PhD Jobs in Cornwall

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
South West > Cornwall

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cornwall with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cornwall 0.88% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.78% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £46,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £99,800 £77,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +28.77% +3.33% +36.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cornwall

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 Cornwall.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 72 43 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cornwall 31.58% 21.61% 56.25%
Number of salaries quoted 51 35 18
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,807 £28,475
25th Percentile £29,750 £37,037 £30,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £39,005 £37,125
Median % change year-on-year -17.96% +5.06% +54.69%
75th Percentile £33,250 £46,737 £48,250
90th Percentile £34,500 £107,800 £50,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Cornwall

PhD
Salary Trend in Cornwall

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

Salary trend for PhD in Cornwall

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cornwall 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) ArcGIS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) GIS
1 2 (100.00%) QGIS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Environmental Health
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Remote Sensing Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 2 (100.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (100.00%) Lidar
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Interpretation
1 2 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Deep Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Remote Sensing
1 2 (100.00%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree