Physics Jobs in the UK excluding London

Physics
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 339 425 373
Rank change year-on-year +86 -52 +3
Permanent jobs citing Physics 561 331 667
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.71% 0.59% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.88% 0.62% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 413 102 205
10th Percentile £27,800 £31,275 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,500 £35,733 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,188 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,125 £75,000
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
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 64,107 53,150 71,511
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 81.14% 95.49% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 43,360 28,415 41,497
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,250
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 the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in the UK excluding London

Physics
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Physics in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Physics in the UK excluding London

Physics
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Salary histogram for Physics in the UK excluding London

Physics
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the UK excluding London 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% 118
South West +2 87 £44,000 -26.67% 38
East of England +24 62 £52,500 -30.00% 45
Scotland -37 59 £52,500 +43.06% 20
Midlands -20 51 £52,500 +37.25% 31
East Midlands -21 33 £31,250 -35.90% 11
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
Northern Ireland +19 3 £70,000 - 2
North East -14 2 £55,000 +120.00% 4
Wales -9 1 £70,000 +116.38% 10
Physics
UK

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 7 (1.25%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.89%) SAS
3 2 (0.36%) CMS
4 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.18%) Confluence
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (3.92%) Simulink
2 7 (1.25%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.89%) OrCAD
3 5 (0.89%) SOLIDWORKS
4 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.36%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.36%) Revit
6 1 (0.18%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 34 (6.06%) Azure
2 31 (5.53%) AWS
3 26 (4.63%) Power Platform
4 11 (1.96%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (1.78%) Entra ID
6 9 (1.60%) IaaS
6 9 (1.60%) PaaS
7 7 (1.25%) Cloud Computing
8 6 (1.07%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.07%) PowerApps
9 4 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.36%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.18%) Amazon Neptune
11 1 (0.18%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 39 (6.95%) Wireless
2 12 (2.14%) RS-232
3 11 (1.96%) Ethernet
4 9 (1.60%) DHCP
4 9 (1.60%) DNS
4 9 (1.60%) LAN
4 9 (1.60%) Network Security
4 9 (1.60%) WAN
4 9 (1.60%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.25%) Link 16
6 5 (0.89%) Firewall
6 5 (0.89%) Internet
6 5 (0.89%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (0.89%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.89%) VPN
7 3 (0.53%) Modbus
7 3 (0.53%) Software-Defined Radio
7 3 (0.53%) ZigBee
8 2 (0.36%) Broadband
8 2 (0.36%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.39%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.67%) Power BI
3 4 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.53%) Tableau
5 2 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.36%) Redis
6 1 (0.18%) Big Data
6 1 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.18%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.18%) MySQL
6 1 (0.18%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.18%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 28 (4.99%) Git
2 21 (3.74%) Visual Studio
3 20 (3.57%) GitLab
4 16 (2.85%) JIRA
5 10 (1.78%) Subversion
6 9 (1.60%) Rational DOORS
7 8 (1.43%) CMake
7 8 (1.43%) Jenkins
7 8 (1.43%) LabVIEW
7 8 (1.43%) Team Foundation Server
7 8 (1.43%) TestRail
8 4 (0.71%) Rational Rhapsody
8 4 (0.71%) Xcode
9 3 (0.53%) Eclipse
9 3 (0.53%) gulp
9 3 (0.53%) PostCSS
9 3 (0.53%) rollup.js
9 3 (0.53%) Vite
10 2 (0.36%) GDB
10 2 (0.36%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 130 (23.17%) Social Skills
2 119 (21.21%) Analytical Skills
3 69 (12.30%) Electronics
4 45 (8.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 43 (7.66%) Aerospace
6 31 (5.53%) Military
7 30 (5.35%) Games
8 28 (4.99%) Manufacturing
9 21 (3.74%) Retail
10 19 (3.39%) Automotive
11 18 (3.21%) Finance
11 18 (3.21%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.43%) Law
12 8 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (1.25%) Avionics
13 7 (1.25%) Italian Language
