Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge 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 |
18 |
38 |
20 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+20 |
-18 |
+23 |
| Permanent jobs citing PhD |
26 |
49 |
95 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge |
10.24% |
4.74% |
10.58% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
20.80% |
14.63% |
24.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
19 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£67,500 |
£49,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-37.50% |
- |
+45.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£87,500 |
£98,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£99,000 |
£102,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£70,000 |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-28.57% |
-12.50% |
+45.45% |
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 Cambridge.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
125 |
335 |
388 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge |
49.21% |
32.40% |
43.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
58 |
232 |
100 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£28,092 |
£31,993 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28,813 |
£36,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
-16.67% |
+29.03% |
| 75th Percentile |
£53,000 |
£66,250 |
£69,213 |
| 90th Percentile |
£74,000 |
£79,750 |
£85,925 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£49,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.04% |
-10.91% |
+15.79% |
