PhD Job Trends in the Vale of Glamorgan

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Vale of Glamorgan with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Vale of Glamorgan 30.77% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 100.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South Wales median annual salary - - £65,000
% change year-on-year - - +4.17%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Vale of Glamorgan

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 the Vale of Glamorgan.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Vale of Glamorgan 30.77% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South Wales median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £45,035
% change year-on-year +4.35% +27.68% -9.93%

PhD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Vale of Glamorgan 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 4 (100.00%) Banking
1 4 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) AI
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 4 (100.00%) User Experience
1 4 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Postgraduate