The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Physics in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Physics over the 3 months to 21 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 South East region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Physics
Rank 298 254 281
Rank change year-on-year
-44 +27
Permanent jobs citing Physics 147 197 140
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.663% 0.830% 0.622%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.141% 2.798% 2.125%
Number of salaries quoted 110 163 121
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +25.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,500 £70,000 £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
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
6867 7041 6588
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 30.95% 29.66% 29.26%
Number of salaries quoted 5681 6012 5738
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Physics
England

Physics
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South 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 South East region.

South East Physics Salary Trend

Physics
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Physics across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South 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 South East region over the 3 months to 21 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
Surrey +8 53 £35,000 -17.64%
Oxfordshire -38 26 £32,500 -14.47%
Berkshire -3 22 £47,500 +26.66%
Hampshire +3 21 £26,000 -13.33%
West Sussex -8 13 £35,000 +8.52%
Buckinghamshire -24 4 £40,000 +6.66%
Kent -20 2 £31,500 -16.00%
East Sussex - 2 £45,000 -
Isle of Wight - 2 £35,000 -
Middlesex -19 1 £40,000 -
Physics
England

Physics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South 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.

1 248 (77.50%) Mathematics
2 224 (70.00%) Degree
3 211 (65.94%) Computer Science
4 169 (52.81%) C#
5 161 (50.31%) C++
6 118 (36.88%) Java
7 110 (34.38%) .NET
8 78 (24.38%) C
9 69 (21.56%) SQL
10 61 (19.06%) OO
11 54 (16.88%) UML
12 51 (15.94%) Linux
13 48 (15.00%) Finance
14 46 (14.38%) Windows
15 45 (14.06%) Games
16 43 (13.44%) Agile Software Development
17 42 (13.13%) ASP.NET
18 40 (12.50%) Software Engineering
19 39 (12.19%) XML
20 38 (11.88%) Python
20 38 (11.88%) PhD
21 37 (11.56%) SQL Server
22 35 (10.94%) Oracle
22 35 (10.94%) Security Cleared
23 33 (10.31%) WCF
23 33 (10.31%) Telecoms
24 32 (10.00%) UNIX
25 31 (9.688%) HTML
25 31 (9.688%) JavaScript
25 31 (9.688%) Project Management

Physics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South 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.

