PhD Contracts in the North of England

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for PhD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 187 - 242
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing PhD 2 0 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.042% - 0.042%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.16% - 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £451
25th Percentile - - £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £488
75th Percentile - - £534
90th Percentile - - £544
England median daily rate £600 £813 £625
% change year-on-year -26.15% +30.00% +8.70%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,254 1,492 1,433
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 26.20% 25.55% 19.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 691 1,053 968
10th Percentile £285 £320 £200
25th Percentile £413 £431 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £485
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% +8.25% +7.78%
75th Percentile £625 £623 £588
90th Percentile £720 £700 £675
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 167 71 85
10th Percentile £10.95 £20.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £13.03 £24.50 £16.63
Median hourly rate £16.06 £37.50 £34.38
Median % change year-on-year -57.17% +9.09% +29.72%
75th Percentile £40.65 £49.52 £50.78
90th Percentile £61.00 £65.75 £64.09
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -2.60%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for PhD in the North of England

PhD
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PhD in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for PhD in the North of England

PhD
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the North of England region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
North West - 2 £550 - 27
PhD
England

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) SAP MDG
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Metadata
General
1 2 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 2 (100.00%) Publishing
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Data Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Governance Manager
1 2 (100.00%) SAP Data Manager
1 2 (100.00%) SAP Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Life Science
1 1 (50.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Economics
1 2 (100.00%) Informatics
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Conceptual Models
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Ontologies
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP