Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
England > East of England
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for PhD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 93 | 120 | 136 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | +16 | -32 |
| Contract jobs citing PhD | 19 | 3 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England | 1.00% | 0.15% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 3.20% | 0.39% | 1.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £800 | - | £298 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -47.26% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £880 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £600 | £813 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.15% | +30.00% | +8.70% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England
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 contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 594 | 766 | 749 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England | 31.12% | 37.08% | 29.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 223 | 380 | 362 |
| 10th Percentile | £206 | £222 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £348 | £359 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £645 | £560 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £735 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £538 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.27% | +4.76% | +7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 220 | 195 | 207 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.16 | £13.41 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £15.25 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £21.00 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.67% | +7.69% | -49.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.19 | £63.75 | £49.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.50 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £52.40 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.66% | +39.73% | -3.75% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PhD in the East of England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PhD in the East of England over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PhD in the East of England.
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Contract Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the East of England region over the 6 months to 30 April 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire | +18 | 18 | £800 | - | 55 |
| Hertfordshire | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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: