The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Physics in IT jobs advertised for the Oxfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Physics over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Oxfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Physics
Rank 99 71 93
Rank change year-on-year
-28 +22
Permanent jobs citing Physics 23 33 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 1.243% 2.279% 1.230%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.506% 8.068% 4.356%
Number of salaries quoted 12 26 21
Average salary £32,500 £35,000 £26,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.14% +32.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £26,250 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £39,750 £43,750 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Oxfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
656 409 505
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 35.44% 28.25% 28.24%
Number of salaries quoted 561 369 462
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% +11.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £54,436 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Physics
South East

Physics
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Physics Salary Trend

Physics
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Physics across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Oxford -13 21 £32,500 -7.14% 3
Banbury - 1 £21,500 -
Physics
South East

Physics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 47 (97.92%) Mathematics
2 46 (95.83%) Computer Science
3 39 (81.25%) C++
4 33 (68.75%) C#
5 26 (54.17%) Java
6 19 (39.58%) Degree
7 17 (35.42%) OO
8 14 (29.17%) C
8 14 (29.17%) Multithreading
9 13 (27.08%) MySQL
9 13 (27.08%) Games
10 12 (25.00%) Perl
10 12 (25.00%) PHP
10 12 (25.00%) Game Development
11 9 (18.75%) PhD
12 8 (16.67%) Python
13 6 (12.50%) Software Engineering
13 6 (12.50%) Finance
14 4 (8.333%) 3D Graphics
14 4 (8.333%) STL
14 4 (8.333%) Qt
14 4 (8.333%) Boost C++ Libraries
15 3 (6.250%) F#
15 3 (6.250%) Scala
15 3 (6.250%) Signal Processing
15 3 (6.250%) .NET
15 3 (6.250%) OpenGL
15 3 (6.250%) Statistics
16 2 (4.167%) MATLAB
16 2 (4.167%) Project Management

Physics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Application Development
1 4 (8.333%) STL
1 4 (8.333%) Qt
1 4 (8.333%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 3 (6.250%) .NET
2 3 (6.250%) OpenGL
3 2 (4.167%) Web Services
3 2 (4.167%) XML
3 2 (4.167%) HTML
3 2 (4.167%) ADO.NET
3 2 (4.167%) ASP.NET
3 2 (4.167%) CSS
4 1 (2.083%) MapReduce
Application Platforms
1 2 (4.167%) IIS
2 1 (2.083%) Apache Pig
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.083%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (27.08%) MySQL
2 2 (4.167%) Data Mining
2 2 (4.167%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.083%) Apache Hive
3 1 (2.083%) Big Data
3 1 (2.083%) Hadoop
3 1 (2.083%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (4.167%) Visual Studio
General
1 13 (27.08%) Games
2 6 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (2.083%) Banking
3 1 (2.083%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 23 (47.92%) Developer
2 20 (41.67%) Software Developer
2 20 (41.67%) Graduate
3 19 (39.58%) Graduate Developer
4 18 (37.50%) Graduate Software Developer
5 13 (27.08%) Programmer
6 12 (25.00%) Senior Programmer
7 10 (20.83%) Software Engineer
8 7 (14.58%) Games Programmer
8 7 (14.58%) Senior Games Programmer
9 4 (8.333%) Senior Software Engineer
9 4 (8.333%) C++ Software Engineer
10 3 (6.250%) Java Software Engineer
11 2 (4.167%) Senior Java Software Engineer
12 1 (2.083%) GUI Developer
12 1 (2.083%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
12 1 (2.083%) Development Engineer
12 1 (2.083%) Network Programmer
12 1 (2.083%) Mechanical Engineer
12 1 (2.083%) Python Developer
Miscellaneous
1 47 (97.92%) Mathematics
2 46 (95.83%) Computer Science
3 4 (8.333%) 3D Graphics
4 3 (6.250%) Statistics
5 2 (4.167%) Machine Learning
6 1 (2.083%) Streaming Music
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.167%) UNIX
1 2 (4.167%) Windows
1 2 (4.167%) Linux
2 1 (2.083%) Android
2 1 (2.083%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (35.42%) OO
2 14 (29.17%) Multithreading
3 12 (25.00%) Game Development
4 6 (12.50%) Software Engineering
5 3 (6.250%) Signal Processing
6 2 (4.167%) Project Management
6 2 (4.167%) Parallel Processing
6 2 (4.167%) Numerical Analysis
7 1 (2.083%) Image Processing
7 1 (2.083%) Video Processing
7 1 (2.083%) Stochastic Modelling
7 1 (2.083%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (2.083%) E-Commerce
7 1 (2.083%) Web Development
7 1 (2.083%) Data Analysis
7 1 (2.083%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (81.25%) C++
2 33 (68.75%) C#
3 26 (54.17%) Java
4 14 (29.17%) C
5 12 (25.00%) Perl
5 12 (25.00%) PHP
6 8 (16.67%) Python
7 3 (6.250%) F#
7 3 (6.250%) Scala
8 2 (4.167%) MATLAB
8 2 (4.167%) VBA
8 2 (4.167%) JavaScript
8 2 (4.167%) Delphi
9 1 (2.083%) R
9 1 (2.083%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (39.58%) Degree
2 9 (18.75%) PhD
3 1 (2.083%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 2 (4.167%) Oracle
1 2 (4.167%) Sybase
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Candidates Must have: § MSc or PhD in Comp Sci, Maths, Stats or Physics. § Top tier A levels and Bachelors from a world top 50 University (UK Imperial, Oxbridge,...
Quant Capital
Salary: From £35,000 to £35,000 per annum Bonus Medical Pension
Posted: 17 June 2013
Oxfordshire
Software Systems Engineer - Object Orientated, C / C++ / Java; Control Systems; Graduate, 1st / 2.1 Physics / Electronics / Computer Science... Candidates must have a good honours degree in physics, electronic...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £Competitive
Posted: 21 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Requirements: Honours degree in physics, electronic engineering, computer science or equivalent other degree... Knowledge of programming in C or an Object Orientated language... Proven ability of using software...
Real Time Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 30,000 to 40,000
Posted: 18 June 2013
Oxfordshire, South East
Electronics Engineer - Design and Development, Scientific Applications, Commissioning, Digital, Analogue, PCB, VHDL... Key responsibilities would include: providing technical expertise, operational support, commissioning of systems; working with internal customers...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£36k
Posted: 31 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
The environment is that of Facebook or Google, relaxed open with time to think and make the right decisions... Applicants should hold a PhD in Statistics, Physics, Econometrics,...
Quant Capital
Salary: From £140,000 to £140,000 per annum Large Bonus Medical Pension
Posted: 17 June 2013
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £26000 - £46500 per annum + bonus, final salary pension
Posted: 12 June 2013