PhD Jobs in Cambridge

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for PhD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 36 19 37
Rank change year-on-year -17 +18 +1
Permanent jobs citing PhD 50 117 119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 5.07% 11.64% 7.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 15.06% 27.15% 17.84%
Number of salaries quoted 20 15 29
10th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £67,500 £60,625 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +36.36% +37.50%
75th Percentile £85,000 £97,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £97,000 £102,500 £109,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +36.36% +37.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cambridge

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 permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 332 431 667
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 33.67% 42.89% 40.97%
Number of salaries quoted 229 99 161
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,986 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,625 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +29.03% -4.62%
75th Percentile £66,250 £69,675 £61,265
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,500 £75,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +17.02% -10.48%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Cambridge

PhD
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for PhD in Cambridge

PhD
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing PhD in Cambridge over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for PhD in Cambridge

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (8.00%) SaaS
2 3 (6.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (6.00%) Git
General
1 8 (16.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (10.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 4 (8.00%) Automotive
4 2 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.00%) Electronics
4 2 (4.00%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 14 (28.00%) Data Scientist
1 14 (28.00%) Senior Data Scientist
2 13 (26.00%) Graduate
3 9 (18.00%) Lead
3 9 (18.00%) Lead Data Scientist
3 9 (18.00%) Principal Data Scientist
3 9 (18.00%) Senior
3 9 (18.00%) Team Leader
4 5 (10.00%) Analyst
4 5 (10.00%) Architect
4 5 (10.00%) Machine Learning Researcher
4 5 (10.00%) Support Analyst
5 3 (6.00%) Hardware Engineer
5 3 (6.00%) Software Engineer
6 2 (4.00%) Developer
6 2 (4.00%) Machine Learning Scientist
6 2 (4.00%) Senior Developer
6 2 (4.00%) Senior Software Developer
6 2 (4.00%) Senior Software Engineer
6 2 (4.00%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (12.00%) NumPy
2 5 (10.00%) PyTorch
2 5 (10.00%) TensorFlow
3 2 (4.00%) OpenCL
3 2 (4.00%) OpenGL ES
3 2 (4.00%) Pandas
3 2 (4.00%) PyQt
3 2 (4.00%) scikit-learn
3 2 (4.00%) SciPy
3 2 (4.00%) Vulkan
4 1 (2.00%) Keras
Miscellaneous
1 16 (32.00%) Algorithms
2 9 (18.00%) Life Science
3 4 (8.00%) Client/Server
4 3 (6.00%) 3D Printing
5 2 (4.00%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (4.00%) Product Ownership
5 2 (4.00%) Ray Tracing
5 2 (4.00%) Robotics
5 2 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (2.00%) Semantic Web
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.00%) Linux
2 2 (4.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (34.00%) Data Science
2 15 (30.00%) Machine Learning
3 12 (24.00%) Biotechnology
4 11 (22.00%) Line Management
5 10 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
5 10 (20.00%) Decision-Making
5 10 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (18.00%) Bioinformatics
7 6 (12.00%) Data Analysis
8 5 (10.00%) Computer Science
8 5 (10.00%) Technical Leadership
8 5 (10.00%) Time Management
9 4 (8.00%) Analytics
9 4 (8.00%) Bayesian Methods
9 4 (8.00%) Neural Network
9 4 (8.00%) Open Source
9 4 (8.00%) Probabilistic Modelling
9 4 (8.00%) Prototyping
9 4 (8.00%) Reinforcement Learning
9 4 (8.00%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 16 (32.00%) Python
2 5 (10.00%) JavaScript
2 5 (10.00%) R
3 3 (6.00%) Java
4 1 (2.00%) C#
4 1 (2.00%) SHACL
4 1 (2.00%) SPARQL
4 1 (2.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (88.00%) Degree
2 13 (26.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (2.00%) Interwoven