PhD Jobs in the West Midlands

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for PhD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 246 265 265
Rank change year-on-year +19 0 -35
Permanent jobs citing PhD 12 4 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.16% 0.063% 0.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.61% 0.15% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 12 0 8
10th Percentile £43,000 - £36,662
25th Percentile £51,250 - £37,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £43,250
75th Percentile £85,000 - £52,500
90th Percentile £96,250 - £57,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +7.14% +7.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

PhD is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,962 2,642 2,239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.59% 41.31% 30.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,288 966 1,195
10th Percentile £25,675 £28,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +11.70% -1.05%
75th Percentile £62,813 £66,242 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

PhD
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing PhD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for PhD in the West Midlands

PhD
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PhD in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for PhD in the West Midlands

PhD
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing PhD in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for PhD in the West Midlands

PhD
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. 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
Worcestershire - 5 £55,000 - 1
Birmingham - 2 £80,000 - 10
Herefordshire - 2 £85,000 -
Warwickshire +43 1 £45,000 - 3
Staffordshire -23 1 £50,000 - 3
Solihull - 1 £45,000 - 2
PhD
England

PhD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

General
1 2 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
1 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Law
2 1 (8.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) Senior
2 5 (41.67%) Developer
2 5 (41.67%) Senior Developer
2 5 (41.67%) Senior Software Developer
2 5 (41.67%) Software Developer
3 4 (33.33%) Data Scientist
4 2 (16.67%) Senior Data Scientist
4 2 (16.67%) Software Engineer
5 1 (8.33%) Business Manager
5 1 (8.33%) Data Model Manager
5 1 (8.33%) Data Science Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (41.67%) PyTorch
1 5 (41.67%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 7 (58.33%) Algorithms
2 5 (41.67%) CUDA
2 5 (41.67%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (41.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (58.33%) Artificial Intelligence
2 7 (58.33%) Computer Science
3 5 (41.67%) Data Science
3 5 (41.67%) Deep Learning
3 5 (41.67%) Edge Computing
3 5 (41.67%) Neural Network
3 5 (41.67%) Parallel Processing
4 3 (25.00%) Machine Learning
5 2 (16.67%) Agile
5 2 (16.67%) CAD
5 2 (16.67%) Containerisation
5 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
5 2 (16.67%) Human Resource Management
5 2 (16.67%) Mathematics
5 2 (16.67%) Mentoring
5 2 (16.67%) Scrum
5 2 (16.67%) Software Engineering
5 2 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (8.33%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 10 (83.33%) Python
2 3 (25.00%) R
3 2 (16.67%) C#
3 2 (16.67%) Java
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) Degree
2 10 (83.33%) Master's Degree
3 7 (58.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (16.67%) SC Cleared
4 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (41.67%) NVIDIA