PhD Jobs in Guildford

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Surrey > Guildford

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Guildford with a requirement for PhD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 38 100
Rank change year-on-year +18 +62 -23
Permanent jobs citing PhD 29 41 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 8.19% 9.58% 1.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 18.83% 21.69% 3.00%
Number of salaries quoted 27 14 1
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,150 -
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,125 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile - £82,500 -
Surrey median annual salary £50,750 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.73% -15.38% +18.18%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Guildford

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 Guildford with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 154 189 400
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 43.50% 44.16% 43.91%
Number of salaries quoted 143 89 188
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £32,350
25th Percentile £38,625 £30,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -16.67% +33.33%
75th Percentile £56,750 £58,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £80,500 £80,000
Surrey median annual salary £50,000 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.28% +3.64% +10.00%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Guildford

PhD
Salary Trend in Guildford

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

Salary trend for PhD in Guildford

PhD
Salary Histogram in Guildford

Salary distribution for jobs citing PhD in Guildford over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for PhD in Guildford

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Guildford 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.45%) Software-Defined Radio
1 1 (3.45%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) CMake
1 3 (10.34%) Git
1 3 (10.34%) Jenkins
1 3 (10.34%) JIRA
1 3 (10.34%) Team Foundation Server
1 3 (10.34%) TestRail
2 2 (6.90%) GDB
General
1 19 (65.52%) Electronics
2 17 (58.62%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (10.34%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (10.34%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (62.07%) Software Engineer
2 12 (41.38%) Graduate
3 8 (27.59%) Graduate Software Engineer
4 5 (17.24%) Hardware Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Graduate Hardware Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Training Manager
7 2 (6.90%) Developer
8 1 (3.45%) C Software Engineer
8 1 (3.45%) C/C++ Software Engineer
8 1 (3.45%) C++ Software Engineer
8 1 (3.45%) FPGA Developer
8 1 (3.45%) Graduate Developer
8 1 (3.45%) Graduate Software Developer
8 1 (3.45%) Image Processing Developer
8 1 (3.45%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (17.24%) HTML
1 5 (17.24%) HTML5
2 3 (10.34%) OpenCL
2 3 (10.34%) OpenGL
2 3 (10.34%) QML
2 3 (10.34%) Qt
2 3 (10.34%) VTK
2 3 (10.34%) Vulkan
2 3 (10.34%) WinForms
2 3 (10.34%) WPF
3 2 (6.90%) React
3 2 (6.90%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 20 (68.97%) FPGA
2 18 (62.07%) VHDL
3 17 (58.62%) Algorithms
4 16 (55.17%) Analogue Electronics
5 14 (48.28%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (48.28%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (10.34%) CUDA
6 3 (10.34%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.34%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (86.21%) Mathematics
1 25 (86.21%) Physics
2 20 (68.97%) Signal Processing
2 20 (68.97%) Software Engineering
3 18 (62.07%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (55.17%) Schematic Capture
5 6 (20.69%) Artificial Intelligence
6 4 (13.79%) Computer Science
7 3 (10.34%) Image Processing
7 3 (10.34%) Machine Learning
8 2 (6.90%) Agile
8 2 (6.90%) Chemistry
8 2 (6.90%) Coaching
8 2 (6.90%) Digital Signal Processing
8 2 (6.90%) Kalman Filter
8 2 (6.90%) Mentoring
8 2 (6.90%) TDD
9 1 (3.45%) Embedded Software Development
9 1 (3.45%) FPGA Design
Programming Languages
1 23 (79.31%) C
2 19 (65.52%) Java
3 17 (58.62%) C++
4 4 (13.79%) Python
5 3 (10.34%) Bash
5 3 (10.34%) C#
5 3 (10.34%) C-shell
5 3 (10.34%) Fortran
5 3 (10.34%) PowerShell
6 1 (3.45%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 29 (100.00%) Degree
2 20 (68.97%) Security Cleared
3 17 (58.62%) SC Cleared
4 14 (48.28%) DV Cleared
5 4 (13.79%) Master's Degree
6 1 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree