Physics
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 385 487 434
Rank change year-on-year +102 -53 +28
Permanent jobs citing Physics 681 592 1,295
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.69% 0.58% 0.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 0.61% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 504 256 381
10th Percentile £31,000 £34,875 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,318 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,344 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -0.25% +25.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £93,125 £81,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £136,250 £125,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,528 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.06% - +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,809 96,894 150,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,843 56,945 82,179
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in the UK

Physics
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Physics in the UK

Physics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Physics in the UK

Physics
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +140 593 £55,000 -16.98% 350
UK excluding London +98 520 £51,528 +3.06% 244
South East +70 221 £50,000 +5.26% 90
Work from Home +105 218 £40,000 -42.86% 130
London +57 145 £75,000 -15.49% 116
South West +27 83 £44,000 -26.67% 26
Scotland -33 68 £52,500 +22.52% 10
East of England +42 57 £52,500 -30.00% 58
Midlands -19 44 £53,750 -2.27% 35
North of England +52 39 £51,528 +16.20% 23
East Midlands -9 27 £32,500 -35.00% 16
North West +21 24 £60,750 -6.54% 18
West Midlands -4 17 £62,500 +4.17% 19
Yorkshire +80 13 £51,528 +16.20% 4
Wales -10 5 £51,528 - 8
Northern Ireland +28 3 £70,000 - 1
North East -3 2 £55,000 +120.00% 1

