Easy question for everyone.... I have been offered a full time job but am still drawn towards doing a PhD. If the whole job scene is too scary, will there be plenty of PhDs available to start between October 2005 and October 2006? Or do they mostly start in October each year?

As far as I know most PhD programmes start in October, but there are some that can be started in January or even May. You should look at the websites of the programmes you are interested in. Good luck!