Physics Jobs in England

Physics
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 382 485 436
Rank change year-on-year +103 -49 +6
Permanent jobs citing Physics 570 563 1,069
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.67% 0.60% 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% 0.63% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 419 236 372
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,875 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,750 £42,313 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £95,000 £81,563
90th Percentile £88,750 £137,500 £127,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,250
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.13% +20.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72,814 89,178 125,034
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.85% 95.66% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 53,731 52,642 73,765
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,327
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in England

Physics
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Physics in England

Physics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Physics in England

Physics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +78 219 £52,500 +21.39% 91
London +57 136 £75,000 -10.45% 116
South West +43 83 £44,000 -20.00% 39
East of England +23 54 £52,500 -25.00% 58
North of England +47 38 £51,528 +16.20% 22
Midlands -19 36 £55,000 +10.00% 31
North West +19 23 £60,750 -0.82% 19
West Midlands +3 18 £55,000 +26.44% 10
East Midlands -18 18 £50,000 - 21
Yorkshire +81 13 £51,528 +16.20% 2
North East -1 2 £55,000 +120.00% 1
Physics
UK

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 20 (3.51%) Apache Spark
2 16 (2.81%) SAS
3 11 (1.93%) Apache
4 2 (0.35%) CMS
4 2 (0.35%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.18%) Confluence
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 20 (3.51%) Simulink
2 5 (0.88%) OrCAD
2 5 (0.88%) SOLIDWORKS
3 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.35%) SPSS
5 1 (0.18%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.18%) EViews
5 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 56 (9.82%) Azure
2 41 (7.19%) AWS
3 31 (5.44%) Power Platform
4 12 (2.11%) Entra ID
4 12 (2.11%) GCP
4 12 (2.11%) IaaS
4 12 (2.11%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (2.11%) PaaS
5 5 (0.88%) Power Automate
5 5 (0.88%) PowerApps
6 4 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (0.53%) Azure Machine Learning
8 2 (0.35%) Amazon SageMaker
8 2 (0.35%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.35%) Serverless
9 1 (0.18%) GitHub
9 1 (0.18%) Google Data Studio
9 1 (0.18%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.28%) DHCP
1 13 (2.28%) DNS
1 13 (2.28%) RS-232
1 13 (2.28%) WAN
2 12 (2.11%) Ethernet
2 12 (2.11%) LAN
2 12 (2.11%) Wi-Fi
3 8 (1.40%) Network Security
4 7 (1.23%) Link 16
4 7 (1.23%) TCP/IP
5 6 (1.05%) Wireless
6 3 (0.53%) Firewall
6 3 (0.53%) Internet
6 3 (0.53%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (0.53%) Modbus
6 3 (0.53%) Software-Defined Radio
6 3 (0.53%) VPN
6 3 (0.53%) ZigBee
7 2 (0.35%) Intranet
8 1 (0.18%) IKE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (6.14%) Tableau
2 19 (3.33%) Power BI
3 17 (2.98%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.75%) Hadoop
5 8 (1.40%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.70%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.53%) Big Data
8 3 (0.53%) Looker
8 3 (0.53%) Redis
9 2 (0.35%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.35%) Tick Data
10 1 (0.18%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.18%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.18%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 57 (10.00%) Git
2 16 (2.81%) JIRA
3 13 (2.28%) Visual Studio
4 12 (2.11%) GitLab
5 11 (1.93%) Subversion
6 8 (1.40%) Jenkins
6 8 (1.40%) LabVIEW
7 7 (1.23%) CMake
7 7 (1.23%) Team Foundation Server
7 7 (1.23%) TestRail
8 6 (1.05%) gulp
8 6 (1.05%) PostCSS
8 6 (1.05%) rollup.js
8 6 (1.05%) Vite
9 5 (0.88%) Xcode
10 4 (0.70%) Rational DOORS
10 4 (0.70%) Rational Rhapsody
11 3 (0.53%) Eclipse
11 3 (0.53%) GDB
12 2 (0.35%) Bitbucket
General
1 144 (25.26%) Social Skills
2 129 (22.63%) Analytical Skills
3 67 (11.75%) Electronics
4 43 (7.54%) Retail
5 38 (6.67%) Games
6 35 (6.14%) Aerospace
7 32 (5.61%) Finance
8 26 (4.56%) Manufacturing
8 26 (4.56%) Military
9 25 (4.39%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (3.86%) Banking
11 17 (2.98%) Automotive
12 15 (2.63%) Marketing
13 14 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (1.58%) Investment Banking
15 8 (1.40%) Front Office
16 7 (1.23%) Avionics
16 7 (1.23%) Italian Language
16 7 (1.23%) Law
16 7 (1.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 121 (21.23%) Senior
