PhD Job Trends in Warrington

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil, EngD, Doctorate)
Cheshire > Warrington

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Warrington with a requirement for PhD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 23 -
Rank change year-on-year +17 - -
Permanent jobs citing PhD 97 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Warrington 20.55% 0.81% -
As % of the Qualifications category 91.51% 1.33% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £93,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £102,500 - -
75th Percentile £111,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £102,500 - £80,000

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Warrington

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 Warrington.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 106 75 162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Warrington 22.46% 60.48% 39.23%
Number of salaries quoted 12 29 115
10th Percentile £29,300 - £24,820
25th Percentile £32,000 £32,500 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,490 £47,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.19% +18.75% -
75th Percentile £87,813 £48,750 £64,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £81,000 £74,782
Cheshire median annual salary £54,418 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +14.56% +11.76% -8.11%

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

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

PhD job vacancy trend in Warrington

PhD
Salary Trend in Warrington

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Warrington citing PhD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Warrington citing PhD

PhD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington 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 94 (96.91%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 94 (96.91%) Internet
General
1 94 (96.91%) Banking
1 94 (96.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 94 (96.91%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 70 (72.16%) Lecturer
2 3 (3.09%) Machine Learning Engineer
2 3 (3.09%) Machine Learning Scientist
2 3 (3.09%) Research Engineer
2 3 (3.09%) Research Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.09%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 94 (96.91%) IoT
2 3 (3.09%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 94 (96.91%) AI
2 94 (96.91%) Cybersecurity
2 94 (96.91%) User Experience
2 94 (96.91%) Web Development
3 3 (3.09%) Applied Mathematics
3 3 (3.09%) Benchmarking
3 3 (3.09%) Computer Science
3 3 (3.09%) Mathematics
3 3 (3.09%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 97 (100.00%) Degree
1 97 (100.00%) Master's Degree
2 94 (96.91%) Postgraduate