PhD Contracts in Bedfordshire

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing PhD 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 0.67% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.44% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate £650 £800 -
% change year-on-year -18.75% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77.50 - -
Median hourly rate £85.00 - -
75th Percentile £92.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £85.00 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire

PhD falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bedfordshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 41 42 53
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 27.33% 17.43% 30.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 23 37
10th Percentile £425 £295 £208
25th Percentile - £300 £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +2.63% +22.58%
75th Percentile £580 £509 £606
90th Percentile - £570 £646
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 7 3
10th Percentile £57.47 £26.62 £74.00
25th Percentile £67.50 £30.70 £80.00
Median hourly rate £80.00 £42.50 £90.00
Median % change year-on-year +88.24% -52.78% +56.52%
75th Percentile £88.00 £72.50 -
90th Percentile £92.50 £80.50 -
East of England median hourly rate £60.75 £35.65 £21.00
% change year-on-year +70.41% +69.76% +7.69%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Bedfordshire

PhD
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PhD in Bedfordshire.

Daily rate trend for PhD in Bedfordshire

PhD
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 22 May 2025. 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
Luton - 1 - - 16
PhD
East of England

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA
1 1 (100.00%) Verilog
1 1 (100.00%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA Design
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) UVM
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware