Physics Contracts in the East of England

Physics
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Physics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Physics over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 104 113 144
Rank change year-on-year +9 +31 -34
Contract jobs citing Physics 6 10 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 0.31% 0.48% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.56% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £475
75th Percentile - - £513
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £675 £700 £633
% change year-on-year -3.57% +10.67% +2.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 8 0
10th Percentile - £51.25 -
25th Percentile £54.75 £61.56 -
Median hourly rate £59.50 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -8.46% - -
75th Percentile £64.44 - -
90th Percentile £64.78 - -
England median hourly rate £59.75 £60.13 £35.00
% change year-on-year -0.62% +71.79% -8.74%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,645 1,801 2,263
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 86.13% 87.13% 87.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 709 1,065 1,274
10th Percentile £206 £201 £185
25th Percentile £333 £313 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £550
90th Percentile £675 £700 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 605 340 385
10th Percentile £14.16 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.39 £14.25 £13.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £24.62 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.47% +58.84% -13.58%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £39.55
90th Percentile £75.25 £70.00 £58.75
England median hourly rate £35.83 £37.50 £24.48
% change year-on-year -4.45% +53.20% +1.99%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in the East of England

Physics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Physics in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for Physics in the East of England

Physics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Physics in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for Physics in the East of England

Physics
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the East of England region over the 6 months to 29 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire -2 3 - - 16
Essex - 3 - - 4
Physics
England

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of 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:

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Simulink
1 2 (33.33%) Stateflow
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) DVB
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
1 2 (33.33%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 4 (66.67%) Electronics
2 3 (50.00%) Military
3 2 (33.33%) Aerospace
3 2 (33.33%) Law
4 1 (16.67%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Principal Engineer
1 3 (50.00%) RF Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) GStreamer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Analogue Electronics
2 1 (16.67%) Digital TV
2 1 (16.67%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
1 1 (16.67%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Configuration Management
1 3 (50.00%) Data Management
1 3 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 3 (50.00%) PDM
2 2 (33.33%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
2 2 (33.33%) Requirements Management
2 2 (33.33%) Technical Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Validation
3 1 (16.67%) Code Quality
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Vision
3 1 (16.67%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (16.67%) Machine Learning
3 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) MATLAB
2 2 (33.33%) C
2 2 (33.33%) Fortran
3 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
3 1 (16.67%) Python
3 1 (16.67%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Keysight
2 2 (33.33%) MathWorks