PhD Job Trends in Hampshire

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hampshire with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 100 162 118
Rank change year-on-year +62 -44 +60
Permanent jobs citing PhD 23 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.92% 0.037% 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.99% 0.070% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile - - £43,250
25th Percentile - - £44,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £99,800 £56,921 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +75.33% +19.83% +8.57%
75th Percentile - - £53,125
90th Percentile - - £55,750
South East median annual salary £80,000 £56,509 £60,000
% change year-on-year +41.57% -5.82% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 769 1,419 726
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 30.64% 51.85% 40.83%
Number of salaries quoted 453 857 366
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,570 £31,125
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £37,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.87% +15.00% -0.17%
75th Percentile £75,250 £77,500 £63,938
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £53,260
% change year-on-year -12.50% +12.65% +2.42%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PhD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

PhD job vacancy trend in Hampshire

PhD
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing PhD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing PhD

PhD
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Southampton +23 11 - - 15
Farnborough - 8 - -
Portsmouth - 2 £99,800 - 19
Waterlooville - 2 £99,800 -
Southsea - 1 £99,800 -
PhD
South East

PhD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 11 (47.83%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 8 (34.78%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 8 (34.78%) Internet
General
1 8 (34.78%) Banking
1 8 (34.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 8 (34.78%) Social Skills
2 7 (30.43%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 11 (47.83%) Trainer
2 6 (26.09%) Lecturer
3 2 (8.70%) Research Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 8 (34.78%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (82.61%) AI
2 11 (47.83%) Conversational UI
3 9 (39.13%) Chemistry
4 8 (34.78%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (34.78%) Machine Learning
4 8 (34.78%) User Experience
4 8 (34.78%) Web Development
5 4 (17.39%) Customer Requirements
5 4 (17.39%) Physics
5 4 (17.39%) Systems Engineering
5 4 (17.39%) Systems Thinking
6 2 (8.70%) Economics
6 2 (8.70%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 23 (100.00%) Degree
1 23 (100.00%) Master's Degree
2 8 (34.78%) Postgraduate
3 4 (17.39%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (17.39%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 11 (47.83%) PayPal