Physics Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Physics
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Physics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 117 134
Rank change year-on-year +2 +17 +27
Contract jobs citing Physics 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.22% 0.097% 0.040%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.24% 0.11% 0.045%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £508 £817 -
25th Percentile £590 £824 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £847 £350
Median % change year-on-year -11.43% +141.93% -51.72%
75th Percentile £884 £868 £375
90th Percentile £950 £874 -
Central London median daily rate £650 £847 £350
% change year-on-year -23.24% +141.93% -51.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.50 - -
Median hourly rate £28.00 - -
75th Percentile £29.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median hourly rate £28.00 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Physics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,663 1,899 2,229
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 90.48% 92.18% 89.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,170 1,159 1,591
10th Percentile £340 £363 £363
25th Percentile £419 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.65% - -0.92%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £760 £788 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 15 10
10th Percentile £19.98 £15.80 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.66 £22.00 £17.48
Median hourly rate £27.75 £42.50 £26.25
Median % change year-on-year -34.71% +61.90% -38.95%
75th Percentile £41.80 £102.25 £44.56
90th Percentile £50.63 £127.30 £74.13
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £26.75
% change year-on-year -25.40% +30.84% -35.93%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Physics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Physics job vacancy trend in the City of London

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Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Physics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Physics

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Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Physics in the City of London over the 6 months to 25 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Physics in the City of London

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Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Physics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Physics

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) KDB
1 2 (50.00%) Kdb+
2 1 (25.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Artifactory
1 1 (25.00%) GitLab
1 1 (25.00%) QUnit
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Front Office
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Financial Institution
3 1 (25.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Developer
2 2 (50.00%) KDB Developer
3 1 (25.00%) Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Front Office Developer
3 1 (25.00%) React Developer
3 1 (25.00%) Senior
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) Altair
1 1 (25.00%) CSS
1 1 (25.00%) HTML
1 1 (25.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Algorithms
2 2 (50.00%) Fixed Income
2 2 (50.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (25.00%) Data Structures
3 1 (25.00%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Unix
2 1 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (75.00%) Mathematics
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Low Latency
2 2 (50.00%) Quantitative Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (25.00%) Complexity Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Vision
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Data Science
3 1 (25.00%) Design Patterns
3 1 (25.00%) Flow Trading
3 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
3 1 (25.00%) Pricing Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
3 1 (25.00%) SDLC
3 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (25.00%) Python
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Numerate Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Rundeck