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 26 (3.82%) Apache Spark
2 23 (3.38%) SAS
3 17 (2.50%) Apache
4 3 (0.44%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.29%) CMS
5 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 20 (2.94%) Simulink
2 6 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.73%) OrCAD
3 5 (0.73%) SOLIDWORKS
4 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.44%) SPSS
5 2 (0.29%) EViews
6 1 (0.15%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 61 (8.96%) Azure
2 42 (6.17%) AWS
3 32 (4.70%) Power Platform
4 13 (1.91%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (1.76%) Entra ID
5 12 (1.76%) IaaS
5 12 (1.76%) PaaS
6 11 (1.62%) GCP
7 6 (0.88%) Power Automate
7 6 (0.88%) PowerApps
8 5 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.44%) Azure Machine Learning
10 2 (0.29%) Amazon SageMaker
10 2 (0.29%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.29%) GitHub
10 2 (0.29%) SaaS
10 2 (0.29%) Serverless
11 1 (0.15%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 46 (6.75%) Wireless
2 13 (1.91%) DHCP
2 13 (1.91%) DNS
2 13 (1.91%) RS-232
2 13 (1.91%) WAN
3 12 (1.76%) Ethernet
3 12 (1.76%) LAN
3 12 (1.76%) Wi-Fi
4 10 (1.47%) Network Security
5 7 (1.03%) Link 16
5 7 (1.03%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.73%) Firewall
6 5 (0.73%) Internet
6 5 (0.73%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (0.73%) VPN
7 3 (0.44%) Modbus
7 3 (0.44%) Software-Defined Radio
7 3 (0.44%) ZigBee
8 2 (0.29%) Broadband
8 2 (0.29%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (6.90%) Tableau
2 23 (3.38%) SQL Server
3 19 (2.79%) Power BI
4 10 (1.47%) Hadoop
5 8 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.59%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.44%) Big Data
8 3 (0.44%) Looker
8 3 (0.44%) Redis
9 2 (0.29%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.29%) Tick Data
10 1 (0.15%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.15%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.15%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 67 (9.84%) Git
2 19 (2.79%) Visual Studio
3 16 (2.35%) JIRA
4 14 (2.06%) GitLab
5 10 (1.47%) Subversion
6 8 (1.17%) Jenkins
6 8 (1.17%) LabVIEW
7 7 (1.03%) CMake
7 7 (1.03%) Team Foundation Server
7 7 (1.03%) TestRail
8 5 (0.73%) Xcode
9 4 (0.59%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.59%) Rational Rhapsody
10 3 (0.44%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.44%) GDB
10 3 (0.44%) gulp
10 3 (0.44%) PostCSS
10 3 (0.44%) rollup.js
10 3 (0.44%) Vite
11 2 (0.29%) Bitbucket
General
1 205 (30.10%) Social Skills
2 138 (20.26%) Analytical Skills
3 66 (9.69%) Electronics
4 50 (7.34%) Retail
5 49 (7.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 44 (6.46%) Finance
7 38 (5.58%) Aerospace
8 35 (5.14%) Games
9 32 (4.70%) Manufacturing
10 31 (4.55%) Banking
10 31 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
11 26 (3.82%) Military
12 19 (2.79%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (2.50%) Marketing
14 16 (2.35%) Automotive
15 12 (1.76%) Investment Banking
16 11 (1.62%) Law
17 9 (1.32%) Retail Finance
17 9 (1.32%) Telecoms
18 7 (1.03%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 145 (21.29%) Senior
2 118 (17.33%) Software Engineer
3 79 (11.60%) Graduate
4 67 (9.84%) Developer
5 66 (9.69%) Analyst
6 57 (8.37%) Data Scientist
7 53 (7.78%) Senior Data Scientist
8 49 (7.20%) Systems Engineer
9 48 (7.05%) Junior
10 47 (6.90%) Embedded Engineer
11 33 (4.85%) Architect
12 26 (3.82%) Lead
12 26 (3.82%) Senior Analyst
13 23 (3.38%) Junior Embedded Engineer
14 20 (2.94%) Software Architect
15 17 (2.50%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
15 17 (2.50%) Firmware Engineer
16 15 (2.20%) Graduate Software Engineer
16 15 (2.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 14 (2.06%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (6.46%) PySpark
1 44 (6.46%) TensorFlow
2 43 (6.31%) Pandas
3 41 (6.02%) scikit-learn
4 36 (5.29%) .NET
5 22 (3.23%) Unreal Engine
6 20 (2.94%) HTML
6 20 (2.94%) OpenMP
6 20 (2.94%) React
7 19 (2.79%) WebGL
8 16 (2.35%) Unity (Game Engine)
9 14 (2.06%) OpenACC
10 13 (1.91%) OpenGL
11 12 (1.76%) HTML5
11 12 (1.76%) WinForms
11 12 (1.76%) WPF
12 10 (1.47%) Qt
12 10 (1.47%) Vulkan
13 9 (1.32%) CSS
13 9 (1.32%) DirectX
Miscellaneous
1 185 (27.17%) Algorithms
2 44 (6.46%) Analytical Mindset
3 35 (5.14%) Greenfield Project
3 35 (5.14%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (4.85%) Management Information System
5 29 (4.26%) CUDA
6 27 (3.96%) Analogue Electronics
6 27 (3.96%) FPGA
7 26 (3.82%) Driving Licence
8 18 (2.64%) Credit Risk
8 18 (2.64%) VHDL
9 17 (2.50%) Data Structures
10 16 (2.35%) Blockchain
11 14 (2.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 13 (1.91%) Data Centre
13 10 (1.47%) Embedded Systems
14 8 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (1.17%) Hedge funds
14 8 (1.17%) Renewable Energy
15 7 (1.03%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 93 (13.66%) Linux
2 32 (4.70%) Unix
3 27 (3.96%) Windows
4 8 (1.17%) Debian
4 8 (1.17%) Ubuntu
5 5 (0.73%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.44%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.29%) Android
8 1 (0.15%) CentOS
8 1 (0.15%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 511 (75.04%) Mathematics
2 318 (46.70%) Computer Science
3 221 (32.45%) Software Engineering
4 191 (28.05%) Problem-Solving
5 118 (17.33%) Machine Learning
6 106 (15.57%) Statistics
7 103 (15.12%) Agile
8 92 (13.51%) Data Science
9 90 (13.22%) Artificial Intelligence
10 75 (11.01%) Validation
11 68 (9.99%) Chemistry
12 63 (9.25%) Decision-Making
13 51 (7.49%) Customer Experience
14 50 (7.34%) Software Testing
15 49 (7.20%) Actionable Insight
15 49 (7.20%) Mentoring
15 49 (7.20%) Root Cause Analysis
16 48 (7.05%) Predictive Modelling
17 47 (6.90%) Natural Language Processing
17 47 (6.90%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 271 (39.79%) Python
2 161 (23.64%) C
3 146 (21.44%) C++
4 121 (17.77%) SQL
5 90 (13.22%) C#
6 86 (12.63%) Fortran
7 65 (9.54%) MATLAB
8 52 (7.64%) Java
9 46 (6.75%) Embedded C
10 44 (6.46%) R
11 33 (4.85%) Bash
12 23 (3.38%) JavaScript
13 21 (3.08%) TypeScript
14 19 (2.79%) PowerShell
15 18 (2.64%) Go
16 16 (2.35%) GLSL
17 8 (1.17%) Perl
17 8 (1.17%) T-SQL
18 7 (1.03%) C-shell
19 5 (0.73%) Ada
Qualifications
1 518 (76.06%) Degree
2 151 (22.17%) Master's Degree
3 142 (20.85%) PhD
4 128 (18.80%) Security Cleared
5 73 (10.72%) Computer Science Degree
6 46 (6.75%) DBS Check
7 40 (5.87%) BPSS Clearance
8 26 (3.82%) DV Cleared
8 26 (3.82%) SC Cleared
9 12 (1.76%) A+ Certification
9 12 (1.76%) Network+ Certification
10 8 (1.17%) Numerate Degree
11 6 (0.88%) CISSP
12 5 (0.73%) AWS Certification
12 5 (0.73%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.29%) CREST Certified
13 2 (0.29%) HNC
13 2 (0.29%) OSCE
13 2 (0.29%) OSCP
14 1 (0.15%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (2.35%) IFRS
1 16 (2.35%) IFRS 9
2 15 (2.20%) CRD IV
3 11 (1.62%) ISO 9002
3 11 (1.62%) PMO
4 9 (1.32%) QA
5 7 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 5 (0.73%) NIST
6 5 (0.73%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.29%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.15%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.15%) RMADS
System Software
1 49 (7.20%) Firmware
2 17 (2.50%) Embedded Firmware
3 13 (1.91%) Active Directory
4 10 (1.47%) Docker
5 9 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (0.88%) Kubernetes
1 6 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.73%) Suricata
3 1 (0.15%) Ansible
3 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.15%) Puppet
3 1 (0.15%) SCCM
Vendors
1 72 (10.57%) Microsoft
2 40 (5.87%) Databricks
3 12 (1.76%) Veeam
4 5 (0.73%) Cisco
4 5 (0.73%) Juniper
4 5 (0.73%) NVIDIA
4 5 (0.73%) Palo Alto
4 5 (0.73%) Splunk
4 5 (0.73%) Thales
5 4 (0.59%) Atlassian
5 4 (0.59%) HubSpot
5 4 (0.59%) IBM
6 3 (0.44%) Bloomberg
6 3 (0.44%) DevExpress
6 3 (0.44%) SAP
7 2 (0.29%) Google
7 2 (0.29%) Sage
7 2 (0.29%) VMware
7 2 (0.29%) YouTube
8 1 (0.15%) Snapchat