PhD Contract Job Trends in Motherwell

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
North Lanarkshire > Motherwell

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Motherwell with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing PhD 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Motherwell 12.50% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North Lanarkshire median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £23.72 - -
Median hourly rate £24.36 - -
75th Percentile £25.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North Lanarkshire median hourly rate £24.36 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Motherwell

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 Motherwell.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1 0 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Motherwell 12.50% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £321
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £343
75th Percentile - - £364
90th Percentile - - -
North Lanarkshire median daily rate - £314 £343
% change year-on-year - -8.47% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £23.72 - -
Median hourly rate £24.36 - -
75th Percentile £25.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North Lanarkshire median hourly rate £24.36 - -

PhD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Motherwell by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Product Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree