PhD Jobs in Southampton

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 10 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 3.05% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 9.43% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £52,500 £53,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.33% -10.42% +50.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 106 187 206
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 32.32% 21.57% 27.00%
Number of salaries quoted 69 159 148
10th Percentile £36,050 £30,400 £25,645
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +17.65% -15.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £62,813
90th Percentile £71,500 £82,500 £72,650
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +7.84% +7.37% -5.00%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Southampton

PhD
Salary Trend in Southampton

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

Salary trend for PhD in Southampton

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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 8 (80.00%) Chatbot
General
1 6 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (80.00%) Trainer
2 2 (20.00%) C++ Software Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Software Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Linux
1 2 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (80.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 8 (80.00%) Conversational UI
2 6 (60.00%) Chemistry
3 4 (40.00%) Mathematics
4 3 (30.00%) Physics
5 2 (20.00%) Machine Learning
5 2 (20.00%) Software Engineering
6 1 (10.00%) Computer Science
6 1 (10.00%) Content Development
6 1 (10.00%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) C++
1 2 (20.00%) MATLAB
1 2 (20.00%) Python
1 2 (20.00%) R
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) Degree
2 8 (80.00%) Master's Degree
3 2 (20.00%) Numerate Degree
Vendors
1 8 (80.00%) PayPal