Application Development
1 110 (34.38%) .NET
2 42 (13.13%) ASP.NET
3 39 (12.19%) XML
4 33 (10.31%) WCF
5 31 (9.688%) HTML
6 29 (9.063%) CSS
7 24 (7.500%) .NET Framework
8 23 (7.188%) J2EE
9 22 (6.875%) WPF
10 20 (6.250%) Web Services
11 17 (5.313%) ADO.NET
12 16 (5.000%) Spring
13 12 (3.750%) SOAP
13 12 (3.750%) J2SE
13 12 (3.750%) CORBA
13 12 (3.750%) OpenGL
13 12 (3.750%) CGI
13 12 (3.750%) jQuery
14 11 (3.438%) WF
15 10 (3.125%) XSLT
Application Platforms
1 13 (4.063%) IIS
2 6 (1.875%) ESB
3 3 (0.938%) Oracle Coherence
3 3 (0.938%) SAS
4 2 (0.625%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.625%) Mathematica
5 1 (0.313%) Apache Pig
5 1 (0.313%) ColdFusion
5 1 (0.313%) Apache
Applications
1 23 (7.188%) MS Excel
2 13 (4.063%) MS Project
3 10 (3.125%) MS Office
4 9 (2.813%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.938%) SPSS
5 3 (0.938%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.625%) Simulink
7 1 (0.313%) MS PowerPoint
7 1 (0.313%) Pro/ENGINEER
7 1 (0.313%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.750%) Internet
1 12 (3.750%) 3GPP
1 12 (3.750%) SNMP
2 8 (2.500%) Wireless
3 6 (1.875%) LTE
4 4 (1.250%) HTTP
5 3 (0.938%) BSS
6 2 (0.625%) DVB
6 2 (0.625%) TDMA
7 1 (0.313%) Firewall
7 1 (0.313%) H.323
7 1 (0.313%) SS7
7 1 (0.313%) CTI
7 1 (0.313%) VoIP
7 1 (0.313%) DNS
7 1 (0.313%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.313%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (11.56%) SQL Server
2 16 (5.000%) MySQL
3 8 (2.500%) Data Mining
4 6 (1.875%) GIS
4 6 (1.875%) Data Mart
5 4 (1.250%) Big Data
5 4 (1.250%) SQL Server 2008
5 4 (1.250%) Hadoop
6 3 (0.938%) Oracle 11g
6 3 (0.938%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.938%) Oracle Exadata
6 3 (0.938%) RDBMS
6 3 (0.938%) Oracle 10g
6 3 (0.938%) DB2
6 3 (0.938%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.625%) SQL Server 2005
8 1 (0.313%) Apache Hive
8 1 (0.313%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 29 (9.063%) Visual Studio
2 17 (5.313%) Eclipse
2 17 (5.313%) Subversion
3 14 (4.375%) Maven
3 14 (4.375%) Bugzilla
3 14 (4.375%) Ant
3 14 (4.375%) ClearCase
3 14 (4.375%) Git (software)
4 12 (3.750%) Rational Rose
4 12 (3.750%) Telelogic TAU
5 6 (1.875%) Team Foundation Server
6 3 (0.938%) Moq
6 3 (0.938%) Selenium
6 3 (0.938%) JIRA
6 3 (0.938%) NUnit
6 3 (0.938%) NetBeans
7 2 (0.625%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.313%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 48 (15.00%) Finance
2 45 (14.06%) Games
3 33 (10.31%) Telecoms
4 17 (5.313%) Electronics
4 17 (5.313%) Aerospace
5 7 (2.188%) Military
6 6 (1.875%) Multimedia
6 6 (1.875%) Law
6 6 (1.875%) Pharmaceutical
7 5 (1.563%) Marketing
7 5 (1.563%) Automotive
8 3 (0.938%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.313%) Avionics
9 1 (0.313%) French Language
9 1 (0.313%) Music
9 1 (0.313%) Advertising
9 1 (0.313%) Publishing
9 1 (0.313%) Investment Banking
9 1 (0.313%) Banking
Job Titles
1 142 (44.38%) Developer
2 74 (23.13%) Software Developer
3 58 (18.13%) Graduate
4 53 (16.56%) Software Engineer
5 38 (11.88%) Graduate Developer
5 38 (11.88%) Junior
6 31 (9.688%) Programmer
7 30 (9.375%) Graduate Software Developer
8 23 (7.188%) C# Developer
8 23 (7.188%) Junior Developer
9 22 (6.875%) Consultant
10 17 (5.313%) Analyst
11 16 (5.000%) .NET Developer
12 15 (4.688%) Junior Software Developer
13 12 (3.750%) Business Analyst
13 12 (3.750%) Senior Programmer
13 12 (3.750%) C++ Software Engineer
14 11 (3.438%) Senior Software Engineer
14 11 (3.438%) Incident Manager
15 10 (3.125%) Software Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 248 (77.50%) Mathematics
2 211 (65.94%) Computer Science
3 22 (6.875%) Animation
4 18 (5.625%) Statistics
5 16 (5.000%) Smartcard
5 16 (5.000%) Embedded Systems
6 14 (4.375%) Firmware
7 13 (4.063%) Open Source
8 10 (3.125%) EMV
8 10 (3.125%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
9 9 (2.813%) Applied Mathematics
9 9 (2.813%) VHDL
10 8 (2.500%) Management Information System
11 6 (1.875%) Artificial Intelligence
11 6 (1.875%) PKI
12 4 (1.250%) 3D Graphics
13 3 (0.938%) Hedge funds
13 3 (0.938%) Credit Risk
13 3 (0.938%) Device Driver
14 2 (0.625%) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems
1 51 (15.94%) Linux
2 46 (14.38%) Windows
3 32 (10.00%) UNIX
4 16 (5.000%) VxWorks
5 14 (4.375%) LynxOS
6 5 (1.563%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.563%) Solaris
7 4 (1.250%) AIX
7 4 (1.250%) Android
8 3 (0.938%) CentOS
8 3 (0.938%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.313%) openSUSE
9 1 (0.313%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.313%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.313%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (19.06%) OO
2 54 (16.88%) UML
3 43 (13.44%) Agile Software Development
4 40 (12.50%) Software Engineering
5 31 (9.688%) Project Management
6 29 (9.063%) Multithreading
7 25 (7.813%) Waterfall
8 24 (7.500%) Image Processing
8 24 (7.500%) Data Modelling
9 20 (6.250%) RUP
9 20 (6.250%) CAD
10 19 (5.938%) ITIL
11 16 (5.000%) Scrum
11 16 (5.000%) SOA
11 16 (5.000%) Business Analysis
12 15 (4.688%) Use Case
13 14 (4.375%) Service Management
13 14 (4.375%) MODAF
14 13 (4.063%) Continuous Integration
15 12 (3.750%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 169 (52.81%) C#
2 161 (50.31%) C++
3 118 (36.88%) Java
4 78 (24.38%) C
5 69 (21.56%) SQL
6 38 (11.88%) Python
7 31 (9.688%) JavaScript
7 31 (9.688%) MATLAB
8 30 (9.375%) Perl
9 23 (7.188%) PHP
10 14 (4.375%) Ada
11 10 (3.125%) VB.NET
