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This section looks at the demand for PhD in IT jobs within the Cambridge region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited PhD over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPhD
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5580
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching permanent IT job ads10451
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.021 %
As % of the category below9.756 %5.374 %
Salaries quoted9119
Average minimum salary£31,736£29,053
Average salary£38,168£34,000
% change on same period last year+12.25 %
Average maximum salary£44,599£38,947
UK excluding London average salary£38,720£38,701
% change on same period last year+0.04 %
Qualifications CambridgeQualifications
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads1066949
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.557 %0.392 %
Salaries quoted930772
Average minimum salary£31,645£32,382
Average salary£35,425£35,277
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Average maximum salary£39,206£38,171
UK excluding London average salary£37,752£38,171
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
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PhD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing PhD across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Cambridge PhD Demand Trend

PhD
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing PhD across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge PhD Salary Trend

PhD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PhD across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cambridge PhD Salary Histogram

PhD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing PhD also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited PhD.

1117 (59.09 %)C++
2101 (51.01 %)Mathematics
3100 (50.51 %)Degree
476 (38.38 %)C
556 (28.28 %)Java
655 (27.78 %)Physics
744 (22.22 %)Windows
832 (16.16 %)MATLAB
931 (15.66 %)CAD
931 (15.66 %)Linux
1028 (14.14 %)Computer Science
1127 (13.64 %)C#
1224 (12.12 %)OO
1224 (12.12 %)Education
1318 (9.091 %).NET
1415 (7.576 %)Chemistry
1514 (7.071 %)Finance
1613 (6.566 %)Pharmaceutical
1613 (6.566 %)J2EE
1712 (6.061 %)Health
1712 (6.061 %)Microsoft
1712 (6.061 %)Python
1712 (6.061 %)MS Excel
1712 (6.061 %)Insurance
1712 (6.061 %)Pensions
1811 (5.556 %)Biology
1811 (5.556 %)Oracle
1811 (5.556 %)Perl
1910 (5.051 %)Chemicals
1910 (5.051 %)Statistics

PhD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing PhD also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited PhD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
118 (9.091 %).NET
213 (6.566 %)J2EE
36 (3.030 %)XML
44 (2.020 %)HTML
53 (1.515 %)JSP
53 (1.515 %)Struts
62 (1.010 %)WebServices
62 (1.010 %)ASP.NET
62 (1.010 %)JMS
71 (0.505 %)Middleware
71 (0.505 %)Hibernate
71 (0.505 %)JSTL
71 (0.505 %)ActiveX
71 (0.505 %)EJB
71 (0.505 %)CSS
71 (0.505 %)MFC
71 (0.505 %)STL
Application Platforms
13 (1.515 %)SAS
21 (0.505 %)JBoss
Applications
132 (16.16 %)MATLAB
212 (6.061 %)MS Excel
38 (4.040 %)Simulink
46 (3.030 %)S-PLUS
Communications & Networking
15 (2.525 %)Wireless
22 (1.010 %)3GPP
22 (1.010 %)WCDMA
31 (0.505 %)Ethernet
31 (0.505 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.505 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (1.010 %)SQL Server
21 (0.505 %)Text Mining
General
124 (12.12 %)Education
214 (7.071 %)Finance
313 (6.566 %)Pharmaceutical
412 (6.061 %)Health
412 (6.061 %)Insurance
412 (6.061 %)Pensions
510 (5.051 %)Chemicals
65 (2.525 %)Banking
65 (2.525 %)Investment Banking
65 (2.525 %)Electronics
74 (2.020 %)Games
83 (1.515 %)Aerospace
83 (1.515 %)Automotive
92 (1.010 %)Telecoms
101 (0.505 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.505 %)Electric
Job Titles
152 (26.26 %)Software Engineer
246 (23.23 %)Developer
332 (16.16 %)Graduate
332 (16.16 %)Software Developer
427 (13.64 %)C++ Software Engineer
525 (12.63 %)C++ Developer
623 (11.62 %)Programmer
720 (10.10 %)C++ Software Developer
818 (9.091 %)Consultant
917 (8.586 %)Analyst
1016 (8.081 %)Junior
1016 (8.081 %)C++ Programmer
1113 (6.566 %)Architect
1212 (6.061 %)C Software Engineer
1311 (5.556 %)Data Consultant
1311 (5.556 %)Data Analyst
148 (4.040 %)Technical Architect
148 (4.040 %)Software Architect
157 (3.535 %)C Developer
157 (3.535 %)Graduate Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1101 (51.01 %)Mathematics
255 (27.78 %)Physics
328 (14.14 %)Computer Science
415 (7.576 %)Chemistry
511 (5.556 %)Biology
610 (5.051 %)Statistics
79 (4.545 %)Applied Mathematics
85 (2.525 %)Bioinformatics
93 (1.515 %)Economics
93 (1.515 %)Biometrics
93 (1.515 %)Biostatistics
102 (1.010 %)Life Science
102 (1.010 %)VHDL
111 (0.505 %)Cryptography
111 (0.505 %)Artificial Intelligence
111 (0.505 %)Grid Computing
111 (0.505 %)Multithreading
Operating Systems
144 (22.22 %)Windows
231 (15.66 %)Linux
37 (3.535 %)UNIX
43 (1.515 %)Solaris
51 (0.505 %)Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
131 (15.66 %)CAD
224 (12.12 %)OO
310 (5.051 %)Software Engineering
49 (4.545 %)Project Management
49 (4.545 %)PLM
58 (4.040 %)Enterprise Architecture
65 (2.525 %)CAE
74 (2.020 %)DNA
74 (2.020 %)UML
74 (2.020 %)OOA/OOD
83 (1.515 %)Data Management
83 (1.515 %)Statistical Analysis
83 (1.515 %)Time Management
92 (1.010 %)Security Cleared
92 (1.010 %)Financial Modelling
92 (1.010 %)Scrum
92 (1.010 %)Agile Software Development
92 (1.010 %)EDA
92 (1.010 %)Web Development
92 (1.010 %)OOD
Programming Languages
1117 (59.09 %)C++
276 (38.38 %)C
356 (28.28 %)Java
427 (13.64 %)C#
512 (6.061 %)Python
611 (5.556 %)Perl
77 (3.535 %)SQL
86 (3.030 %)PHP
95 (2.525 %)Embedded C++
104 (2.020 %)JavaScript
112 (1.010 %)DHTML
112 (1.010 %)Haskell
112 (1.010 %)OCaml
121 (0.505 %)Tcl
121 (0.505 %)VB
121 (0.505 %)VC++
Qualifications
1100 (50.51 %)Degree
21 (0.505 %)CSQA
21 (0.505 %)Postgraduate
21 (0.505 %)ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.525 %)QA
Vendors
112 (6.061 %)Microsoft
211 (5.556 %)Oracle
32 (1.010 %)Wall Street Systems
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