PhD Jobs in Stoke-on-Trent

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Stoke-on-Trent with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 17 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent 16.35% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 33.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Staffordshire median annual salary - £50,000 -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 51 94 95
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent 49.04% 25.54% 43.18%
Number of salaries quoted 27 87 58
10th Percentile - £21,500 £21,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £25,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median % change year-on-year - -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £38,500 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £55,700 £61,900 £67,500
Staffordshire median annual salary £36,925 £43,098 £42,250
% change year-on-year -14.32% +2.01% -11.05%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.

Job vacancy trend for PhD in Stoke-on-Trent

PhD
Salary Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PhD in Stoke-on-Trent.

Salary trend for PhD in Stoke-on-Trent

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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 17 (100.00%) Chatbot
General
1 2 (11.76%) Agriculture
1 2 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Aerospace
2 1 (5.88%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (100.00%) Trainer
2 4 (23.53%) Research Scientist
3 2 (11.76%) Mathematician
4 1 (5.88%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 17 (100.00%) Conversational UI
2 13 (76.47%) Physics
3 12 (70.59%) Mathematics
4 4 (23.53%) Chemistry
5 2 (11.76%) Computer Science
5 2 (11.76%) Economics
5 2 (11.76%) Statistics
6 1 (5.88%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 17 (100.00%) Degree
1 17 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 17 (100.00%) PayPal