PhD in Edinburgh

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 6 (37.50%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (6.25%) AWS
Development Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Git
General
1 6 (37.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 6 (37.50%) Telecoms
2 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Games
3 1 (6.25%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (37.50%) Software Engineer
2 2 (12.50%) Developer
2 2 (12.50%) Machine Learning Engineer
2 2 (12.50%) Software Developer
3 1 (6.25%) RF Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.25%) Keras
1 1 (6.25%) Matplotlib
1 1 (6.25%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 13 (81.25%) Algorithms
2 5 (31.25%) Data Structures
2 5 (31.25%) Distributed Computing
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (87.50%) Computer Science
2 8 (50.00%) Machine Learning
3 7 (43.75%) Artificial Intelligence
3 7 (43.75%) Mathematics
3 7 (43.75%) Prototyping
4 6 (37.50%) Software Engineering
4 6 (37.50%) Workflow
5 5 (31.25%) Benchmarking
5 5 (31.25%) Computer Architecture
5 5 (31.25%) Data Management
5 5 (31.25%) Parallel Programming
5 5 (31.25%) Performance Analysis
6 1 (6.25%) Data Analysis
6 1 (6.25%) LLM
6 1 (6.25%) MLOps
6 1 (6.25%) Neural Network
6 1 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (6.25%) Reinforcement Learning
6 1 (6.25%) Strategic Thinking
6 1 (6.25%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 11 (68.75%) C
1 11 (68.75%) C++
1 11 (68.75%) Java
1 11 (68.75%) Rust
2 8 (50.00%) Python
3 6 (37.50%) Haskell
4 5 (31.25%) Go
Qualifications
1 16 (100.00%) Degree
2 14 (87.50%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (6.25%) Keysight