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The table below looks at the demand for Physics skills within the Somerset 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
Rank9166
Rank change on same period last yearDown-25
Matching permanent IT job ads912
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below4.369 %6.030 %
Salaries quoted912
Average minimum salary£21,111£26,000
Average salary£30,333£29,250
% change on same period last year+3.70 %
Average maximum salary£39,556£32,500
UK excluding London average salary£34,433£34,300
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Somerset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Somerset
Matching permanent IT job ads206199
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.119 %0.086 %
Salaries quoted174180
Average minimum salary£34,362£29,288
Average salary£38,451£33,866
% change on same period last year+13.53 %
Average maximum salary£42,540£38,443
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Physics South WestPhysics
South West

Physics
Demand Trend

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset Physics Salary Trend

Physics
Salary Histogram

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

Somerset 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 Somerset 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
BathDown-229£30,333+7.05 %
Physics South WestPhysics
South West

Physics
Top 24 Related IT Skills

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

111 (100.00 %)Degree
111 (100.00 %)Mathematics
28 (72.73 %).NET
28 (72.73 %)Software Engineering
37 (63.64 %)Insurance
37 (63.64 %)Pensions
37 (63.64 %)Security Cleared
46 (54.55 %)Java
55 (45.45 %)SC Cleared
64 (36.36 %)C#
64 (36.36 %)ASP.NET
73 (27.27 %)C
82 (18.18 %)C++
82 (18.18 %)Ada
82 (18.18 %)Fortran
91 (9.091 %)UML
91 (9.091 %)PhD
91 (9.091 %)Telecoms
91 (9.091 %)Finance
91 (9.091 %)Aerospace
91 (9.091 %)Government
91 (9.091 %)IDEF
91 (9.091 %)DoDAF
91 (9.091 %)MODAF

Physics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Somerset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (72.73 %).NET
24 (36.36 %)ASP.NET
Somerset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (63.64 %)Insurance
17 (63.64 %)Pensions
21 (9.091 %)Telecoms
21 (9.091 %)Finance
21 (9.091 %)Aerospace
21 (9.091 %)Government
Somerset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (63.64 %)Software Engineer
21 (9.091 %)Systems Engineer
21 (9.091 %).NET Software Engineer
Somerset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (100.00 %)Mathematics
Somerset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (72.73 %)Software Engineering
27 (63.64 %)Security Cleared
35 (45.45 %)SC Cleared
41 (9.091 %)UML
41 (9.091 %)IDEF
41 (9.091 %)DoDAF
41 (9.091 %)MODAF
Somerset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)Java
24 (36.36 %)C#
33 (27.27 %)C
42 (18.18 %)C++
42 (18.18 %)Ada
42 (18.18 %)Fortran
Somerset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (100.00 %)Degree
21 (9.091 %)PhD