PhD Jobs in Staffordshire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire 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 46 87 66
Rank change year-on-year +41 -21 -2
Permanent jobs citing PhD 20 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 3.22% 0.091% 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.59% 0.31% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 -
West Midlands median annual salary £31,000 £55,000 -
% change year-on-year -43.64% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 358 318 191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 57.56% 28.96% 35.77%
Number of salaries quoted 157 168 115
10th Percentile £26,375 £21,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £25,225 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,925 £43,098 £42,250
Median % change year-on-year -14.32% +2.01% -11.05%
75th Percentile £37,500 £57,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £53,688 £64,110 £63,900
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 Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Staffordshire

PhD
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

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

Salary trend for PhD in Staffordshire

PhD
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Stoke-on-Trent - 18 - -
Lichfield - 2 - -
PhD
West Midlands

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 20 (100.00%) Chatbot
General
1 3 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (10.00%) Agriculture
3 1 (5.00%) Aerospace
3 1 (5.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 20 (100.00%) Trainer
2 4 (20.00%) Research Scientist
3 2 (10.00%) Mathematician
3 2 (10.00%) Statistician
4 1 (5.00%) Developer
4 1 (5.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 20 (100.00%) Conversational UI
2 14 (70.00%) Mathematics
3 13 (65.00%) Physics
4 5 (25.00%) Chemistry
5 4 (20.00%) Computer Science
5 4 (20.00%) Statistics
6 2 (10.00%) Economics
7 1 (5.00%) Content Development
7 1 (5.00%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 20 (100.00%) Degree
1 20 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 20 (100.00%) PayPal