PhD Jobs in Guildford

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Guildford 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 11 26 34
Rank change year-on-year +15 +8 +63
Permanent jobs citing PhD 9 25 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 8.74% 6.65% 10.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.67% 15.92% 24.82%
Number of salaries quoted 9 23 16
10th Percentile £62,500 £32,500 £37,750
25th Percentile £65,000 £37,500 £45,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £60,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £85,500 £65,000 £82,500
Surrey median annual salary £70,000 £50,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +40.00% -23.08% +4.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Guildford

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 Guildford.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 54 157 137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 52.43% 41.76% 40.77%
Number of salaries quoted 46 135 65
10th Percentile £31,500 £31,250 £31,050
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £55,000 £69,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £81,500
Surrey median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +4.55%

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 30 May 2025.

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:

Applications
1 2 (22.22%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Subversion
2 1 (11.11%) Git
2 1 (11.11%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (44.44%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Lead
2 4 (44.44%) Developer
2 4 (44.44%) Lead Developer
3 3 (33.33%) Lead Software Developer
3 3 (33.33%) Software Developer
3 3 (33.33%) Software Engineer
4 2 (22.22%) C Developer
4 2 (22.22%) C# Software Engineer
4 2 (22.22%) C/C++ Developer
4 2 (22.22%) C++ Developer
4 2 (22.22%) C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (22.22%) Hardware Engineer
4 2 (22.22%) Qt Software Engineer
5 1 (11.11%) C/C++ Software Developer
5 1 (11.11%) C++ GUI Developer
5 1 (11.11%) C++ Software Developer
5 1 (11.11%) Lead Python Developer
5 1 (11.11%) Linux Developer
5 1 (11.11%) MATLAB Developer
5 1 (11.11%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) HTML
2 2 (22.22%) Qt
2 2 (22.22%) WinForms
2 2 (22.22%) WPF
3 1 (11.11%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Algorithms
2 5 (55.56%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (33.33%) Device Driver
3 3 (33.33%) FPGA
3 3 (33.33%) VHDL
4 2 (22.22%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 6 (66.67%) Linux
2 2 (22.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Mathematics
2 7 (77.78%) Physics
3 6 (66.67%) Mentoring
4 3 (33.33%) Agile
4 3 (33.33%) Device Driver Development
4 3 (33.33%) Kalman Filter
4 3 (33.33%) Software Engineering
5 2 (22.22%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (22.22%) Continuous Integration
5 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (22.22%) Digital Signal Processing
5 2 (22.22%) Full-Stack Development
5 2 (22.22%) Image Processing
5 2 (22.22%) Machine Learning
5 2 (22.22%) Multithreading
5 2 (22.22%) MVVM
5 2 (22.22%) Schematic Capture
5 2 (22.22%) Signal Processing
6 1 (11.11%) Embedded Software Development
6 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 9 (100.00%) C++
2 6 (66.67%) C
3 3 (33.33%) C#
3 3 (33.33%) JavaScript
4 2 (22.22%) Embedded C
4 2 (22.22%) Embedded C++
4 2 (22.22%) TypeScript
5 1 (11.11%) Fortran
5 1 (11.11%) Java
5 1 (11.11%) MATLAB
5 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) Degree
2 6 (66.67%) Security Cleared
3 5 (55.56%) Master's Degree
4 4 (44.44%) DV Cleared
5 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 3 (33.33%) Firmware