Physics Jobs in England

Physics
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Physics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Physics over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 361 494 420
Rank change year-on-year +133 -74 +26
Permanent jobs citing Physics 652 457 1,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.69% 0.55% 0.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.83% 0.58% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 439 210 365
10th Percentile £31,000 £34,875 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £44,813 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% +4.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £73,125 £95,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,250 £137,500 £127,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £62,344 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +3.91% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Physics is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 78,129 78,899 137,960
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.94% 95.45% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 55,773 48,272 73,854
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,309 £33,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,750 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in England

Physics
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Physics in England.

Salary trend for Physics in England

Physics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in England over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Physics in England

Physics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the England region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
South East +109 267 £50,000 +5.26% 116
London +41 150 £75,000 -11.76% 126
South West +2 87 £44,000 -26.67% 38
East of England +24 62 £52,500 -30.00% 46
Midlands -20 51 £52,500 +37.25% 32
East Midlands -21 33 £31,250 -35.90% 12
North of England +13 31 £55,000 +24.03% 36
North West +6 26 £51,500 -19.22% 25
West Midlands -11 18 £62,500 +115.52% 19
Yorkshire +37 3 £70,000 +90.74% 7
North East -14 2 £55,000 +120.00% 4
Physics
UK

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (1.69%) Apache Spark
2 7 (1.07%) SAS
2 7 (1.07%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.31%) Apache
3 2 (0.31%) CMS
3 2 (0.31%) Confluence
3 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (3.37%) Simulink
2 8 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.77%) OrCAD
3 5 (0.77%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.31%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.31%) Revit
5 1 (0.15%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 4 (0.61%) Ripple
2 2 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 61 (9.36%) Azure
2 45 (6.90%) AWS
3 37 (5.67%) Power Platform
4 14 (2.15%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (1.99%) Entra ID
6 12 (1.84%) IaaS
6 12 (1.84%) PaaS
7 8 (1.23%) GCP
8 7 (1.07%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (1.07%) Power Automate
8 7 (1.07%) PowerApps
9 4 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.46%) Azure Machine Learning
11 2 (0.31%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.31%) SaaS
11 2 (0.31%) Serverless
12 1 (0.15%) Amazon Neptune
12 1 (0.15%) GitHub
12 1 (0.15%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.99%) DHCP
1 13 (1.99%) DNS
1 13 (1.99%) WAN
2 12 (1.84%) LAN
2 12 (1.84%) RS-232
2 12 (1.84%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (1.69%) Ethernet
4 10 (1.53%) Network Security
5 9 (1.38%) Internet
6 7 (1.07%) Link 16
7 6 (0.92%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.92%) Wireless
8 5 (0.77%) Firewall
8 5 (0.77%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (0.77%) VPN
9 3 (0.46%) Modbus
9 3 (0.46%) Software-Defined Radio
9 3 (0.46%) ZigBee
10 2 (0.31%) Broadband
10 2 (0.31%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (7.98%) Tableau
2 23 (3.53%) Power BI
3 19 (2.91%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.53%) Hadoop
4 10 (1.53%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.77%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.61%) Redis
8 3 (0.46%) Big Data
8 3 (0.46%) Looker
9 2 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.31%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.31%) Tick Data
10 1 (0.15%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.15%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.15%) MySQL
10 1 (0.15%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 76 (11.66%) Git
2 21 (3.22%) Visual Studio
3 20 (3.07%) GitLab
4 18 (2.76%) JIRA
5 10 (1.53%) Subversion
6 9 (1.38%) Jenkins
6 9 (1.38%) Rational DOORS
7 8 (1.23%) CMake
7 8 (1.23%) LabVIEW
7 8 (1.23%) Team Foundation Server
7 8 (1.23%) TestRail
8 5 (0.77%) Xcode
9 4 (0.61%) Rational Rhapsody
10 3 (0.46%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.46%) GDB
10 3 (0.46%) gulp
10 3 (0.46%) PostCSS
10 3 (0.46%) rollup.js
10 3 (0.46%) Vite
11 2 (0.31%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 169 (25.92%) Social Skills
2 133 (20.40%) Analytical Skills
3 72 (11.04%) Electronics
4 43 (6.60%) Aerospace
5 35 (5.37%) Finance
5 35 (5.37%) Games
