PhD Job Trends in Halifax

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
West Yorkshire > Halifax

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Halifax with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Halifax 2.38% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 18.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £45,750 - -
25th Percentile £46,875 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £56,875 - -
90th Percentile £57,250 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Halifax

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 Halifax.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11 14 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Halifax 13.10% 70.00% 26.92%
Number of salaries quoted 11 14 3
10th Percentile - £25,000 £38,850
25th Percentile £52,500 £25,078 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £25,625 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +153.66% -39.71% -34.97%
75th Percentile £83,750 £25,938 £47,375
90th Percentile £90,000 £28,081 £49,550
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £42,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +30.95% -16.00% -9.09%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Halifax

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PhD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Halifax.

PhD job vacancy trend in Halifax

PhD
Salary Trend in Halifax

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Halifax citing PhD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Halifax citing PhD

PhD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Halifax by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) 5G
1 2 (100.00%) HTTP
General
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (50.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Research
2 1 (50.00%) Experimental Design
2 1 (50.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
2 1 (50.00%) Two-Factor Authentication
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Bash
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared