Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for PhD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 31 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +6 | -10 |
| Contract jobs citing PhD | 18 | 3 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge | 9.23% | 1.08% | 1.83% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 29.51% | 5.66% | 7.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £800 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £880 | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £800 | - | £298 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -47.26% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cambridge
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 Cambridge with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 61 | 53 | 76 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge | 31.28% | 19.13% | 23.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28 | 22 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £225 | £397 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £338 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £418 | £488 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.36% | +2.63% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £559 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £597 | £558 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | - | +12.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.48 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.23 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £45.09 | £17.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +157.63% | -12.50% | -24.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.25 | £53.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £16.30 | £15.50 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.16% | +3.33% | -6.25% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PhD in Cambridge.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PhD in Cambridge over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PhD in Cambridge.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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: