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The table below looks at the demand for Physics skills within the Cambridgeshire 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
Rank9696
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads5264
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.028 %
As % of the category below5.984 %6.015 %
Salaries quoted4558
Average minimum salary£32,556£36,414
Average salary£38,078£39,013
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Average maximum salary£43,600£41,612
UK excluding London average salary£34,433£34,300
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads8691064
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.503 %0.458 %
Salaries quoted726818
Average minimum salary£36,140£35,487
Average salary£40,149£38,972
% change on same period last year+3.01 %
Average maximum salary£44,158£42,457
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Physics East of EnglandPhysics
East of England

Physics
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Physics Salary Trend

Physics
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridgeshire Physics Salary Histogram

Physics
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeDown-544£35,859-8.35 %
PeterboroughNew entry-2£27,500-
Physics East of EnglandPhysics
East of England

Physics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

1104 (69.33 %)Degree
286 (57.33 %)C++
384 (56.00 %)Mathematics
453 (35.33 %)Computer Science
548 (32.00 %)C
643 (28.67 %)C#
736 (24.00 %)PhD
827 (18.00 %)Electronics
827 (18.00 %)Pensions
827 (18.00 %)Java
925 (16.67 %).NET
1022 (14.67 %)Health
1121 (14.00 %)Windows
1219 (12.67 %)MATLAB
1318 (12.00 %)Linux
1417 (11.33 %)Microsoft
1417 (11.33 %)Software Engineering
1516 (10.67 %)Games
1614 (9.333 %)Insurance
1614 (9.333 %)Education
1712 (8.000 %)MS Excel
1712 (8.000 %)OO
1811 (7.333 %)Wireless
1910 (6.667 %)Manufacturing
1910 (6.667 %)Assembly Language
1910 (6.667 %)CAD
1910 (6.667 %)Multithreading
209 (6.000 %)SQL
209 (6.000 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
218 (5.333 %)SQL Server

Physics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (16.67 %).NET
28 (5.333 %)DirectX
36 (4.000 %)STL
45 (3.333 %)MFC
45 (3.333 %)OpenGL
54 (2.667 %)WinForms
63 (2.000 %)Spring
63 (2.000 %)XML
63 (2.000 %)Swing
72 (1.333 %)WSDL
72 (1.333 %)WebServices
72 (1.333 %)SOAP
81 (0.667 %)HTML
81 (0.667 %)ASP.NET
81 (0.667 %)CSS
81 (0.667 %)RSS
81 (0.667 %).NET Framework
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (2.667 %)SAS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (12.67 %)MATLAB
212 (8.000 %)MS Excel
34 (2.667 %)3ds Max
43 (2.000 %)Quicktime
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (7.333 %)Wireless
22 (1.333 %)UWB
22 (1.333 %)HTTP
22 (1.333 %)Internet
31 (0.667 %)Wi-Fi
31 (0.667 %)Bluetooth
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (5.333 %)SQL Server
22 (1.333 %)Oracle 9i
22 (1.333 %)Oracle 10g
22 (1.333 %)GIS
22 (1.333 %)Oracle 11g
31 (0.667 %)SQL Server 2008
31 (0.667 %)SQL Server 2005
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (4.667 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.667 %)ClearQuest
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (18.00 %)Electronics
127 (18.00 %)Pensions
222 (14.67 %)Health
316 (10.67 %)Games
414 (9.333 %)Insurance
414 (9.333 %)Education
510 (6.667 %)Manufacturing
67 (4.667 %)Animation
75 (3.333 %)3D Graphics
84 (2.667 %)Finance
93 (2.000 %)Construction
102 (1.333 %)Pharmaceutical
102 (1.333 %)Banking
111 (0.667 %)Multimedia
111 (0.667 %)Electric
111 (0.667 %)Aerospace
111 (0.667 %)Automotive
111 (0.667 %)Chemicals
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (32.00 %)Developer
229 (19.33 %)Software Engineer
328 (18.67 %)C++ Developer
426 (17.33 %)Software Developer
525 (16.67 %)Graduate
615 (10.00 %)C++ Software Developer
714 (9.333 %)Electronics Engineer
813 (8.667 %)Consultant
912 (8.000 %)Design Engineer
1010 (6.667 %)C++ Software Engineer
1010 (6.667 %)Hardware Engineer
1010 (6.667 %)Junior
1010 (6.667 %)Senior Systems Engineer
1010 (6.667 %)Systems Engineer
119 (6.000 %)Programmer
119 (6.000 %)Support Engineer
128 (5.333 %)Project Manager
137 (4.667 %)Senior Developer
146 (4.000 %)Team Leader
146 (4.000 %)Senior C++ Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
184 (56.00 %)Mathematics
253 (35.33 %)Computer Science
310 (6.667 %)Multithreading
49 (6.000 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
55 (3.333 %)Statistics
55 (3.333 %)Chemistry
64 (2.667 %)Economics
73 (2.000 %)Biology
82 (1.333 %)Applied Mathematics
91 (0.667 %)Firmware
91 (0.667 %)Speech Recognition
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (14.00 %)Windows
218 (12.00 %)Linux
34 (2.667 %)UNIX
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (11.33 %)Software Engineering
212 (8.000 %)OO
310 (6.667 %)CAD
44 (2.667 %)Data Analysis
53 (2.000 %)Security Cleared
62 (1.333 %)Numerical Analysis
62 (1.333 %)Project Management
71 (0.667 %)Bioinformatics
71 (0.667 %)Web Development
71 (0.667 %)Business Development
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
186 (57.33 %)C++
248 (32.00 %)C
343 (28.67 %)C#
427 (18.00 %)Java
510 (6.667 %)Assembly Language
69 (6.000 %)SQL
75 (3.333 %)Perl
84 (2.667 %)JavaScript
84 (2.667 %)Lua
93 (2.000 %)PowerHouse
102 (1.333 %)Fortran
102 (1.333 %)Embedded C
102 (1.333 %)VB
102 (1.333 %)VC++
102 (1.333 %)PL/SQL
111 (0.667 %)DHTML
111 (0.667 %)Python
111 (0.667 %)VB.NET
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1104 (69.33 %)Degree
236 (24.00 %)PhD
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.333 %)QA
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (11.33 %)Microsoft
22 (1.333 %)Mapinfo
22 (1.333 %)Oracle
22 (1.333 %)Fujitsu
31 (0.667 %)Sony
31 (0.667 %)Perforce