The first table below looks at the demand for PhD in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PhD over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the England region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PhD
Rank 501 448 414
Rank change year-on-year
-53 -34
Permanent jobs citing PhD 380 513 570
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.373% 0.453% 0.469%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.361% 1.647% 1.803%
Number of salaries quoted 320 444 475
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £85,000 £95,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £36,750
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +8.84%
All Qualifications
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
27929 31153 31609
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 27.43% 27.49% 26.02%
Number of salaries quoted 22863 26848 26740
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
PhD
UK

PhD
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing PhD across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

England PhD Jobs Demand Trend

PhD
Salary Trend

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

England PhD Salary Trend

PhD
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PhD across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

England PhD Salary Histogram

PhD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
London -50 193 £45,000 -18.18% 37
South East +13 84 £37,500 -25.00% 10
East of England -8 45 £37,500 +15.38% 28
North West - 14 £36,000 - 2
Yorkshire +19 11 £32,500 -7.14%
South West -35 11 £38,750 -3.12% 2
North East +8 9 £42,500 +21.42% 1
East Midlands +5 6 £32,500 +27.45%
West Midlands -20 3 £35,000 +7.69% 1
PhD
UK

PhD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the England 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.

1 442 (52.31%) Degree
2 421 (49.82%) C++
3 366 (43.31%) Java
4 362 (42.84%) Mathematics
5 323 (38.22%) Computer Science
6 245 (28.99%) Physics
7 194 (22.96%) C#
8 190 (22.49%) C
9 167 (19.76%) OO
10 162 (19.17%) Finance
11 154 (18.22%) Linux
11 154 (18.22%) Python
12 142 (16.80%) Windows
13 138 (16.33%) SQL
14 121 (14.32%) Multithreading
15 119 (14.08%) MATLAB
16 118 (13.96%) Agile Software Development
17 111 (13.14%) .NET
18 90 (10.65%) Unit Testing
19 89 (10.53%) Software Engineering
20 88 (10.41%) Front Office
21 85 (10.06%) Analytics
22 78 (9.231%) Oracle
23 76 (8.994%) 3D Graphics
24 71 (8.402%) OOD
25 68 (8.047%) Chemistry
26 67 (7.929%) UML
27 66 (7.811%) MS Excel
28 64 (7.574%) Validation
28 64 (7.574%) Pharmaceutical