14 6 (1.07%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.89%) Aviation
15 5 (0.89%) Banking
16 4 (0.71%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 133 (23.71%) Software Engineer
2 76 (13.55%) Graduate
2 76 (13.55%) Senior
3 61 (10.87%) Systems Engineer
4 46 (8.20%) Developer
5 43 (7.66%) Embedded Engineer
6 39 (6.95%) Junior
7 38 (6.77%) Architect
8 29 (5.17%) Software Architect
9 26 (4.63%) Analyst
10 25 (4.46%) Lead
11 22 (3.92%) Graduate Software Engineer
11 22 (3.92%) Junior Embedded Engineer
12 14 (2.50%) Senior Software Engineer
13 13 (2.32%) Firmware Engineer
13 13 (2.32%) Physicist
13 13 (2.32%) Research Engineer
13 13 (2.32%) Software Developer
14 12 (2.14%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
14 12 (2.14%) Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (4.46%) .NET
2 20 (3.57%) OpenMP
3 19 (3.39%) Unreal Engine
4 18 (3.21%) WebGL
5 17 (3.03%) React
6 16 (2.85%) HTML
6 16 (2.85%) Unity (Game Engine)
7 15 (2.67%) WPF
8 14 (2.50%) OpenACC
8 14 (2.50%) OpenGL
8 14 (2.50%) WinForms
9 13 (2.32%) HTML5
10 11 (1.96%) Qt
10 11 (1.96%) Vulkan
11 9 (1.60%) DirectX
11 9 (1.60%) OpenCL
12 8 (1.43%) QML
12 8 (1.43%) VTK
12 8 (1.43%) Web Services
13 7 (1.25%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 140 (24.96%) Algorithms
2 43 (7.66%) Analytical Mindset
3 38 (6.77%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (5.35%) CUDA
4 30 (5.35%) Management Information System
5 29 (5.17%) Greenfield Project
6 27 (4.81%) FPGA
7 26 (4.63%) Analogue Electronics
8 23 (4.10%) Driving Licence
9 18 (3.21%) VHDL
10 14 (2.50%) Data Structures
11 11 (1.96%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.78%) Blockchain
12 10 (1.78%) Embedded Systems
13 7 (1.25%) Robotics
14 6 (1.07%) 3D Graphics
14 6 (1.07%) Ray Tracing
14 6 (1.07%) Renewable Energy
15 5 (0.89%) Hybrid Cloud
16 4 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 98 (17.47%) Linux
2 45 (8.02%) Unix
3 27 (4.81%) Windows
4 8 (1.43%) Debian
4 8 (1.43%) Ubuntu
5 5 (0.89%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.36%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 392 (69.88%) Mathematics
2 267 (47.59%) Computer Science
3 226 (40.29%) Software Engineering
4 180 (32.09%) Problem-Solving
5 80 (14.26%) Agile
6 64 (11.41%) Software Testing
7 59 (10.52%) Validation
8 56 (9.98%) Parallel Programming
9 53 (9.45%) Machine Learning
10 51 (9.09%) Chemistry
11 47 (8.38%) Artificial Intelligence
12 42 (7.49%) Mentoring
13 37 (6.60%) Systems Engineering
14 32 (5.70%) Coaching
15 31 (5.53%) Signal Processing
16 30 (5.35%) DevOps
17 28 (4.99%) Project Management
18 27 (4.81%) Ergonomics
18 27 (4.81%) Human Factors
18 27 (4.81%) Performance Analysis
Programming Languages
1 196 (34.94%) Python
2 164 (29.23%) C
3 136 (24.24%) C++
4 104 (18.54%) Fortran
5 87 (15.51%) C#
6 59 (10.52%) MATLAB
7 54 (9.63%) SQL
8 48 (8.56%) Bash
9 40 (7.13%) Java
10 39 (6.95%) Embedded C
11 20 (3.57%) TypeScript
12 19 (3.39%) JavaScript
13 17 (3.03%) PowerShell
14 15 (2.67%) GLSL
15 13 (2.32%) Go
16 11 (1.96%) R
17 8 (1.43%) C-shell
17 8 (1.43%) Perl
17 8 (1.43%) T-SQL
18 5 (0.89%) Ada
Qualifications
1 416 (74.15%) Degree
2 155 (27.63%) Security Cleared
3 123 (21.93%) PhD
4 89 (15.86%) Master's Degree
5 58 (10.34%) Computer Science Degree
6 42 (7.49%) BPSS Clearance
7 28 (4.99%) SC Cleared
8 27 (4.81%) DV Cleared
9 9 (1.60%) A+ Certification
9 9 (1.60%) Network+ Certification
10 8 (1.43%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.89%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.89%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.89%) CISSP
11 5 (0.89%) Numerate Degree
12 2 (0.36%) HNC
13 1 (0.18%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.67%) ISO 9002
2 11 (1.96%) PMO
3 7 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (1.25%) QA
4 5 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 5 (0.89%) NIST
4 5 (0.89%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.53%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 1 (0.18%) DO-254
System Software
1 49 (8.73%) Firmware
2 12 (2.14%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (1.60%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.43%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (1.25%) Docker
6 2 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (1.07%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.89%) Suricata
3 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.18%) Ansible
Vendors
1 80 (14.26%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.60%) Veeam
3 5 (0.89%) Cisco
3 5 (0.89%) Juniper
3 5 (0.89%) NVIDIA
3 5 (0.89%) Palo Alto
3 5 (0.89%) Splunk
3 5 (0.89%) Thales
4 4 (0.71%) HubSpot
4 4 (0.71%) IBM
5 3 (0.53%) Atlassian
5 3 (0.53%) Bloomberg
5 3 (0.53%) DevExpress
6 2 (0.36%) EMC
6 2 (0.36%) Sun
6 2 (0.36%) VMware
6 2 (0.36%) Xilinx
6 2 (0.36%) YouTube
7 1 (0.18%) BiZZdesign
7 1 (0.18%) Sparx