PhD Job Trends in Leatherhead

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leatherhead with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leatherhead 12.90% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 36.36% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Surrey median annual salary £90,000 £52,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year +70.62% -12.08% -20.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leatherhead

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 Leatherhead.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11 13 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leatherhead 35.48% 26.00% 62.75%
Number of salaries quoted 7 6 8
10th Percentile £37,100 - £50,125
25th Percentile - £52,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.14% +1.82% -
75th Percentile £58,750 £58,750 £59,063
90th Percentile - - £63,750
Surrey median annual salary £44,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.48% +4.55% +4.76%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Leatherhead

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

PhD job vacancy trend in Leatherhead

PhD
Salary Trend in Leatherhead

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leatherhead citing PhD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leatherhead citing PhD

PhD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leatherhead 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 4 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 4 (100.00%) Banking
1 4 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) AI
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 4 (100.00%) User Experience
1 4 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Postgraduate