PhD Contracts in Edinburgh

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for PhD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - - 119
Rank change year-on-year - - -7
Contract jobs citing PhD 0 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh - - 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category - - 1.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £570
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £590
75th Percentile - - £610
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate - - £590

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 158 201 253
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 19.70% 15.65% 12.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 124 151
10th Percentile £179 £165 £313
25th Percentile £340 £375 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £525 £575
90th Percentile £646 £609 £638
Scotland median daily rate £500 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +11.11% - +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 5 4
10th Percentile £13.43 £21.42 £31.73
25th Percentile £16.25 £21.67 £41.06
Median hourly rate £17.50 £52.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -66.35% +4.00% +185.71%
75th Percentile £40.25 £54.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £56.50 £62.30 -
Scotland median hourly rate £26.00 £21.26 £45.14
% change year-on-year +22.30% -52.90% +144.00%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Edinburgh

PhD
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Daily rate trend for PhD in Edinburgh