Physics Jobs in Berkshire

Physics
South East > Berkshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 99 160 154
Rank change year-on-year +61 -6 -44
Permanent jobs citing Physics 65 29 39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 2.12% 0.91% 1.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.45% 0.95% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 49 20 23
10th Percentile £34,750 £34,513 £30,100
25th Percentile £39,500 £34,875 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £43,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.17% -17.62% -18.29%
75th Percentile £75,000 £51,625 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £53,600 -
South East median annual salary £50,750 £45,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.54% -9.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Berkshire

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 advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,654 3,040 3,137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 86.45% 95.39% 91.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,839 1,658 1,977
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £42,125 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,200 £92,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Berkshire

Physics
Salary Trend in Berkshire

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

Salary trend for Physics in Berkshire

Physics
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Berkshire over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Physics in Berkshire

Physics
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 4 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
Reading +46 61 £53,000 +22.54% 15
Newbury - 1 - -
Physics
South East

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 1 (1.54%) SAS
1 1 (1.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.54%) SPSS
Cloud Services
1 5 (7.69%) Azure
2 4 (6.15%) AWS
2 4 (6.15%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.15%) Firewall
1 4 (6.15%) Internet
1 4 (6.15%) Intrusion Detection
1 4 (6.15%) Network Security
1 4 (6.15%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.54%) Big Data
1 1 (1.54%) Qlik Sense
1 1 (1.54%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (13.85%) GitLab
1 9 (13.85%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (13.85%) Social Skills
2 7 (10.77%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (6.15%) Electronics
3 4 (6.15%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.54%) Aerospace
4 1 (1.54%) Finance
4 1 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (1.54%) Legal
4 1 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (1.54%) Retail
4 1 (1.54%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (33.85%) Architect
2 18 (27.69%) Software Architect
3 13 (20.00%) Senior
4 12 (18.46%) Software Engineer
5 11 (16.92%) Physicist
6 9 (13.85%) Analyst
7 8 (12.31%) Research Engineer
7 8 (12.31%) Research Software Engineer
8 7 (10.77%) Senior Analyst
9 6 (9.23%) Programmer
9 6 (9.23%) Senior Programmer
9 6 (9.23%) Senior Software Engineer
10 4 (6.15%) Security Architect
11 3 (4.62%) Developer
12 1 (1.54%) Data Manager
12 1 (1.54%) Operations Analyst
12 1 (1.54%) Senior Systems Analyst
12 1 (1.54%) Systems Analyst
12 1 (1.54%) Technical Specialist
12 1 (1.54%) Web Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (9.23%) OpenMP
2 4 (6.15%) Web Services
3 3 (4.62%) Qt
4 1 (1.54%) D3.js
Miscellaneous
1 23 (35.38%) Algorithms
2 11 (16.92%) Management Information System
3 7 (10.77%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (9.23%) CUDA
5 4 (6.15%) Data Centre
5 4 (6.15%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (4.62%) Arduino
6 3 (4.62%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (4.62%) Raspberry Pi
6 3 (4.62%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.54%) Lidar
7 1 (1.54%) LIMS
7 1 (1.54%) Mixed Reality
7 1 (1.54%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 21 (32.31%) Linux
2 18 (27.69%) Unix
3 4 (6.15%) Kali Linux
4 3 (4.62%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (60.00%) Computer Science
2 35 (53.85%) Mathematics
3 22 (33.85%) Software Testing
4 19 (29.23%) Agile
5 17 (26.15%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (24.62%) Software Engineering
7 14 (21.54%) Monte Carlo Method
8 8 (12.31%) Chemistry
8 8 (12.31%) Data Analysis
8 8 (12.31%) Open Source
9 7 (10.77%) Parallel Programming
9 7 (10.77%) Performance Analysis
9 7 (10.77%) SDLC
9 7 (10.77%) Validation
10 6 (9.23%) Artificial Intelligence
10 6 (9.23%) Mathematical Modelling
10 6 (9.23%) Numerical Analysis
11 5 (7.69%) Asset Management
11 5 (7.69%) Machine Learning
11 5 (7.69%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 39 (60.00%) Python
2 33 (50.77%) Fortran
3 29 (44.62%) C++
4 16 (24.62%) C
5 14 (21.54%) Bash
6 10 (15.38%) C#
6 10 (15.38%) SQL
7 6 (9.23%) MATLAB
7 6 (9.23%) Perl
8 4 (6.15%) PowerShell
9 3 (4.62%) Embedded C
10 1 (1.54%) Go
10 1 (1.54%) Haskell
10 1 (1.54%) Java
10 1 (1.54%) R
10 1 (1.54%) Rust
Qualifications
1 51 (78.46%) Degree
2 35 (53.85%) Security Cleared
3 18 (27.69%) PhD
4 12 (18.46%) Master's Degree
5 8 (12.31%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (6.15%) AWS Certification
6 4 (6.15%) Azure Certification
6 4 (6.15%) CISSP
7 1 (1.54%) DBS Check
7 1 (1.54%) Postgraduate
7 1 (1.54%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (6.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 4 (6.15%) NIST
1 4 (6.15%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 4 (6.15%) Suricata
Vendors
1 38 (58.46%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.15%) Cisco
2 4 (6.15%) Juniper
2 4 (6.15%) Palo Alto
2 4 (6.15%) Splunk
3 1 (1.54%) EMC
3 1 (1.54%) Thales