PhD Job Trends in Solihull

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Solihull with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 9 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Solihull 6.98% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 19.57% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median annual salary - £31,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -34.74% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Solihull

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 Solihull.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 46 84 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Solihull 35.66% 60.87% 39.67%
Number of salaries quoted 23 37 33
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +18.18% -3.08%
75th Percentile £91,250 £81,250 £62,331
90th Percentile £97,500 £85,500 £67,250
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £57,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.28% +14.00% +5.26%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Solihull

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

PhD job vacancy trend in Solihull

PhD
Salary Trend in Solihull

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Solihull citing PhD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Solihull citing PhD

PhD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Solihull 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:

Cloud Services
1 9 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 9 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 9 (100.00%) Banking
1 9 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 9 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) AI
1 9 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 9 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 9 (100.00%) User Experience
1 9 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) Degree
1 9 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 9 (100.00%) Postgraduate