PhD Jobs in South Wales

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales 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 105 109 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 3 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 0.18% 0.084% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.82% 0.22% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £45,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +122.22% - -
Wales median annual salary £100,000 £50,000 -
% change year-on-year +100.00% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 366 463 555
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 21.63% 39.07% 35.46%
Number of salaries quoted 137 152 168
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,391 £32,125
25th Percentile £37,101 £32,350 £36,115
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,833 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.95% -0.37% +6.68%
75th Percentile £62,200 £60,987 £62,500
90th Percentile £79,225 £68,497 £72,000
Wales median annual salary £46,241 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +8.80% -5.56% +9.76%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in South Wales

PhD
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for PhD in South Wales

PhD
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the South Wales 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
Cardiff +1 3 £100,000 +122.22% 3
PhD
Wales

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Automotive
1 1 (33.33%) Electronics
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Software Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree