Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | 177 | 96 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +128 | -81 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing PhD | 23 | 53 | 32 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow | 4.07% | 1.32% | 2.11% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 12.50% | 8.77% | 6.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £70,000 | £42,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +66.67% | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,363 | £70,000 | £100,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.91% | -30.00% | +61.94% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow
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 Glasgow.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 184 | 604 | 501 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow | 32.57% | 15.07% | 32.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75 | 198 | 95 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £29,800 | £33,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,125 | £39,656 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,033 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.07% | -9.09% | +14.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,133 | £65,000 | £68,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,750 | £82,500 | £73,820 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £53,750 | £48,500 | £51,720 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.82% | -6.22% | +12.43% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
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Salary Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PhD in Glasgow.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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: