PhD Jobs in Birmingham

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 143 -
Rank change year-on-year +63 - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 26 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 1.92% 0.068% -
As % of the Qualifications category 4.38% 0.29% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,500 £75,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £80,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -61.25% - -
75th Percentile £34,500 £85,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £31,000 £55,000 -
% change year-on-year -43.64% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Birmingham

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 Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 593 682 600
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 43.83% 23.12% 32.73%
Number of salaries quoted 197 525 384
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,816 £28,348
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.45% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £78,375
West Midlands median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% +11.70%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Birmingham

PhD
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for PhD in Birmingham

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 23 (88.46%) Chatbot
General
1 18 (69.23%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (7.69%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.85%) Legal
3 1 (3.85%) Retail
Job Titles
1 23 (88.46%) Trainer
2 2 (7.69%) Developer
2 2 (7.69%) Support Specialist
2 2 (7.69%) Technical Specialist
2 2 (7.69%) Technical Support
2 2 (7.69%) Technical Support Specialist
3 1 (3.85%) Electrical Engineer
3 1 (3.85%) Research Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (3.85%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.69%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (88.46%) Artificial Intelligence
1 23 (88.46%) Conversational UI
2 18 (69.23%) Chemistry
3 5 (19.23%) Mathematics
4 4 (15.38%) Physics
5 3 (11.54%) Computer Science
5 3 (11.54%) Statistics
6 2 (7.69%) Content Development
6 2 (7.69%) Decision-Making
6 2 (7.69%) Microscopy
6 2 (7.69%) Use Case
7 1 (3.85%) Business Development
7 1 (3.85%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
7 1 (3.85%) Decarbonisation
7 1 (3.85%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (11.54%) Python
2 2 (7.69%) C++
Qualifications
1 26 (100.00%) Degree
1 26 (100.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (3.85%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.85%) GDPR
Vendors
1 23 (88.46%) PayPal