PhD Job Trends in Shrewsbury

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Shropshire > Shrewsbury

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Shrewsbury with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Shrewsbury 1.39% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 16.67% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Shropshire median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Shrewsbury

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 Shrewsbury.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6 2 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shrewsbury 8.33% 18.18% 32.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 11
10th Percentile - £53,875 -
25th Percentile £42,000 £55,938 £23,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,356 £61,250 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.15% -18.33% +188.46%
75th Percentile - £65,938 £77,500
90th Percentile - £67,625 -
Shropshire median annual salary £51,356 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.18% +5.00% -16.67%

PhD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shrewsbury 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Jupyter
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) LaTeX
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) AI Agents
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree