PhD Jobs in Plymouth

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Devon > Plymouth

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Plymouth with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Plymouth 1.18% - 0.80%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.70% - 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £35,017
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £36,507
75th Percentile - - £37,996
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary - £50,000 £36,507
% change year-on-year - +36.96% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Plymouth

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 Plymouth.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27 49 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Plymouth 31.76% 23.90% 38.40%
Number of salaries quoted 13 37 24
10th Percentile - £25,000 £32,380
25th Percentile £48,894 £39,134 £42,264
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £43,072 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.78% -4.28% -
75th Percentile - £59,985 £51,250
90th Percentile - £61,250 £58,375
Devon median annual salary £33,500 £40,000 £39,289
% change year-on-year -16.25% +1.81% -

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Plymouth.

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Plymouth

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth 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 1 (100.00%) Chatbot
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Biostatistician
1 1 (100.00%) Trainer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Biostatistics
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Conversational UI
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) PayPal