PhD Jobs in South Wales

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for PhD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 99 106 -
Rank change year-on-year +7 - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 0.14% 0.088% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.56% 0.23% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £45,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +122.22% - -
Wales median annual salary £100,000 £50,000 -
% change year-on-year +100.00% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

PhD is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 354 437 449
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 25.05% 38.40% 31.31%
Number of salaries quoted 127 170 173
10th Percentile £29,400 £26,391 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,101 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,604 £43,658 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.75% -2.98% +4.65%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,737 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,250 £68,497 £71,250
Wales median annual salary £45,000 £43,658 £45,000
% change year-on-year +3.07% -2.98% +10.43%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in South Wales

PhD
Salary Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PhD in South Wales.

Salary trend for PhD in South Wales

PhD
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
Cardiff +5 2 £100,000 +122.22% 1
PhD
Wales

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Software Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree