Physics Jobs in Reading

Physics
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 65 112 105
Rank change year-on-year +47 -7 -17
Permanent jobs citing Physics 59 25 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 3.45% 1.54% 1.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.91% 1.58% 1.60%
Number of salaries quoted 45 18 22
10th Percentile £34,750 - £31,525
25th Percentile £39,500 £34,875 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £43,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +34.10% -17.62% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £51,625 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 - -
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £43,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year +27.17% -17.62% -18.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

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 Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,510 1,578 1,627
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 88.36% 97.05% 92.34%
Number of salaries quoted 921 823 934
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,380 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £92,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £54,000 £58,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +1.74% +4.55%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Reading

Physics
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Physics in Reading

Physics
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Reading over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Physics in Reading

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (6.78%) Azure
2 3 (5.08%) AWS
2 3 (5.08%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.08%) Firewall
1 3 (5.08%) Internet
1 3 (5.08%) Intrusion Detection
1 3 (5.08%) Network Security
1 3 (5.08%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.69%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 9 (15.25%) GitLab
1 9 (15.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (13.56%) Social Skills
2 3 (5.08%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (1.69%) Aerospace
3 1 (1.69%) Electronics
3 1 (1.69%) Finance
3 1 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (1.69%) Legal
3 1 (1.69%) Manufacturing
3 1 (1.69%) Retail
3 1 (1.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 21 (35.59%) Architect
2 18 (30.51%) Software Architect
3 13 (22.03%) Senior
4 11 (18.64%) Physicist
5 9 (15.25%) Software Engineer
6 8 (13.56%) Analyst
6 8 (13.56%) Research Engineer
6 8 (13.56%) Research Software Engineer
7 7 (11.86%) Senior Analyst
8 6 (10.17%) Programmer
8 6 (10.17%) Senior Programmer
8 6 (10.17%) Senior Software Engineer
9 3 (5.08%) Developer
9 3 (5.08%) Security Architect
10 1 (1.69%) Graduate
10 1 (1.69%) Graduate Software Engineer
10 1 (1.69%) Operations Analyst
10 1 (1.69%) Senior Systems Analyst
10 1 (1.69%) Systems Analyst
10 1 (1.69%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (10.17%) OpenMP
2 3 (5.08%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 23 (38.98%) Algorithms
2 10 (16.95%) Management Information System
3 7 (11.86%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (10.17%) CUDA
5 3 (5.08%) Data Centre
5 3 (5.08%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (3.39%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.69%) Lidar
7 1 (1.69%) LIMS
7 1 (1.69%) Mixed Reality
7 1 (1.69%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 18 (30.51%) Linux
1 18 (30.51%) Unix
2 3 (5.08%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (62.71%) Computer Science
2 31 (52.54%) Mathematics
3 22 (37.29%) Software Testing
4 18 (30.51%) Agile
5 14 (23.73%) Monte Carlo Method
6 13 (22.03%) Problem-Solving
7 12 (20.34%) Software Engineering
8 8 (13.56%) Chemistry
8 8 (13.56%) Open Source
9 7 (11.86%) Data Analysis
9 7 (11.86%) Parallel Programming
9 7 (11.86%) Performance Analysis
9 7 (11.86%) SDLC
9 7 (11.86%) Validation
10 6 (10.17%) Artificial Intelligence
10 6 (10.17%) Mathematical Modelling
10 6 (10.17%) Numerical Analysis
11 5 (8.47%) Benchmarking
11 5 (8.47%) Machine Learning
11 5 (8.47%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 37 (62.71%) Python
2 33 (55.93%) Fortran
3 29 (49.15%) C++
4 14 (23.73%) Bash
5 13 (22.03%) C
6 10 (16.95%) C#
7 9 (15.25%) SQL
8 6 (10.17%) MATLAB
8 6 (10.17%) Perl
9 3 (5.08%) PowerShell
10 1 (1.69%) Go
10 1 (1.69%) Haskell
10 1 (1.69%) Java
10 1 (1.69%) Rust
Qualifications
1 47 (79.66%) Degree
2 35 (59.32%) Security Cleared
3 18 (30.51%) PhD
4 12 (20.34%) Master's Degree
5 8 (13.56%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (5.08%) AWS Certification
6 3 (5.08%) Azure Certification
6 3 (5.08%) CISSP
7 1 (1.69%) DBS Check
7 1 (1.69%) Postgraduate
7 1 (1.69%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (5.08%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 3 (5.08%) NIST
1 3 (5.08%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 3 (5.08%) Suricata
Vendors
1 37 (62.71%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.08%) Cisco
2 3 (5.08%) Juniper
2 3 (5.08%) Palo Alto
2 3 (5.08%) Splunk
3 1 (1.69%) EMC
3 1 (1.69%) Thales