Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
North West > Cheshire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for PhD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing PhD | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.40% | - | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.71% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £550 | - | £475 |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire
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 Cheshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 117 | 152 | 131 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 23.45% | 28.31% | 24.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 79 | 90 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £158 | £325 | £248 |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £413 | £316 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +5.26% | +6.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £604 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £653 | £632 |
| North West median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36.00 | £14.38 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £37.00 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | £40.00 | £28.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -65.00% | +42.86% | -8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.66 | £59.31 | £31.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £66.38 | £45.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £16.06 | £40.54 | £41.36 |
| % change year-on-year | -60.38% | -1.98% | -0.95% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PhD in Cheshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield | - | 1 | £550 | - | 5 |
| PhD North West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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: