PhD Jobs in Berkshire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 131 163
Rank change year-on-year +35 +32 +15
Permanent jobs citing PhD 31 30 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 1.90% 0.97% 0.68%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.65% 2.17% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 14 28 5
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,750 -
25th Percentile £42,712 £39,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £58,000 £39,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% +46.84% -43.57%
75th Percentile £64,428 £70,000 £42,750
90th Percentile £80,993 £72,500 -
South East median annual salary £67,905 £58,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +17.08% -3.33% +33.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

PhD falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 849 1,384 1,430
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 52.09% 44.89% 46.19%
Number of salaries quoted 240 951 575
10th Percentile £31,700 £30,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,676 £36,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,119 £55,000 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year +2.03% +7.11% -4.02%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £73,963
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,250 £95,000
South East median annual salary £58,000 £52,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +11.54% +1.96% -2.86%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Berkshire

PhD
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PhD in Berkshire.

Salary trend for PhD in Berkshire

PhD
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing PhD in Berkshire over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Salary histogram for PhD in Berkshire

PhD
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 21 May 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading +56 19 £65,810 +37.10% 13
Slough - 2 £80,000 - 2
Bracknell +17 1 - -
PhD
South East

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Applications
1 17 (54.84%) Chatbot
2 1 (3.23%) Pipeline Pilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.45%) Metadata
1 2 (6.45%) RDBMS
1 2 (6.45%) Relational Database
2 1 (3.23%) KNIME
2 1 (3.23%) Pinecone
2 1 (3.23%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 1 (3.23%) MLflow
General
1 12 (38.71%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (6.45%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (6.45%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.23%) Finance
3 1 (3.23%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 17 (54.84%) Trainer
2 8 (25.81%) Software Engineer
3 6 (19.35%) Senior
4 4 (12.90%) Senior Software Engineer
5 3 (9.68%) Data Scientist
5 3 (9.68%) Developer
6 2 (6.45%) Scientific Software Developer
6 2 (6.45%) Senior Developer
6 2 (6.45%) Senior Software Developer
6 2 (6.45%) Software Developer
7 1 (3.23%) Audio Engineer
7 1 (3.23%) Data Engineer
7 1 (3.23%) Lead
7 1 (3.23%) Machine Learning Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.23%) PyTorch
1 1 (3.23%) scikit-learn
1 1 (3.23%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 9 (29.03%) Algorithms
2 3 (9.68%) Acoustics
3 2 (6.45%) Data Centre
3 2 (6.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (32.26%) Linux
1 10 (32.26%) Unix
2 2 (6.45%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (61.29%) Artificial Intelligence
2 17 (54.84%) Conversational UI
3 13 (41.94%) Chemistry
3 13 (41.94%) Computer Science
3 13 (41.94%) Mathematics
4 12 (38.71%) Physics
5 10 (32.26%) Software Engineering
5 10 (32.26%) Software Testing
6 9 (29.03%) Open Source
6 9 (29.03%) SDLC
7 8 (25.81%) Parallel Programming
7 8 (25.81%) Performance Analysis
8 3 (9.68%) Data Science
8 3 (9.68%) Machine Learning
9 2 (6.45%) Collaborative Working
9 2 (6.45%) Problem-Solving
9 2 (6.45%) Project Delivery
9 2 (6.45%) Project Management
9 2 (6.45%) Statistics
9 2 (6.45%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 14 (45.16%) Python
2 12 (38.71%) C++
3 11 (35.48%) Fortran
4 10 (32.26%) Bash
4 10 (32.26%) C
5 2 (6.45%) R
5 2 (6.45%) SQL
6 1 (3.23%) Java
6 1 (3.23%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 31 (100.00%) Degree
2 30 (96.77%) Master's Degree
3 8 (25.81%) DV Cleared
3 8 (25.81%) SC Cleared
3 8 (25.81%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.23%) DBS Check
4 1 (3.23%) Postgraduate
System Software
1 1 (3.23%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (3.23%) Kubeflow
1 1 (3.23%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 17 (54.84%) PayPal