PhD Contracts in Worcestershire

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire with a requirement for PhD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 24 -
Rank change year-on-year +9 - -
Contract jobs citing PhD 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire 2.63% 0.83% -
As % of the Qualifications category 8.33% 2.13% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £570 £663 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 £675 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.59% - -
75th Percentile £610 £688 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £590 £675 -
% change year-on-year -12.59% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Worcestershire

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 contract job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24 47 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire 31.58% 39.17% 22.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 35 17
10th Percentile £463 £413 £243
25th Percentile £513 £481 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £425
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +38.82% -4.23%
75th Percentile £575 £650 £564
90th Percentile £610 £675 £598
West Midlands median daily rate £450 £535 £469
% change year-on-year -15.89% +14.13% +15.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.25 - £18.13
Median hourly rate £22.50 - £18.75
75th Percentile £23.75 - £19.38
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £28.50 £19.00 £18.75
% change year-on-year +50.00% +1.33% +14.89%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Worcestershire

PhD
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PhD in Worcestershire.

Daily rate trend for PhD in Worcestershire

PhD
Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Malvern +7 2 £590 -12.59%
PhD
West Midlands

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Data Scientist
1 1 (50.00%) Research Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Physics
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Science
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared