PhD Job Trends in Hillingdon

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
West London > Hillingdon

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hillingdon with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 37 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Hillingdon 25.00% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 44.05% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
West London median annual salary £35,069 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hillingdon

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 Hillingdon.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 84 28 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hillingdon 56.76% 66.67% 33.33%
Number of salaries quoted 44 17 10
10th Percentile £29,073 - £23,459
25th Percentile £38,125 £20,898 £23,876
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £46,000 £25,126
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% +83.08% -51.68%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £27,563
90th Percentile £68,750 £59,750 £50,800
West London median annual salary £47,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.55% +10.00% -

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Hillingdon

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

PhD job vacancy trend in Hillingdon

PhD
Salary Trend in Hillingdon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hillingdon citing PhD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hillingdon citing PhD

PhD
Job Locations in Hillingdon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the Hillingdon region over the 6 months to 20 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
Uxbridge - 15 £30,000 - 1
West Drayton - 8 - -
Ruislip - 8 - -
PhD
West London

PhD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hillingdon 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:

Cloud Services
1 34 (91.89%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (2.70%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 34 (91.89%) Internet
General
1 35 (94.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 34 (91.89%) Banking
2 34 (91.89%) Social Skills
3 1 (2.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 30 (81.08%) Lecturer
2 2 (5.41%) Lead
3 1 (2.70%) Data Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 34 (91.89%) IoT
2 2 (5.41%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.70%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (94.59%) AI
1 35 (94.59%) Machine Learning
2 34 (91.89%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (91.89%) User Experience
2 34 (91.89%) Web Development
3 1 (2.70%) Agile
3 1 (2.70%) Analytics
3 1 (2.70%) Computer Science
3 1 (2.70%) Data Science
3 1 (2.70%) Demand Forecasting
3 1 (2.70%) Logistics
3 1 (2.70%) Mentoring
3 1 (2.70%) Project Delivery
3 1 (2.70%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.70%) Python
1 1 (2.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 35 (94.59%) Degree
1 35 (94.59%) Master's Degree
2 34 (91.89%) Postgraduate
3 1 (2.70%) Numerate Degree
Vendors
1 1 (2.70%) Databricks