2 95 (16.67%) Software Engineer
3 69 (12.11%) Developer
4 62 (10.88%) Analyst
5 49 (8.60%) Systems Engineer
6 48 (8.42%) Graduate
7 44 (7.72%) Data Scientist
8 41 (7.19%) Senior Data Scientist
9 27 (4.74%) Architect
9 27 (4.74%) Junior
10 25 (4.39%) Lead
11 21 (3.68%) Senior Analyst
12 18 (3.16%) Software Architect
13 15 (2.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 15 (2.63%) Senior Developer
14 14 (2.46%) Hardware Engineer
15 13 (2.28%) Graduate Software Engineer
15 13 (2.28%) Physicist
16 12 (2.11%) Development Engineer
16 12 (2.11%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (5.61%) PySpark
2 31 (5.44%) Pandas
2 31 (5.44%) TensorFlow
3 29 (5.09%) scikit-learn
4 26 (4.56%) .NET
5 22 (3.86%) HTML
5 22 (3.86%) Unreal Engine
6 20 (3.51%) OpenMP
7 16 (2.81%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 15 (2.63%) HTML5
9 14 (2.46%) OpenACC
10 13 (2.28%) OpenGL
11 12 (2.11%) WinForms
11 12 (2.11%) WPF
12 11 (1.93%) CSS
13 10 (1.75%) Qt
13 10 (1.75%) Vulkan
14 9 (1.58%) DirectX
15 8 (1.40%) OpenCL
16 7 (1.23%) QML
Miscellaneous
1 168 (29.47%) Algorithms
2 43 (7.54%) Analytical Mindset
3 35 (6.14%) Self-Motivation
4 31 (5.44%) Management Information System
5 30 (5.26%) Greenfield Project
6 29 (5.09%) Analogue Electronics
6 29 (5.09%) CUDA
7 28 (4.91%) FPGA
8 26 (4.56%) Driving Licence
9 19 (3.33%) VHDL
10 17 (2.98%) Data Structures
11 16 (2.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 11 (1.93%) Credit Risk
12 11 (1.93%) Data Centre
13 10 (1.75%) Blockchain
13 10 (1.75%) Embedded Systems
14 8 (1.40%) Equities
14 8 (1.40%) Hedge funds
14 8 (1.40%) Renewable Energy
15 7 (1.23%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 93 (16.32%) Linux
2 32 (5.61%) Unix
3 26 (4.56%) Windows
4 8 (1.40%) Debian
4 8 (1.40%) Ubuntu
5 3 (0.53%) Kali Linux
5 3 (0.53%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.35%) Android
7 1 (0.18%) CentOS
7 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 411 (72.11%) Mathematics
2 241 (42.28%) Computer Science
3 168 (29.47%) Problem-Solving
4 152 (26.67%) Software Engineering
5 103 (18.07%) Machine Learning
6 90 (15.79%) Statistics
7 89 (15.61%) Agile
8 79 (13.86%) Data Science
9 77 (13.51%) Artificial Intelligence
10 68 (11.93%) Validation
11 67 (11.75%) Chemistry
12 50 (8.77%) Decision-Making
13 46 (8.07%) Parallel Programming
14 45 (7.89%) Mentoring
15 43 (7.54%) Analytics
15 43 (7.54%) Software Testing
16 39 (6.84%) Customer Experience
17 36 (6.32%) Ergonomics
17 36 (6.32%) Human Factors
17 36 (6.32%) Predictive Modelling
Programming Languages
1 245 (42.98%) Python
2 144 (25.26%) C++
3 121 (21.23%) C
4 103 (18.07%) SQL
5 84 (14.74%) Fortran
6 79 (13.86%) C#
7 61 (10.70%) MATLAB
8 54 (9.47%) Java
9 35 (6.14%) R
10 33 (5.79%) Bash
11 25 (4.39%) JavaScript
12 17 (2.98%) PowerShell
13 12 (2.11%) Go
14 8 (1.40%) Perl
14 8 (1.40%) T-SQL
14 8 (1.40%) TypeScript
15 7 (1.23%) C-shell
16 6 (1.05%) Embedded C
17 4 (0.70%) Ada
17 4 (0.70%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 434 (76.14%) Degree
2 142 (24.91%) PhD
3 138 (24.21%) Master's Degree
4 125 (21.93%) Security Cleared
5 64 (11.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 40 (7.02%) BPSS Clearance
7 32 (5.61%) DBS Check
8 27 (4.74%) DV Cleared
9 26 (4.56%) SC Cleared
10 12 (2.11%) A+ Certification
10 12 (2.11%) Network+ Certification
11 6 (1.05%) Numerate Degree
12 4 (0.70%) CISSP
13 3 (0.53%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.53%) Azure Certification
14 2 (0.35%) CREST Certified
14 2 (0.35%) OSCE
14 2 (0.35%) OSCP
15 1 (0.18%) CISM
15 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.75%) IFRS
1 10 (1.75%) IFRS 9
1 10 (1.75%) PMO
2 9 (1.58%) CRD IV
3 8 (1.40%) QA
4 7 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.70%) ISO 9002
6 3 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 3 (0.53%) NIST
6 3 (0.53%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.35%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.18%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.18%) RMADS
System Software
1 13 (2.28%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.75%) Docker
3 9 (1.58%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (1.40%) Firmware
5 2 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (1.05%) Kubernetes
1 6 (1.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.53%) Suricata
3 1 (0.18%) Ansible
3 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.18%) Puppet
3 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 61 (10.70%) Microsoft
2 28 (4.91%) Databricks
3 12 (2.11%) Veeam
4 5 (0.88%) NVIDIA
5 4 (0.70%) Atlassian
5 4 (0.70%) HubSpot
5 4 (0.70%) IBM
6 3 (0.53%) Bloomberg
6 3 (0.53%) Cisco
6 3 (0.53%) DevExpress
6 3 (0.53%) Google
6 3 (0.53%) Juniper
6 3 (0.53%) Palo Alto
6 3 (0.53%) SAP
6 3 (0.53%) Splunk
6 3 (0.53%) Thales
7 2 (0.35%) Sage
7 2 (0.35%) VMware
8 1 (0.18%) EMC
8 1 (0.18%) Red Hat