PhD Jobs in the North of England

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for PhD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 362 386 372
Rank change year-on-year +24 -14 -97
Permanent jobs citing PhD 32 49 81
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.18% 0.28% 0.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.82% 0.95% 1.58%
Number of salaries quoted 25 1 46
10th Percentile £33,750 - £40,749
25th Percentile £47,250 £86,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £87,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £88,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £115,000 - -
England median annual salary £62,500 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +7.14% +7.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,905 5,162 5,117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 22.33% 29.93% 28.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,680 1,734 2,455
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,825 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £36,575
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £53,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.49% +11.58% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £54,998 £59,526 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.61% +8.23% -

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for PhD in the North of England

PhD
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PhD in the North of England.

Salary trend for PhD in the North of England

PhD
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing PhD in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for PhD in the North of England

PhD
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the North of England region over the 6 months to 8 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +23 21 £80,000 -8.57% 31
Yorkshire +41 6 £37,500 - 6
North East - 5 £55,000 - 2
PhD
England

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 1 (3.13%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 6 (18.75%) AWS
2 2 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.13%) Azure
3 1 (3.13%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.13%) Software-Defined Radio
1 1 (3.13%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 4 (12.50%) IntelliJ
1 4 (12.50%) JUnit
1 4 (12.50%) Mockito
General
1 6 (18.75%) Social Skills
2 5 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (9.38%) Aerospace
3 3 (9.38%) Finance
3 3 (9.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (9.38%) Legal
4 2 (6.25%) Electronics
4 2 (6.25%) Environmental Health
4 2 (6.25%) Local Government
4 2 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (3.13%) Banking
5 1 (3.13%) Law
5 1 (3.13%) Marketing
5 1 (3.13%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 10 (31.25%) Software Engineer
2 8 (25.00%) Developer
3 5 (15.63%) Senior
4 4 (12.50%) Java Engineer
4 4 (12.50%) Java Software Engineer
5 3 (9.38%) .NET Developer
5 3 (9.38%) Architect
5 3 (9.38%) Data Scientist
5 3 (9.38%) Graduate
5 3 (9.38%) Java Developer
5 3 (9.38%) Technical Architect
6 2 (6.25%) C Software Engineer
6 2 (6.25%) C/C++ Software Engineer
6 2 (6.25%) C++ Software Engineer
6 2 (6.25%) Help Desk Manager
6 2 (6.25%) Senior Data Scientist
6 2 (6.25%) Trainee
7 1 (3.13%) Computer Engineer
7 1 (3.13%) FPGA Developer
7 1 (3.13%) Senior Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (18.75%) REST
2 4 (12.50%) .NET
3 2 (6.25%) React
4 1 (3.13%) Node.js
4 1 (3.13%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.50%) Algorithms
2 2 (6.25%) Client/Server
2 2 (6.25%) iPad
3 1 (3.13%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (3.13%) FPGA
3 1 (3.13%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.13%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (56.25%) Computer Science
2 16 (50.00%) Software Engineering
3 11 (34.38%) Customer Service
4 7 (21.88%) Mathematics
4 7 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (18.75%) CAD
6 4 (12.50%) Ideation Sessions
6 4 (12.50%) Security Testing
6 4 (12.50%) Software Testing
7 3 (9.38%) CAE
7 3 (9.38%) Capacity Planning
7 3 (9.38%) Coaching
7 3 (9.38%) Content Development
7 3 (9.38%) Customer Engagement
7 3 (9.38%) Customer Experience
7 3 (9.38%) Data Science
7 3 (9.38%) Digital Engineering
7 3 (9.38%) Economics
7 3 (9.38%) Electronic Design Automation
7 3 (9.38%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 11 (34.38%) Java
2 7 (21.88%) C#
2 7 (21.88%) SQL
3 6 (18.75%) JavaScript
4 5 (15.63%) C
5 4 (12.50%) C++
5 4 (12.50%) Python
6 1 (3.13%) MATLAB
6 1 (3.13%) R
Qualifications
1 29 (90.63%) Degree
2 11 (34.38%) Master's Degree
3 1 (3.13%) Postgraduate
3 1 (3.13%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.13%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.25%) GLP
1 2 (6.25%) Good Clinical Practice
System Software
1 2 (6.25%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (9.38%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (9.38%) ANSYS