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 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 22 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +13 | +66 |
| Permanent jobs citing PhD | 7 | 27 | 36 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford | 6.54% | 7.54% | 9.89% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 12.07% | 17.88% | 24.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 25 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £32,500 | £36,950 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £37,500 | £45,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -9.09% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,000 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,500 | - | £82,500 |
| Surrey median annual salary | £75,000 | £50,750 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +47.78% | -15.42% | -7.69% |
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 | 58 | 151 | 149 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford | 54.21% | 42.18% | 40.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 140 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,600 | £31,250 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,750 | £39,188 | £35,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -5.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £56,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £65,000 | £82,500 |
| Surrey median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -13.04% | +4.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford
Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Guildford.
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Salary Trend in Guildford
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PhD in Guildford.
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Salary Histogram in Guildford
Salary distribution for jobs citing PhD in Guildford over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.
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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: