PhD Jobs in Buckinghamshire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Buckinghamshire with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 112 107
Rank change year-on-year +32 -5 +45
Permanent jobs citing PhD 15 17 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 1.39% 0.84% 0.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.29% 2.19% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 -
South East median annual salary £65,810 £58,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +13.47% -3.33% +33.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 656 777 478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 60.85% 38.43% 36.71%
Number of salaries quoted 116 280 165
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £27,900
25th Percentile £39,982 £37,500 £34,324
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,309 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% -6.72% +1.06%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,833 £70,000 £73,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,293 £51,350
% change year-on-year +14.74% +1.84% -0.29%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Buckinghamshire

PhD
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Salary trend for PhD in Buckinghamshire

PhD
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 31 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
Milton Keynes - 15 - - 3
PhD
South East

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 14 (93.33%) Chatbot
General
1 14 (93.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Aeronautics
2 1 (6.67%) Aerospace
2 1 (6.67%) Automotive
2 1 (6.67%) Law
Job Titles
1 14 (93.33%) Trainer
2 1 (6.67%) Performance Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (93.33%) Artificial Intelligence
1 14 (93.33%) Chemistry
1 14 (93.33%) Conversational UI
2 1 (6.67%) CAD
2 1 (6.67%) CAE
2 1 (6.67%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
2 1 (6.67%) Data Collection
2 1 (6.67%) Decision-Making
2 1 (6.67%) Fluid Mechanics
2 1 (6.67%) Performance Engineering
2 1 (6.67%) Physics
2 1 (6.67%) Test Planning
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) Degree
1 15 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 14 (93.33%) PayPal