PhD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the England 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
1 111 (13.14%) .NET
2 52 (6.154%) J2EE
3 50 (5.917%) Web Services
4 40 (4.734%) WPF
5 35 (4.142%) JSP
6 30 (3.550%) JSF
7 29 (3.432%) Spring
7 29 (3.432%) STL
8 26 (3.077%) Hibernate
8 26 (3.077%) WCF
9 23 (2.722%) Boost C++ Libraries
9 23 (2.722%) HTML
10 21 (2.485%) ASP.NET
10 21 (2.485%) Task Parallel Library
11 20 (2.367%) CSS
11 20 (2.367%) JSON
12 19 (2.249%) HTML5
12 19 (2.249%) WinForms
13 17 (2.012%) JDBC
13 17 (2.012%) J2SE
Application Platforms
1 20 (2.367%) Apache Pig
2 17 (2.012%) SAS
3 14 (1.657%) Apache
4 6 (0.710%) Mathematica
5 4 (0.473%) Tomcat
5 4 (0.473%) Amazon AWS
6 3 (0.355%) TIBCO EMS
6 3 (0.355%) MTS
6 3 (0.355%) CMS
7 2 (0.237%) NServiceBus
7 2 (0.237%) ESB
Applications
1 66 (7.811%) MS Excel
2 20 (2.367%) MS PowerPoint
3 19 (2.249%) MS Office
4 15 (1.775%) SPSS
5 9 (1.065%) Simulink
6 7 (0.828%) S-PLUS
7 5 (0.592%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.592%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.355%) Weka
9 2 (0.237%) Stateflow
9 2 (0.237%) RoboHelp
10 1 (0.118%) Maple
10 1 (0.118%) Abaqus
10 1 (0.118%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 1 (0.118%) Bond Adapt
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.775%) Wireless
1 15 (1.775%) Internet
2 14 (1.657%) LTE
3 12 (1.420%) 3G
4 10 (1.183%) HTTP
4 10 (1.183%) TCP/IP
5 9 (1.065%) OFDM
5 9 (1.065%) MIMO
6 7 (0.828%) WiMAX
6 7 (0.828%) NFC
6 7 (0.828%) VPN
7 6 (0.710%) 802.11
7 6 (0.710%) UMTS
7 6 (0.710%) VoIP
7 6 (0.710%) WLAN
7 6 (0.710%) SSH
8 5 (0.592%) Broadband
8 5 (0.592%) 3GPP
9 4 (0.473%) DVB
10 3 (0.355%) CTI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (7.101%) Big Data
2 55 (6.509%) SQL Server
3 51 (6.036%) Hadoop
4 41 (4.852%) MySQL
5 28 (3.314%) Data Mining
6 25 (2.959%) Apache Cassandra
7 21 (2.485%) SQL Server 2008
8 20 (2.367%) RDBMS
9 19 (2.249%) SQL Server 2005
9 19 (2.249%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 18 (2.130%) NoSQL
11 9 (1.065%) MongoDB
12 8 (0.947%) Apache Hive
13 7 (0.828%) GIS
14 5 (0.592%) Oracle 8/8i
14 5 (0.592%) Data Warehouse
14 5 (0.592%) DB2
14 5 (0.592%) Redis
15 3 (0.355%) StreamInsight
15 3 (0.355%) HBase
Development Applications
1 21 (2.485%) Visual Studio
2 17 (2.012%) LabVIEW
2 17 (2.012%) ClearCase
3 15 (1.775%) QuickTest Pro
4 13 (1.538%) Rational DOORS
4 13 (1.538%) Selenium
4 13 (1.538%) ClearQuest
5 8 (0.947%) GCC
5 8 (0.947%) Git (software)
5 8 (0.947%) Subversion
6 6 (0.710%) GDB
6 6 (0.710%) JMeter
6 6 (0.710%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 6 (0.710%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
7 5 (0.592%) Maven
7 5 (0.592%) Team Foundation Server
7 5 (0.592%) JUnit
7 5 (0.592%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.473%) JIRA
9 3 (0.355%) LoadRunner
General
1 162 (19.17%) Finance
2 88 (10.41%) Front Office
3 64 (7.574%) Pharmaceutical
4 46 (5.444%) Banking
5 37 (4.379%) Games
6 25 (2.959%) Electronics
6 25 (2.959%) Telecoms
7 23 (2.722%) Manufacturing
8 22 (2.604%) Advertising
8 22 (2.604%) Aerospace
8 22 (2.604%) Marketing
9 18 (2.130%) Avionics
10 17 (2.012%) Financial Institution
11 16 (1.893%) Investment Banking
12 13 (1.538%) Military
13 10 (1.183%) Law
14 8 (0.947%) Legal
15 3 (0.355%) Publishing
16 1 (0.118%) Retail Banking
16 1 (0.118%) Retail
Job Titles
1 411 (48.64%) Developer
2 135 (15.98%) Software Developer
3 128 (15.15%) Java Developer
4 111 (13.14%) Software Engineer
5 97 (11.48%) C++ Developer
6 76 (8.994%) Analyst
7 63 (7.456%) Java Software Developer
8 61 (7.219%) Graduate
9 57 (6.746%) Quantitative Developer
10 55 (6.509%) Consultant
11 42 (4.970%) Quantitative Analyst
12 39 (4.615%) C++/Java Developer
12 39 (4.615%) Senior Developer
13 36 (4.260%) C++ Software Developer
14 34 (4.024%) C# Developer
14 34 (4.024%) C++ Software Engineer
15 29 (3.432%) .NET Developer
16 27 (3.195%) Junior
17 26 (3.077%) Graduate Developer
18 24 (2.840%) Data Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 362 (42.84%) Mathematics
2 323 (38.22%) Computer Science
3 245 (28.99%) Physics
4 76 (8.994%) 3D Graphics
5 68 (8.047%) Chemistry
6 60 (7.101%) Statistics
7 58 (6.864%) Life Science
8 57 (6.746%) Hedge funds
9 55 (6.509%) Machine Learning
10 51 (6.036%) Visualisation
11 48 (5.680%) Derivative
12 38 (4.497%) Fixed Income
12 38 (4.497%) Biology
13 32 (3.787%) Enterprise Software
14 31 (3.669%) Open Source
15 28 (3.314%) Biotechnology
16 26 (3.077%) LIMS
16 26 (3.077%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 26 (3.077%) Artificial Intelligence
17 21 (2.485%) Economics
Operating Systems
1 154 (18.22%) Linux
2 142 (16.80%) Windows
3 39 (4.615%) UNIX
4 23 (2.722%) Apple iOS
5 18 (2.130%) Android
6 15 (1.775%) VxWorks
7 13 (1.538%) Solaris
8 12 (1.420%) Windows Phone
8 12 (1.420%) Windows Phone 7
9 6 (0.710%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.473%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.237%) Windows XP
11 2 (0.237%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (0.237%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.237%) Embedded Linux
12 1 (0.118%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (19.76%) OO
2 121 (14.32%) Multithreading
3 118 (13.96%) Agile Software Development
4 90 (10.65%) Unit Testing
5 89 (10.53%) Software Engineering
6 85 (10.06%) Analytics
7 71 (8.402%) OOD
8 67 (7.929%) UML
9 64 (7.574%) Validation
10 60 (7.101%) TDD
11 56 (6.627%) Signal Processing
12 54 (6.391%) Bioinformatics
13 40 (4.734%) Waterfall
14 37 (4.379%) Risk Management
15 35 (4.142%) Scrum
16 34 (4.024%) Data Management
17 29 (3.432%) CAD
