PhD Job Trends in Cumbria

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
North West > Cumbria

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cumbria with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 0.34% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.55% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,000 - -
North West median annual salary £68,000 £56,509 £51,500
% change year-on-year +20.34% +9.73% -10.43%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cumbria

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 Cumbria.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 183 195 61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 61.41% 37.14% 36.53%
Number of salaries quoted 69 65 21
10th Percentile £9,400 £34,746 -
25th Percentile £35,854 £38,734 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,564 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -13.04% +43.75%
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,000 £60,800
90th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £66,250
North West median annual salary £48,500 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -3.00% -13.04% +15.52%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PhD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

PhD job vacancy trend in Cumbria

PhD
Salary Trend in Cumbria

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing PhD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing PhD

PhD
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 4 October 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
Cockermouth - 1 £68,000 -
PhD
North West

PhD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Physicist
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) YouTube