The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Physics in IT jobs advertised for the North East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Physics over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the North East region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Physics
Rank 54 61 66
Rank change year-on-year
+7 +5
Permanent jobs citing Physics 10 9 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 1.456% 1.027% 0.277%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.623% 4.615% 0.862%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 2
Average salary £36,250 £38,500 £38,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.84% -0.64%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £35,100 £37,750
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £38,500 £39,750
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £37,500 £34,500
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +8.69%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
North East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
151 195 232
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 21.98% 22.26% 32.18%
Number of salaries quoted 128 172 209
Average salary £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.14% +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,025 £25,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £43,750 £67,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,815 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.96% +6.66%
Physics
England

Physics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Physics across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

North East Physics Jobs Demand Trend

Physics
Salary Trend

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

North East Physics Salary Trend

Physics
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Physics across the North East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

North East 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 North East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tyne and Wear 0 10 £36,250 -5.84%
Physics
England

Physics
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East 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.

1 19 (100.00%) C++
1 19 (100.00%) Degree
1 19 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 17 (89.47%) Multithreading
2 17 (89.47%) Java
2 17 (89.47%) PhD
3 15 (78.95%) OO
3 15 (78.95%) Mathematics
4 13 (68.42%) Agile Software Development
4 13 (68.42%) Unit Testing
4 13 (68.42%) 3D Graphics
5 9 (47.37%) Visualisation
5 9 (47.37%) OOD
5 9 (47.37%) UML
6 8 (42.11%) CUDA
7 5 (26.32%) Parallel Programming
8 4 (21.05%) Software Engineering
9 2 (10.53%) Games
9 2 (10.53%) Animation

Physics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East 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.

General
1 2 (10.53%) Games
Job Titles
1 17 (89.47%) Developer
2 13 (68.42%) Software Developer
3 12 (63.16%) Java Developer
3 12 (63.16%) C++ Developer
3 12 (63.16%) C++/Java Developer
4 8 (42.11%) C++ Software Developer
4 8 (42.11%) Java Software Developer
5 4 (21.05%) C++ Software Engineer
5 4 (21.05%) Java Software Engineer
5 4 (21.05%) Software Engineer
6 2 (10.53%) Programmer
6 2 (10.53%) Gameplay Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 19 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 15 (78.95%) Mathematics
3 13 (68.42%) 3D Graphics
4 9 (47.37%) Visualisation
5 8 (42.11%) CUDA
6 2 (10.53%) Animation
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (89.47%) Multithreading
2 15 (78.95%) OO
3 13 (68.42%) Agile Software Development
3 13 (68.42%) Unit Testing
4 9 (47.37%) UML
4 9 (47.37%) OOD
5 5 (26.32%) Parallel Programming
6 4 (21.05%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 19 (100.00%) C++
2 17 (89.47%) Java
Qualifications
1 19 (100.00%) Degree
2 17 (89.47%) PhD
Durham, County Durham
Java or C++ Software Developer - Oil and Gas - Durham... Java / C++ Software Developer skills / experience; - Good C++ or Java desktop development experience. - Knowledge of OOD. - Scientific, Physics or...
Softweb Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £30,000 to £45,000 per annum pension + bupa + bonus + 25 days hol
Posted: 13 May 2013
Durham, County Durham
You should have strong object oriented design and coding skills, and a good understanding of at least some of the following UML, GUI development, unit testing, agile development,...
IT Connections
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000
Posted: 17 May 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
To apply for this role you must have a solid track record developing with C#/ASP.Net, JavaScript, Ajax and ideally HTML5. You must also have experience of...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
To apply for this role you must have a solid track record developing with C#/ASP.Net, JavaScript, Ajax and ideally HTML5. You must also have experience of...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 16 May 2013
Washington, Tyne and Wear
Skills: Washington, Tyne and Wear, Junior Software Developer, Graduate Developer, *Any experience in any of the following IT programming languages from either Visual basic or VB.net or...
Xperian Recruitment Limited
Salary: From £18,000 to £20,000 per annum + Pension + Benefits + Training
Posted: 17 May 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
To apply for this role you must have a solid track record developing with Java EE, JavaScript and Ajax in an object orientated environment. Experience of flex and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
To apply for this role you must have a solid track record developing with Java EE, JavaScript and Ajax in an object orientated environment. Experience of flex and...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 16 May 2013