PhD Jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

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

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 82 -
Rank change year-on-year +54 - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 19 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 5.99% 0.47% -
As % of the Qualifications category 15.20% 2.62% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £55,000 -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary - £55,000 -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 125 191 237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 39.43% 17.82% 30.82%
Number of salaries quoted 71 161 121
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £34,500
25th Percentile £43,625 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £42,500 £47,672
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% -10.85% -3.57%
75th Percentile £70,000 £53,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £69,914 £70,600
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £55,000 £42,500 £48,625
% change year-on-year +29.41% -12.60% +2.37%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Newcastle upon Tyne

PhD
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PhD in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary trend for PhD in Newcastle upon Tyne

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Applications
1 18 (94.74%) Chatbot
General
1 9 (47.37%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (10.53%) Agriculture
3 1 (5.26%) Advertising
3 1 (5.26%) Finance
3 1 (5.26%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (94.74%) Trainer
2 2 (10.53%) Research Scientist
2 2 (10.53%) Statistician
3 1 (5.26%) Analyst
3 1 (5.26%) Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) Derivative
1 1 (5.26%) Equities
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (94.74%) Artificial Intelligence
1 18 (94.74%) Conversational UI
2 11 (57.89%) Chemistry
3 8 (42.11%) Mathematics
4 6 (31.58%) Physics
5 3 (15.79%) Computer Science
5 3 (15.79%) Statistics
6 2 (10.53%) Economics
7 1 (5.26%) Analytics
7 1 (5.26%) Data Analysis
7 1 (5.26%) Data Science
7 1 (5.26%) Fund Management
7 1 (5.26%) Machine Learning
7 1 (5.26%) OO
7 1 (5.26%) OOP
7 1 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.26%) C#
1 1 (5.26%) C++
1 1 (5.26%) Java
1 1 (5.26%) Python
Qualifications
1 19 (100.00%) Degree
1 19 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 18 (94.74%) PayPal
2 1 (5.26%) Capita