Physics
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 382 486 415
Rank change year-on-year +104 -71 +50
Permanent jobs citing Physics 727 553 1,532
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.67% 0.59% 0.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 0.62% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 505 248 385
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,171 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £43,318 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,344 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +3.91% +20.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £90,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £135,750 £126,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 89,994 88,841 164,871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.98% 95.43% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 62,089 53,798 83,455
10th Percentile £29,500 £33,848 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in the UK

Physics
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Physics in the UK

Physics
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Physics in the UK

Physics
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the UK 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
England +133 652 £52,500 -19.23% 401
UK excluding London +86 561 £50,000 -0.99% 289
South East +109 267 £50,000 +5.26% 116
Work from Home +85 220 £40,000 -38.46% 111
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
Scotland -37 59 £52,500 +43.06% 21
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% 24
West Midlands -11 18 £62,500 +115.52% 19
Yorkshire +37 3 £70,000 +90.74% 8
Northern Ireland +19 3 £70,000 - 2
North East -14 2 £55,000 +120.00% 4
Wales -9 1 £70,000 +116.38% 9

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (1.51%) Apache Spark
2 7 (0.96%) SAS
2 7 (0.96%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.28%) Apache
3 2 (0.28%) CMS
3 2 (0.28%) Confluence
3 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (3.03%) Simulink
2 8 (1.10%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.69%) OrCAD
3 5 (0.69%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.28%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.28%) Revit
5 1 (0.14%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 4 (0.55%) Ripple
2 2 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 61 (8.39%) Azure
2 45 (6.19%) AWS
3 37 (5.09%) Power Platform
4 14 (1.93%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (1.79%) Entra ID
6 12 (1.65%) IaaS
6 12 (1.65%) PaaS
7 8 (1.10%) GCP
8 7 (0.96%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (0.96%) Power Automate
8 7 (0.96%) PowerApps
9 4 (0.55%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.41%) Azure Machine Learning
11 2 (0.28%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.28%) GitHub
11 2 (0.28%) SaaS
11 2 (0.28%) Serverless
12 1 (0.14%) Amazon Neptune
12 1 (0.14%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 40 (5.50%) Wireless
2 13 (1.79%) DHCP
2 13 (1.79%) DNS
2 13 (1.79%) WAN
3 12 (1.65%) LAN
3 12 (1.65%) RS-232
3 12 (1.65%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (1.51%) Ethernet
5 10 (1.38%) Network Security
6 9 (1.24%) Internet
7 7 (0.96%) Link 16
8 6 (0.83%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.69%) Firewall
9 5 (0.69%) Intrusion Detection
9 5 (0.69%) VPN
10 3 (0.41%) Modbus
10 3 (0.41%) Software-Defined Radio
10 3 (0.41%) ZigBee
11 2 (0.28%) Broadband
11 2 (0.28%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (7.15%) Tableau
2 25 (3.44%) SQL Server
3 23 (3.16%) Power BI
4 10 (1.38%) Hadoop
4 10 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.69%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.55%) Redis
8 3 (0.41%) Big Data
8 3 (0.41%) Looker
9 2 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.28%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.28%) Tick Data
10 1 (0.14%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.14%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.14%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.14%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.14%) MySQL
10 1 (0.14%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 76 (10.45%) Git
2 25 (3.44%) Visual Studio
3 20 (2.75%) GitLab
4 18 (2.48%) JIRA
5 10 (1.38%) Subversion
6 9 (1.24%) Jenkins
6 9 (1.24%) Rational DOORS
7 8 (1.10%) CMake
7 8 (1.10%) LabVIEW
7 8 (1.10%) Team Foundation Server
7 8 (1.10%) TestRail
8 5 (0.69%) Xcode
9 4 (0.55%) Rational Rhapsody
10 3 (0.41%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.41%) GDB
10 3 (0.41%) gulp
10 3 (0.41%) PostCSS
10 3 (0.41%) rollup.js
10 3 (0.41%) Vite
11 2 (0.28%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 203 (27.92%) Social Skills
2 133 (18.29%) Analytical Skills
3 72 (9.90%) Electronics
4 45 (6.19%) Aerospace
4 45 (6.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 40 (5.50%) Finance
6 35 (4.81%) Games
7 33 (4.54%) Retail
8 31 (4.26%) Manufacturing
8 31 (4.26%) Military
9 23 (3.16%) Organisational Skills
10 19 (2.61%) Automotive