6 33 (5.06%) Retail
7 31 (4.75%) Military
8 28 (4.29%) Manufacturing
9 19 (2.91%) Automotive
10 18 (2.76%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (2.61%) Marketing
12 16 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (1.69%) Banking
14 8 (1.23%) Law
14 8 (1.23%) Legal
15 7 (1.07%) Avionics
15 7 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (1.07%) Investment Banking
15 7 (1.07%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 136 (20.86%) Senior
2 123 (18.87%) Software Engineer
3 65 (9.97%) Developer
4 62 (9.51%) Data Scientist
5 60 (9.20%) Systems Engineer
6 58 (8.90%) Graduate
7 57 (8.74%) Senior Data Scientist
8 51 (7.82%) Analyst
9 43 (6.60%) Architect
10 29 (4.45%) Software Architect
11 26 (3.99%) Lead
12 22 (3.37%) Graduate Software Engineer
13 19 (2.91%) Junior
14 15 (2.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 15 (2.30%) Senior Developer
14 15 (2.30%) Senior Software Engineer
15 13 (1.99%) Physicist
15 13 (1.99%) Research Engineer
16 12 (1.84%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
16 12 (1.84%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (7.52%) PySpark
1 49 (7.52%) TensorFlow
2 46 (7.06%) Pandas
2 46 (7.06%) scikit-learn
3 32 (4.91%) .NET
4 22 (3.37%) HTML
4 22 (3.37%) Unreal Engine
5 20 (3.07%) OpenMP
6 16 (2.45%) Unity (Game Engine)
7 15 (2.30%) WPF
8 14 (2.15%) OpenACC
8 14 (2.15%) OpenGL
8 14 (2.15%) WinForms
9 13 (1.99%) HTML5
10 11 (1.69%) Qt
10 11 (1.69%) Vulkan
11 10 (1.53%) CSS
12 9 (1.38%) .NET Framework
12 9 (1.38%) DirectX
12 9 (1.38%) OpenCL
Miscellaneous
1 196 (30.06%) Algorithms
2 44 (6.75%) Analytical Mindset
3 39 (5.98%) Self-Motivation
4 37 (5.67%) Management Information System
5 30 (4.60%) CUDA
5 30 (4.60%) Greenfield Project
6 26 (3.99%) Analogue Electronics
6 26 (3.99%) Driving Licence
6 26 (3.99%) FPGA
7 17 (2.61%) VHDL
8 16 (2.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 14 (2.15%) Blockchain
9 14 (2.15%) Data Structures
10 12 (1.84%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.53%) Embedded Systems
12 9 (1.38%) Hedge funds
13 8 (1.23%) Renewable Energy
14 7 (1.07%) Client/Server
14 7 (1.07%) Onboarding
14 7 (1.07%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 105 (16.10%) Linux
2 46 (7.06%) Unix
3 28 (4.29%) Windows
4 8 (1.23%) Debian
4 8 (1.23%) Ubuntu
5 5 (0.77%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.46%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.31%) Android
8 1 (0.15%) CentOS
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 461 (70.71%) Mathematics
2 285 (43.71%) Computer Science
3 188 (28.83%) Software Engineering
4 177 (27.15%) Problem-Solving
5 128 (19.63%) Machine Learning
6 104 (15.95%) Artificial Intelligence
7 99 (15.18%) Statistics
8 94 (14.42%) Data Science
9 91 (13.96%) Agile
10 68 (10.43%) Decision-Making
11 66 (10.12%) Software Testing
12 63 (9.66%) Chemistry
12 63 (9.66%) Validation
13 56 (8.59%) Customer Experience
13 56 (8.59%) Parallel Programming
14 54 (8.28%) Mentoring
15 53 (8.13%) Predictive Modelling
16 52 (7.98%) Actionable Insight
16 52 (7.98%) Visualisation
17 50 (7.67%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 294 (45.09%) Python
2 162 (24.85%) C++
3 134 (20.55%) SQL
4 133 (20.40%) C
5 104 (15.95%) Fortran
6 101 (15.49%) C#
7 70 (10.74%) MATLAB
8 60 (9.20%) Java
9 48 (7.36%) Bash
10 34 (5.21%) R
11 31 (4.75%) JavaScript
12 20 (3.07%) PowerShell
13 14 (2.15%) Go
14 8 (1.23%) C-shell
14 8 (1.23%) Perl
14 8 (1.23%) T-SQL
14 8 (1.23%) TypeScript
15 7 (1.07%) Rust
16 6 (0.92%) Embedded C
17 5 (0.77%) Ada
Qualifications
1 498 (76.38%) Degree
2 170 (26.07%) Master's Degree
3 156 (23.93%) PhD
4 152 (23.31%) Security Cleared
5 70 (10.74%) Computer Science Degree
6 51 (7.82%) DBS Check
7 42 (6.44%) BPSS Clearance
8 27 (4.14%) DV Cleared
8 27 (4.14%) SC Cleared
9 12 (1.84%) A+ Certification
9 12 (1.84%) Network+ Certification
10 9 (1.38%) Numerate Degree
11 5 (0.77%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.77%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.77%) CISSP
12 2 (0.31%) CREST Certified
12 2 (0.31%) HNC
12 2 (0.31%) OSCE
12 2 (0.31%) OSCP
13 1 (0.15%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.30%) ISO 9002
2 10 (1.53%) PMO
3 8 (1.23%) QA
4 7 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 5 (0.77%) NIST
5 5 (0.77%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.46%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 1 (0.15%) DO-254
8 1 (0.15%) IFRS
8 1 (0.15%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 14 (2.15%) Firmware
2 13 (1.99%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.84%) Docker
4 9 (1.38%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (1.23%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.77%) Suricata
4 2 (0.31%) Ansible
5 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.15%) Puppet
5 1 (0.15%) SCCM
Vendors
1 90 (13.80%) Microsoft
2 45 (6.90%) Databricks
3 12 (1.84%) Veeam
4 5 (0.77%) Cisco
4 5 (0.77%) Juniper
4 5 (0.77%) NVIDIA
4 5 (0.77%) Palo Alto
4 5 (0.77%) Splunk
5 4 (0.61%) Atlassian
5 4 (0.61%) HubSpot
5 4 (0.61%) IBM
6 3 (0.46%) Bloomberg
6 3 (0.46%) DevExpress
6 3 (0.46%) SAP
6 3 (0.46%) Thales
7 2 (0.31%) EMC
7 2 (0.31%) Sun
7 2 (0.31%) VMware
7 2 (0.31%) Xilinx
8 1 (0.15%) Mentor Graphics