Physics Jobs with Work from Home Options

Physics
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 380 485 472
Rank change year-on-year +105 -13 -63
Permanent jobs citing Physics 218 180 421
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.65% 0.43% 0.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.71% 0.45% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 136 59 120
10th Percentile £20,000 £50,000 £32,250
25th Percentile £31,000 £57,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +7.69% +62.50%
75th Percentile £58,750 £78,125 £77,500
90th Percentile £69,375 £100,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £62,344 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% -0.25% +25.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,857 39,858 66,375
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.38% 96.10% 96.97%
Number of salaries quoted 23,439 27,686 41,025
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Physics
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Physics trend for jobs with a WFH option

Physics
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Physics.

Physics salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Physics
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Physics over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Physics salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 9 (4.13%) SAS
2 6 (2.75%) Apache
2 6 (2.75%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.46%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.29%) OrCAD
1 5 (2.29%) Simulink
1 5 (2.29%) SOLIDWORKS
2 3 (1.38%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.92%) EViews
3 2 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.92%) SPSS
4 1 (0.46%) Abaqus
Cloud Services
1 19 (8.72%) AWS
2 3 (1.38%) Azure
3 2 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (0.46%) GCP
4 1 (0.46%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 40 (18.35%) Wireless
2 11 (5.05%) Ethernet
2 11 (5.05%) RS-232
3 1 (0.46%) Intranet
3 1 (0.46%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (18.81%) Tableau
2 6 (2.75%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.38%) Redis
4 1 (0.46%) Big Data
4 1 (0.46%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.46%) Power BI
4 1 (0.46%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 43 (19.72%) Git
2 8 (3.67%) LabVIEW
3 5 (2.29%) Xcode
4 4 (1.83%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (1.83%) Rational Rhapsody
5 3 (1.38%) Eclipse
5 3 (1.38%) Visual Studio
General
1 119 (54.59%) Social Skills
2 42 (19.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 27 (12.39%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (11.47%) Aerospace
5 18 (8.26%) Electronics
5 18 (8.26%) Manufacturing
6 14 (6.42%) Retail
7 12 (5.50%) Finance
7 12 (5.50%) Military
8 9 (4.13%) Banking
9 7 (3.21%) Automotive
9 7 (3.21%) Italian Language
9 7 (3.21%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (2.75%) Games
11 5 (2.29%) Aviation
12 4 (1.83%) French Language
12 4 (1.83%) German Language
12 4 (1.83%) Telecoms
13 3 (1.38%) Law
14 2 (0.92%) Legal
Job Titles
1 56 (25.69%) Senior
2 43 (19.72%) Data Scientist
3 41 (18.81%) Senior Data Scientist
4 40 (18.35%) Embedded Engineer
5 39 (17.89%) Graduate
6 28 (12.84%) Systems Engineer
7 26 (11.93%) Junior
8 25 (11.47%) Software Engineer
9 23 (10.55%) Junior Embedded Engineer
10 17 (7.80%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
10 17 (7.80%) Firmware Engineer
11 14 (6.42%) Analyst
11 14 (6.42%) Lead
12 9 (4.13%) Developer
13 8 (3.67%) Design Engineer
14 7 (3.21%) Consultant
14 7 (3.21%) Graduate Systems Engineer
14 7 (3.21%) Senior Analyst
15 6 (2.75%) Senior Developer
16 5 (2.29%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (18.81%) TensorFlow
2 40 (18.35%) Pandas
2 40 (18.35%) PySpark
2 40 (18.35%) scikit-learn
3 5 (2.29%) .NET
3 5 (2.29%) ASP.NET
3 5 (2.29%) ASP.NET Core
3 5 (2.29%) CSS
3 5 (2.29%) HTML
3 5 (2.29%) WinForms
3 5 (2.29%) WPF
4 4 (1.83%) ONNX
4 4 (1.83%) PyTorch
5 3 (1.38%) AngularJS
5 3 (1.38%) Express.js
5 3 (1.38%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 3 (1.38%) Unreal Engine
6 2 (0.92%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (0.92%) WSE
7 1 (0.46%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 66 (30.28%) Algorithms
2 18 (8.26%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (5.50%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (5.05%) Analogue Electronics
5 9 (4.13%) Credit Risk
6 7 (3.21%) Client/Server
6 7 (3.21%) Greenfield Project
7 5 (2.29%) FPGA
7 5 (2.29%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.29%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.38%) Mobile Games
8 3 (1.38%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.38%) Ray Tracing
9 2 (0.92%) Blockchain
9 2 (0.92%) CUDA
9 2 (0.92%) Digital Currency
9 2 (0.92%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (0.92%) Hedge funds
9 2 (0.92%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.92%) Mixed Reality
Operating Systems
1 18 (8.26%) Linux
2 7 (3.21%) Windows
3 6 (2.75%) Unix
4 1 (0.46%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (83.94%) Mathematics
2 78 (35.78%) Computer Science
3 73 (33.49%) Software Engineering
4 58 (26.61%) Artificial Intelligence
5 55 (25.23%) Statistics
6 53 (24.31%) Machine Learning
7 51 (23.39%) Decision-Making
8 48 (22.02%) Data Science
9 45 (20.64%) Problem-Solving
10 43 (19.72%) Actionable Insight
11 42 (19.27%) Predictive Modelling
11 42 (19.27%) Storytelling
12 41 (18.81%) Generative AI
12 41 (18.81%) Propensity Modelling
12 41 (18.81%) Visualisation
13 40 (18.35%) Customer Experience
13 40 (18.35%) Data Munging
13 40 (18.35%) Demand Forecasting
13 40 (18.35%) MLOps
13 40 (18.35%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 80 (36.70%) Python
2 53 (24.31%) C
3 52 (23.85%) SQL
4 40 (18.35%) Embedded C
5 23 (10.55%) C#
6 22 (10.09%) MATLAB
7 19 (8.72%) C++
8 11 (5.05%) Java
9 10 (4.59%) R
10 8 (3.67%) JavaScript
11 6 (2.75%) Fortran
12 3 (1.38%) Go
13 2 (0.92%) Bash
14 1 (0.46%) Haskell
14 1 (0.46%) Perl
14 1 (0.46%) Rust
14 1 (0.46%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.46%) VC++
Qualifications
1 190 (87.16%) Degree
2 61 (27.98%) Security Cleared
3 55 (25.23%) Master's Degree
4 45 (20.64%) DBS Check
5 40 (18.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 19 (8.72%) PhD
7 12 (5.50%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (3.67%) SC Cleared
9 3 (1.38%) Numerate Degree
10 2 (0.92%) CREST Certified
10 2 (0.92%) OSCE
10 2 (0.92%) OSCP
11 1 (0.46%) CISM
11 1 (0.46%) CISSP
11 1 (0.46%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.46%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.21%) IFRS
1 7 (3.21%) IFRS 9
2 6 (2.75%) CRD IV
3 5 (2.29%) QA
4 3 (1.38%) PMO
5 2 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.46%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.46%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.46%) RMADS
System Software
1 48 (22.02%) Firmware
2 17 (7.80%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (2.29%) Docker
4 1 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (2.29%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 40 (18.35%) Databricks
2 10 (4.59%) Microsoft
3 5 (2.29%) NVIDIA
3 5 (2.29%) Thales
4 4 (1.83%) IBM
5 3 (1.38%) DevExpress
6 2 (0.92%) Google
6 2 (0.92%) YouTube
7 1 (0.46%) EMC
7 1 (0.46%) Oracle
7 1 (0.46%) VMware
7 1 (0.46%) Xilinx