11 17 (2.34%) Marketing
12 16 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (2.06%) Banking
14 13 (1.79%) Law
15 11 (1.51%) Investment Banking
16 9 (1.24%) Financial Institution
17 8 (1.10%) Legal
17 8 (1.10%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 142 (19.53%) Senior
2 139 (19.12%) Software Engineer
3 88 (12.10%) Graduate
4 67 (9.22%) Developer
5 62 (8.53%) Data Scientist
6 61 (8.39%) Systems Engineer
7 57 (7.84%) Senior Data Scientist
8 51 (7.02%) Analyst
9 44 (6.05%) Embedded Engineer
10 43 (5.91%) Architect
11 41 (5.64%) Junior
12 29 (3.99%) Software Architect
13 28 (3.85%) Lead
14 22 (3.03%) Graduate Software Engineer
14 22 (3.03%) Junior Embedded Engineer
15 15 (2.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 15 (2.06%) Senior Developer
15 15 (2.06%) Senior Software Engineer
16 14 (1.93%) Blockchain Engineer
17 13 (1.79%) Physicist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (6.74%) PySpark
1 49 (6.74%) TensorFlow
2 46 (6.33%) Pandas
2 46 (6.33%) scikit-learn
3 41 (5.64%) .NET
4 22 (3.03%) HTML
4 22 (3.03%) Unreal Engine
5 20 (2.75%) OpenMP
5 20 (2.75%) React
6 18 (2.48%) WebGL
7 16 (2.20%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 15 (2.06%) WPF
9 14 (1.93%) OpenACC
9 14 (1.93%) OpenGL
9 14 (1.93%) WinForms
10 13 (1.79%) HTML5
11 11 (1.51%) Qt
11 11 (1.51%) Vulkan
12 10 (1.38%) CSS
13 9 (1.24%) DirectX
Miscellaneous
1 203 (27.92%) Algorithms
2 44 (6.05%) Analytical Mindset
3 39 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
4 37 (5.09%) Management Information System
5 36 (4.95%) Greenfield Project
6 30 (4.13%) CUDA
7 27 (3.71%) FPGA
8 26 (3.58%) Analogue Electronics
8 26 (3.58%) Driving Licence
9 20 (2.75%) Blockchain
10 18 (2.48%) VHDL
11 16 (2.20%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 14 (1.93%) Data Structures
13 12 (1.65%) Data Centre
14 10 (1.38%) Embedded Systems
15 9 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
15 9 (1.24%) Hedge funds
16 8 (1.10%) Renewable Energy
17 7 (0.96%) Onboarding
17 7 (0.96%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 105 (14.44%) Linux
2 46 (6.33%) Unix
3 29 (3.99%) Windows
4 8 (1.10%) Debian
4 8 (1.10%) Ubuntu
5 5 (0.69%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.41%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.28%) Android
8 1 (0.14%) CentOS
8 1 (0.14%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 532 (73.18%) Mathematics
2 349 (48.01%) Computer Science
3 248 (34.11%) Software Engineering
4 196 (26.96%) Problem-Solving
5 129 (17.74%) Machine Learning
6 104 (14.31%) Artificial Intelligence
7 99 (13.62%) Statistics
8 96 (13.20%) Agile
9 94 (12.93%) Data Science
10 71 (9.77%) Software Testing
11 68 (9.35%) Decision-Making
12 64 (8.80%) Chemistry
13 63 (8.67%) Validation
14 57 (7.84%) Mentoring
15 56 (7.70%) Customer Experience
15 56 (7.70%) Parallel Programming
16 55 (7.57%) Root Cause Analysis
17 53 (7.29%) Predictive Modelling
18 52 (7.15%) Actionable Insight
18 52 (7.15%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 295 (40.58%) Python
2 168 (23.11%) C
3 163 (22.42%) C++
4 138 (18.98%) SQL
5 107 (14.72%) C#
6 104 (14.31%) Fortran
7 71 (9.77%) MATLAB
8 60 (8.25%) Java
9 48 (6.60%) Bash
10 40 (5.50%) Embedded C
11 34 (4.68%) R
12 31 (4.26%) JavaScript
13 23 (3.16%) TypeScript
14 20 (2.75%) Go
14 20 (2.75%) PowerShell
15 15 (2.06%) GLSL
16 8 (1.10%) C-shell
16 8 (1.10%) Perl
16 8 (1.10%) T-SQL
17 7 (0.96%) Rust
Qualifications
1 551 (75.79%) Degree
2 171 (23.52%) Master's Degree
3 157 (21.60%) PhD
4 155 (21.32%) Security Cleared
5 79 (10.87%) Computer Science Degree
6 53 (7.29%) DBS Check
7 42 (5.78%) BPSS Clearance
8 28 (3.85%) SC Cleared
9 27 (3.71%) DV Cleared
10 12 (1.65%) A+ Certification
10 12 (1.65%) Network+ Certification
11 9 (1.24%) Numerate Degree
12 5 (0.69%) AWS Certification
12 5 (0.69%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.69%) CISSP
13 2 (0.28%) CREST Certified
13 2 (0.28%) HNC
13 2 (0.28%) OSCE
13 2 (0.28%) OSCP
14 1 (0.14%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.06%) ISO 9002
2 11 (1.51%) PMO
3 9 (1.24%) QA
4 7 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 5 (0.69%) NIST
5 5 (0.69%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.41%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 1 (0.14%) DO-254
8 1 (0.14%) IFRS
8 1 (0.14%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 49 (6.74%) Firmware
2 13 (1.79%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.65%) Docker
3 12 (1.65%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (1.10%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.69%) Suricata
4 2 (0.28%) Ansible
5 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.14%) Puppet
5 1 (0.14%) SCCM
Vendors
1 93 (12.79%) Microsoft
2 45 (6.19%) Databricks
3 12 (1.65%) Veeam
4 5 (0.69%) Cisco
4 5 (0.69%) Juniper
4 5 (0.69%) NVIDIA
4 5 (0.69%) Palo Alto
4 5 (0.69%) Splunk
4 5 (0.69%) Thales
5 4 (0.55%) Atlassian
5 4 (0.55%) HubSpot
5 4 (0.55%) IBM
6 3 (0.41%) Bloomberg
6 3 (0.41%) DevExpress
6 3 (0.41%) SAP
7 2 (0.28%) EMC
7 2 (0.28%) Sun
7 2 (0.28%) VMware
7 2 (0.28%) Xilinx
7 2 (0.28%) YouTube