12 9 (2.813%) XPath
12 9 (2.813%) Fortran
13 7 (2.188%) VBA
13 7 (2.188%) Delphi
14 5 (1.563%) Embedded C
15 3 (0.938%) PHP5
15 3 (0.938%) Objective-C
15 3 (0.938%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 224 (70.00%) Degree
2 38 (11.88%) PhD
3 35 (10.94%) Security Cleared
4 25 (7.813%) SC Cleared
5 12 (3.750%) MCSD
5 12 (3.750%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (3.125%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.250%) HND
7 4 (1.250%) ISEB
8 2 (0.625%) HNC
9 1 (0.313%) MBA
9 1 (0.313%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.313%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.313%) PMP
9 1 (0.313%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.313%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.375%) DO-178B
2 5 (1.563%) QA
3 1 (0.313%) ISO/IEC 14443
3 1 (0.313%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.313%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 1 (0.313%) Veritas Cluster Server
1 1 (0.313%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (0.313%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 14 (4.375%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 35 (10.94%) Oracle
2 18 (5.625%) Microsoft
3 17 (5.313%) HP
4 12 (3.750%) Telelogic
4 12 (3.750%) Nokia Siemens Networks
5 6 (1.875%) Sybase
5 6 (1.875%) WSO2
6 4 (1.250%) Red Hat
7 3 (0.938%) BT
7 3 (0.938%) Teradata
8 2 (0.625%) Remedy
8 2 (0.625%) Telerik
8 2 (0.625%) Agilent
9 1 (0.313%) Google
9 1 (0.313%) VMware
9 1 (0.313%) SolidWorks
9 1 (0.313%) Symantec
9 1 (0.313%) SAP
Woking, Surrey
Graduate Software Support Analyst - Experience and Qualifications: - IT, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Technology-focused degree (2:1 or above); - Knowledge of IT programming and the ability to...
Informatiq Consulting
Salary: £Excellent + package
Posted: 16 May 2013
Woking, Surrey
Essential Requirements: - You must have a Computer Science or Numerical (for example Mathematics or Physics) degree at grade 2:1 or above; - Software application/programming experience (any language -...
Informatiq Consulting
Salary: £Excellent + package
Posted: 16 May 2013
Berkshire Wilts Oxon Newbury Swindon, Thames...
Software Developers Knowledge/Experience Essential Requires knowledge ordinarily acquired from a 2.1 degree or above in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or other scientific disciplines containing considerable computing...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: To £22,500 + Bonus to 8% + Laptop
Posted: 14 May 2013
Woking, Surrey
You will be working on large scale development, and many Greenfield projects using the .Net framework (ASP.NET or C#) or Java, J2EE projects. Any academic or commercial...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + excellent benefits package
Posted: 14 May 2013
Woking, South East
C# ASP.net/Java/C++Location: WokingSalary: up to £32kWell known software house in central Woking are looking for numerous bright developers, ideally from a top UK university (...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + excellent benefits package
Posted: 15 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
In general candidates should have a first class numerate degree or PhD in a subject such as a Physics, Engineering or Maths or Electronics... Software development (eg C/...
Real Time Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 40,000 to 50,000
Posted: 16 May 2013
Kent
Permanent opportunity for a Microstrategy BI developer... *Experience of working in a target driven environment * A good working knowledge of SQL *Technical experience with Microstrategy is a must...
Eligo Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Surrey
These products will require individuals who have had some experience, or exposure, to developing firmware utilised in safety critical environments (e.g... To be considered for the post...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
West Sussex
Required Skills *Embedded Software *Microcontrollers / Microprocessors *C / C++ *QNX or Linux Desirable *Open GL (Scrolling Graphics) *DSP This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career as an...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Surrey
Essential experience includes: *Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics or similar *Strongly experienced with Unix (ideally Solaris for initial roles) and HA (ideally VCS for initial roles) on...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Guildford
Summary: Experienced Electronics Engineer, VHDL, FPGA, embedded C/C++, complex PCB design, Signal Processing, MUST be UK national for this position, Guildford, to £55k + 10% pension... - Simulating and...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k + benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
London or Oxford, South East, United Kingdom
Fund accounting platform... - Strong WinForms, WPF, WCF experience. - Knowledge of T-SQL programming... - Splunk logging, log4net, Ninject, SlowCheetah... - Web development using ASP.NET, MVC, JQuery, HTML5, Bootstrap, SignalR. -...
Winton Capital Management
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 20 May 2013
Sevenoaks, Kent
Electronics Engineer / RF Engineer - (Defence/ REME/ MOD/ Counter Explosives) We are looking to recruit an experienced RF Engineer ideally with previous SC or DV clearance or relevant defence...
Randstad Technologies
Salary: £28000 - £41000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013