PhD Jobs in Glasgow

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Scotland > Glasgow

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

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 178 91 -
Rank change year-on-year -87 - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 53 34 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 1.33% 2.17% -
As % of the Qualifications category 8.58% 6.92% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £75,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £85,000 £100,000 £61,750
% change year-on-year -15.00% +61.94% +33.43%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow

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 Glasgow with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 618 491 451
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 15.52% 31.31% 27.86%
Number of salaries quoted 201 100 208
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,425 £47,700
Median % change year-on-year -9.79% +16.19% +9.38%
75th Percentile £62,500 £69,649 £55,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £66,250
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £45,607
% change year-on-year -5.66% +16.21% +1.35%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Glasgow

PhD
Salary Trend in Glasgow

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

Salary trend for PhD in Glasgow

PhD
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:

Cloud Services
1 32 (60.38%) Figma
1 32 (60.38%) SurveyMonkey
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.89%) MySQL
1 1 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (5.66%) GitLab
1 3 (5.66%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.89%) Artifactory
General
1 49 (92.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 45 (84.91%) Finance
2 45 (84.91%) Law
2 45 (84.91%) Marketing
3 32 (60.38%) Social Science
4 15 (28.30%) Social Skills
5 5 (9.43%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.77%) Banking
6 2 (3.77%) Financial Institution
6 2 (3.77%) Investment Banking
7 1 (1.89%) Electronics
7 1 (1.89%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (60.38%) Lead
2 13 (24.53%) User Experience Researcher
3 4 (7.55%) Architect
3 4 (7.55%) Technical Architect
4 3 (5.66%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
5 2 (3.77%) Senior
5 2 (3.77%) Senior User Experience Researcher
5 2 (3.77%) Senior User Researcher
5 2 (3.77%) User Researcher
6 1 (1.89%) Chief Technologist
6 1 (1.89%) Computer Engineer
6 1 (1.89%) Computer Vision Engineer
6 1 (1.89%) Software Engineer
6 1 (1.89%) Technologist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.66%) OpenCV
1 3 (5.66%) OpenVINO
1 3 (5.66%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 27 (50.94%) Market Risk
2 11 (20.75%) Product Ownership
3 3 (5.66%) Algorithms
4 2 (3.77%) Video\Live Streaming
5 1 (1.89%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.77%) Linux
1 2 (3.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (84.91%) Anthropology
1 45 (84.91%) Cognitive Science
1 45 (84.91%) Fintech
1 45 (84.91%) Psychology
1 45 (84.91%) User Experience
1 45 (84.91%) User Research
1 45 (84.91%) UX Research
2 43 (81.13%) Actionable Insight
2 43 (81.13%) Interaction Design
2 43 (81.13%) Qualitative Research
2 43 (81.13%) Service Design
3 34 (64.15%) Product Management
4 33 (62.26%) Roadmaps
5 32 (60.38%) Business Strategy
5 32 (60.38%) Information Architecture
5 32 (60.38%) Objectives and Key Results
5 32 (60.38%) Project Planning
6 16 (30.19%) Data Sharing
7 15 (28.30%) Project Management
8 12 (22.64%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 34 (64.15%) R
2 3 (5.66%) Python
2 3 (5.66%) SQL
3 2 (3.77%) C++
4 1 (1.89%) Bash
Qualifications
1 53 (100.00%) Degree
2 49 (92.45%) Master's Degree
3 4 (7.55%) Security Cleared
4 3 (5.66%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.89%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.77%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.89%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (3.77%) Docker
Vendors
1 32 (60.38%) Qualtrics
2 4 (7.55%) ANSYS
3 1 (1.89%) Thales