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The table below looks at the demand for Physics skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Physics over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPhysics
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8378
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads4458
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.025 %
As % of the category below6.509 %7.398 %
Salaries quoted3952
Average minimum salary£31,026£36,615
Average salary£35,859£39,130
% change on same period last year-8.35 %
Average maximum salary£40,692£41,644
UK excluding London average salary£34,433£34,300
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads676784
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.391 %0.337 %
Salaries quoted564608
Average minimum salary£34,356£35,907
Average salary£38,574£39,389
% change on same period last year-2.07 %
Average maximum salary£42,792£42,872
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Physics CambridgeshirePhysics
Cambridgeshire

Physics
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Physics across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Cambridge Physics Demand Trend

Physics
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Physics across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Physics Salary Trend

Physics
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Physics across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridge Physics Salary Histogram

Physics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Physics also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Physics.

189 (66.92 %)Degree
282 (61.65 %)C++
369 (51.88 %)Mathematics
449 (36.84 %)Computer Science
546 (34.59 %)C
634 (25.56 %)PhD
732 (24.06 %)C#
827 (20.30 %)Pensions
827 (20.30 %)Electronics
926 (19.55 %)Java
1022 (16.54 %)Health
1117 (12.78 %)MATLAB
1216 (12.03 %)Games
1315 (11.28 %)Linux
1315 (11.28 %).NET
1414 (10.53 %)Insurance
1511 (8.271 %)Wireless
1511 (8.271 %)Windows
1610 (7.519 %)CAD
1610 (7.519 %)Assembly Language
1610 (7.519 %)Education
1610 (7.519 %)Manufacturing
1610 (7.519 %)Multithreading
179 (6.767 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
179 (6.767 %)OO
188 (6.015 %)Microsoft
188 (6.015 %)DirectX
188 (6.015 %)Software Engineering
197 (5.263 %)Animation
206 (4.511 %)MS Excel

Physics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Physics also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Physics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (11.28 %).NET
28 (6.015 %)DirectX
36 (4.511 %)STL
45 (3.759 %)MFC
45 (3.759 %)OpenGL
54 (3.008 %)WinForms
63 (2.256 %)Spring
63 (2.256 %)XML
63 (2.256 %)Swing
72 (1.504 %)WSDL
72 (1.504 %)WebServices
72 (1.504 %)SOAP
81 (0.752 %)HTML
81 (0.752 %)ASP.NET
81 (0.752 %)CSS
81 (0.752 %)RSS
81 (0.752 %).NET Framework
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (12.78 %)MATLAB
26 (4.511 %)MS Excel
34 (3.008 %)3ds Max
43 (2.256 %)Quicktime
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (8.271 %)Wireless
22 (1.504 %)UWB
22 (1.504 %)HTTP
22 (1.504 %)Internet
31 (0.752 %)Wi-Fi
31 (0.752 %)Bluetooth
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (1.504 %)Oracle 9i
12 (1.504 %)Oracle 10g
12 (1.504 %)GIS
12 (1.504 %)Oracle 11g
21 (0.752 %)SQL Server
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.752 %)Visual Studio
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (20.30 %)Electronics
127 (20.30 %)Pensions
222 (16.54 %)Health
316 (12.03 %)Games
414 (10.53 %)Insurance
510 (7.519 %)Manufacturing
510 (7.519 %)Education
67 (5.263 %)Animation
75 (3.759 %)3D Graphics
83 (2.256 %)Construction
92 (1.504 %)Pharmaceutical
92 (1.504 %)Finance
92 (1.504 %)Banking
101 (0.752 %)Multimedia
101 (0.752 %)Aerospace
101 (0.752 %)Automotive
101 (0.752 %)Chemicals
101 (0.752 %)Electric
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (33.08 %)Developer
229 (21.80 %)Software Engineer
325 (18.80 %)C++ Developer
423 (17.29 %)Graduate
423 (17.29 %)Software Developer
514 (10.53 %)Electronics Engineer
613 (9.774 %)Consultant
712 (9.023 %)Design Engineer
712 (9.023 %)C++ Software Developer
810 (7.519 %)C++ Software Engineer
810 (7.519 %)Hardware Engineer
810 (7.519 %)Junior
810 (7.519 %)Systems Engineer
810 (7.519 %)Senior Systems Engineer
99 (6.767 %)Support Engineer
99 (6.767 %)Programmer
107 (5.263 %)Senior Developer
116 (4.511 %)Team Leader
116 (4.511 %)Senior C++ Developer
116 (4.511 %)C++ Team Leader
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
169 (51.88 %)Mathematics
249 (36.84 %)Computer Science
310 (7.519 %)Multithreading
49 (6.767 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
55 (3.759 %)Chemistry
63 (2.256 %)Biology
72 (1.504 %)Applied Mathematics
81 (0.752 %)Firmware
81 (0.752 %)Speech Recognition
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (11.28 %)Linux
211 (8.271 %)Windows
34 (3.008 %)UNIX
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (7.519 %)CAD
29 (6.767 %)OO
38 (6.015 %)Software Engineering
42 (1.504 %)Numerical Analysis
42 (1.504 %)Data Analysis
51 (0.752 %)Bioinformatics
51 (0.752 %)Project Management
51 (0.752 %)Security Cleared
51 (0.752 %)Web Development
51 (0.752 %)Business Development
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
182 (61.65 %)C++
246 (34.59 %)C
332 (24.06 %)C#
426 (19.55 %)Java
510 (7.519 %)Assembly Language
64 (3.008 %)JavaScript
64 (3.008 %)Lua
73 (2.256 %)PowerHouse
73 (2.256 %)SQL
82 (1.504 %)VB
82 (1.504 %)VC++
82 (1.504 %)Fortran
82 (1.504 %)Embedded C
82 (1.504 %)Perl
82 (1.504 %)PL/SQL
91 (0.752 %)DHTML
91 (0.752 %)Python
91 (0.752 %)VB.NET
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
189 (66.92 %)Degree
234 (25.56 %)PhD
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.504 %)QA
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (6.015 %)Microsoft
22 (1.504 %)Mapinfo
22 (1.504 %)Oracle
22 (1.504 %)Fujitsu
31 (0.752 %)Sony