PhD Job Trends in Farnborough

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Hampshire > Farnborough

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Farnborough with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 8 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Farnborough 4.79% - 0.86%
As % of the Qualifications category 10.96% - 2.27%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £47,500
75th Percentile - - £48,750
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £99,800 £56,921 £51,250
% change year-on-year +75.33% +11.07% +17.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Farnborough

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 Farnborough.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 73 69 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Farnborough 43.71% 76.67% 37.93%
Number of salaries quoted 47 18 29
10th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £47,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £41,875 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -24.14% +20.83%
75th Percentile £91,625 £60,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £77,250 -
Hampshire median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.87% +15.00% -

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough

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

PhD job vacancy trend in Farnborough

PhD
Salary Trend in Farnborough

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Farnborough citing PhD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Farnborough citing PhD

PhD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 8 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 8 (100.00%) Banking
1 8 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 8 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) AI
1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 8 (100.00%) User Experience
1 8 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
1 8 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 8 (100.00%) Postgraduate