Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheltenham with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 37 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing PhD | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham | - | 0.47% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.68% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £750 | - |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | - | £750 | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheltenham
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 Cheltenham.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 49 | 147 | 107 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham | 85.96% | 68.37% | 73.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 69 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £539 | £513 | £506 |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | £525 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £615 | £575 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.96% | -4.17% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £681 | £675 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £725 | £760 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £556 | £600 | £565 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.29% | +6.19% | +9.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £55.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | - | £63.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £18.19 | £85.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +229.85% | -78.73% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | - | £91.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £93.15 |
| Gloucestershire median hourly rate | £60.00 | £21.00 | £78.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +185.71% | -73.08% | +41.82% |
PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
