PhD Job Trends in Monmouthshire

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
South Wales > Monmouthshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Monmouthshire with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Monmouthshire 6.67% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 25.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South Wales median annual salary - £42,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year - -58.00% +122.22%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Monmouthshire

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 Monmouthshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Monmouthshire 26.67% 28.57% 2.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £65,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -57.69% - -
75th Percentile £28,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £53,171 £55,000 £46,604
% change year-on-year -3.33% +18.02% +6.75%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Monmouthshire

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

PhD job vacancy trend in Monmouthshire

PhD
Salary Trend in Monmouthshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Monmouthshire citing PhD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Monmouthshire citing PhD

PhD
Job Locations in Monmouthshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the Monmouthshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2026. 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
Abergavenny - 1 - -
PhD
South Wales

PhD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Monmouthshire 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Applications Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft