Physics Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Physics
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Physics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 160 121 129
Rank change year-on-year -39 +8 +82
Contract jobs citing Physics 2 2 8
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.064% 0.087% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.074% 0.10% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 8
10th Percentile - - £312
25th Percentile - - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £455
Median % change year-on-year - +9.89% +51.67%
75th Percentile - - £610
90th Percentile - - £616
England median daily rate £700 £525 £700
% change year-on-year +33.33% -25.00% -9.68%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,693 1,983 2,213
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 86.51% 85.88% 84.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,699 1,246 1,518
10th Percentile £250 £250 £262
25th Percentile £375 £375 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.56% -1.52%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £595
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
England median daily rate £506 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.62% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 194 71 97
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.70 £13.15
25th Percentile £16.31 £17.00 £17.07
Median hourly rate £18.87 £22.50 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% -2.17% +36.66%
75th Percentile £25.15 £33.65 £51.50
90th Percentile £30.78 £52.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +19.30%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Physics job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Physics
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Physics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Physics

Physics
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Physics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Physics

Physics
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 December 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands -30 2 £500 - 6
Physics
England

Physics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Model Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree