PhD Contracts in Surrey

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Surrey with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 51 68
Rank change year-on-year - +17 +10
Contract jobs citing PhD 0 4 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Surrey - 0.68% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category - 2.17% 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £625 £750
Median % change year-on-year - -16.67% +9.89%
South East median daily rate £625 £625 £235
% change year-on-year - +165.96% -63.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 101 184 190
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 33.67% 31.19% 26.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 134 114
10th Percentile £248 £313 £305
25th Percentile £409 £456 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -8.70% +11.22%
75th Percentile £581 £638 £700
90th Percentile £664 £700 £838
South East median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 23 26
10th Percentile £25.44 - -
25th Percentile £28.00 £11.71 £42.50
Median hourly rate £30.25 £17.80 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +69.94% -60.44% -
75th Percentile £55.94 £21.75 £59.69
90th Percentile £62.50 £46.75 £63.15
South East median hourly rate £57.50 £57.35 £58.55
% change year-on-year +0.26% -2.04% +31.56%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Surrey

PhD
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

Daily rate trend for PhD in Surrey

PhD
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PhD in Surrey.

Hourly rate trend for PhD in Surrey