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 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 231 269 269
Rank change year-on-year +38 0 -49
Permanent jobs citing PhD 11 4 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.15% 0.059% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.59% 0.14% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 7
10th Percentile £42,500 - £37,615
25th Percentile £52,500 - £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £45,000
75th Percentile £85,000 - £54,000
90th Percentile £97,500 - £57,000
England median annual salary £61,500 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -18.00% +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 1,860 2,780 2,170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 25.87% 41.17% 29.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,273 961 1,151
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,000 £28,375
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,000 £35,812
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,810 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.86% +5.11% -

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 24 April 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 24 April 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 -
Birmingham - 2 £80,000 - 1
Herefordshire - 2 £85,000 -
Warwickshire +49 1 £45,000 - 3
Solihull - 1 £45,000 - 1
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 (18.18%) Pharmaceutical
1 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Senior
2 5 (45.45%) Developer
2 5 (45.45%) Senior Developer
2 5 (45.45%) Senior Software Developer
2 5 (45.45%) Software Developer
3 4 (36.36%) Data Scientist
4 2 (18.18%) Senior Data Scientist
4 2 (18.18%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (45.45%) PyTorch
1 5 (45.45%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 7 (63.64%) Algorithms
2 5 (45.45%) CUDA
2 5 (45.45%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (45.45%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (63.64%) Artificial Intelligence
2 7 (63.64%) Computer Science
3 5 (45.45%) Deep Learning
3 5 (45.45%) Edge Computing
3 5 (45.45%) Neural Network
3 5 (45.45%) Parallel Processing
4 4 (36.36%) Data Science
5 2 (18.18%) Agile
5 2 (18.18%) CAD
5 2 (18.18%) Containerisation
5 2 (18.18%) Data Analysis
5 2 (18.18%) Human Resource Management
5 2 (18.18%) Machine Learning
5 2 (18.18%) Mathematics
5 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
5 2 (18.18%) Scrum
5 2 (18.18%) Software Engineering
5 2 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 9 (81.82%) Python
2 2 (18.18%) C#
2 2 (18.18%) Java
2 2 (18.18%) R
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) Degree
2 9 (81.82%) Master's Degree
3 7 (63.64%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
4 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) NVIDIA