18 27 (3.195%) Digital Signal Processing
19 26 (3.077%) Software Deployment
19 26 (3.077%) BDD
Programming Languages
1 421 (49.82%) C++
2 366 (43.31%) Java
3 194 (22.96%) C#
4 190 (22.49%) C
5 154 (18.22%) Python
6 138 (16.33%) SQL
7 119 (14.08%) MATLAB
8 57 (6.746%) Perl
9 56 (6.627%) PHP
10 47 (5.562%) R
11 44 (5.207%) VBA
12 43 (5.089%) JavaScript
13 33 (3.905%) Ruby
14 30 (3.550%) Fortran
15 29 (3.432%) Shell Script
15 29 (3.432%) PL/SQL
16 15 (1.775%) PowerHouse
17 13 (1.538%) Ada
18 12 (1.420%) VB
18 12 (1.420%) Scala
Qualifications
1 442 (52.31%) Degree
2 31 (3.669%) Postgraduate
3 16 (1.893%) Security Cleared
4 15 (1.775%) ISEB
5 12 (1.420%) SC Cleared
6 10 (1.183%) DV Cleared
7 5 (0.592%) CIPD
7 5 (0.592%) CEH
8 4 (0.473%) CFA
9 3 (0.355%) PMP
9 3 (0.355%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.237%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.237%) CCNP
10 2 (0.237%) CCNA
10 2 (0.237%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.118%) Chartered Engineer
11 1 (0.118%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (3.432%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 29 (3.432%) GxP
2 13 (1.538%) DO-178B
2 13 (1.538%) QA
3 6 (0.710%) GLP
4 2 (0.237%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.237%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (0.473%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (1.065%) HP Quality Center
2 7 (0.828%) Puppet
Vendors
1 78 (9.231%) Oracle
2 36 (4.260%) Microsoft
3 22 (2.604%) Tableau
4 13 (1.538%) Facebook
5 10 (1.183%) Google
6 8 (0.947%) Red Hat
7 7 (0.828%) Business Objects
8 6 (0.710%) Twitter
8 6 (0.710%) Salesforce.com
9 4 (0.473%) VMware
9 4 (0.473%) MicroStrategy
10 3 (0.355%) TIBCO
10 3 (0.355%) Avaya
10 3 (0.355%) HP
11 2 (0.237%) QNX
11 2 (0.237%) Cisco
11 2 (0.237%) Cognos
11 2 (0.237%) Wind River
12 1 (0.118%) Unica
12 1 (0.118%) ANSYS
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
C#, C++ developer with Computer Science, or Engineering or Maths or Physics background needed in Birmingham... Desired: Maths, Physics, Phd, Apply in confidence now for detailed job specification.
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £20000 - £24000 per annum + + Benefits + Formal training
Posted: 17 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
C#, C++ or Java developer with Computer Science or Maths / Physics background needed in Cambridge... Desired: Maths, Physics, Phd, Algorithms, Apply in confidence now for detailed job specification.
Edgar Cowen
Salary: Excellent Starting Salary + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
London
C++/Java Software Developer; - Either strong C++ (Windows or Linux) OR Java (JSE) - OOD skills - Strong analytical and problem solving skills - Maths or Physics background... Multiple roles available...
Softweb Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £35,000 to £55,000 per annum pension + bupa + bonus + 25 days hol
Posted: 18 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Applied Numerical Physicist / Engineer - Maths Modelling, Electromagnetism, Theoretical understanding, Proof-of-concept, Training / Demonstrating... Our client is the UK office of a multinational physics simulation company... Their product...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £35k DOE
Posted: 2 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
My client who is a leading supplier of trading and risk management solutions is seeking a talented Graduate Developer to join their team of developers in Oxford who...
Oliver Bernard
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum Excellent Bonuses & Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Softweb Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £30,000 to £38,000 per annum Stock & Shares + More
Posted: 18 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Stafford-Sharp Associates
Salary: From £32,000 to £45,000 per annum Excellent Bens
Posted: 13 June 2013
Durham, County Durham
IT Connections
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000
Posted: 14 June 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Quant Capital
Salary: From £35,000 to £35,000 per annum Bonus Medical Pension
Posted: 17 June 2013
Guildford, Surrey
Informatiq Consulting
Posted: 13 June 2013
City, London
Client Server
Salary: £90k to £150k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
London
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £30000 per annum + be-bonus,health,trips,pens
Posted: 16 June 2013
London
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £70000 - £200000 per annum + Great Bonus
Posted: 14 June 2013
Central London / West End
Softweb Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £30,000 to £55,000 per annum Training + Pension + More
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cambridgeshire Hertfordshire, South East
Questor Resourcing
Salary: Very competitive
Posted: 29 May 2013
Central London / West End
Softweb Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £27,000 to £35,000 per annum Penion + Training + Health Care + Mo
Posted: 13 June 2013
North London
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £70k+ with top package + benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
London
Client Server
Salary: £90k to £150k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Computer Futures
Salary: Benefits
Posted: 28 May 2013
Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£50k + top package + benefits
Posted: 10 June 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Softweb Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum Excellent Training + Corporate Benef
Posted: 18 June 2013