PhD Jobs in Wiltshire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wiltshire with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 94 80
Rank change year-on-year +48 -14 +40
Permanent jobs citing PhD 6 1 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wiltshire 1.55% 0.067% 0.92%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.28% 0.18% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £45,750
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +31.15% +1.67%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £48,375
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £50,000 £77,500 £54,125
% change year-on-year -35.48% +43.19% -5.04%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wiltshire

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 Wiltshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 183 568 428
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wiltshire 47.41% 37.87% 49.20%
Number of salaries quoted 119 379 191
10th Percentile £32,000 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £44,795 £41,250 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.12% -3.85% +5.69%
75th Percentile £68,525 £62,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £68,568 £80,000 £75,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Wiltshire

PhD
Salary Trend in Wiltshire

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

Salary trend for PhD in Wiltshire

PhD
Job Locations in Wiltshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 13 June 2025. 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
Swindon - 6 £55,000 - 6
PhD
South West

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (33.33%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Chatbot
General
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Banking
1 2 (33.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Trainer
2 2 (33.33%) Data Scientist
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 6 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 6 (100.00%) Statistics
2 4 (66.67%) Artificial Intelligence
2 4 (66.67%) Conversational UI
3 2 (33.33%) Data Science
3 2 (33.33%) Decision Science
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
1 6 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) PayPal