Physics Jobs in Berkshire

Physics
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire requiring Physics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Physics over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 104 87 158
Rank change year-on-year -17 +71 0
Permanent jobs citing Physics 23 75 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 1.43% 2.44% 0.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.54% 2.85% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 19 55 19
10th Percentile £31,750 £34,750 £34,150
25th Percentile £35,875 £39,500 £34,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,710 £55,000 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year -20.53% +27.17% -17.62%
75th Percentile £52,000 £75,000 £51,625
90th Percentile £56,533 £80,000 £54,450
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £49,750
% change year-on-year +10.00% +0.50% -0.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Berkshire

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,496 2,635 2,965
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 92.75% 85.80% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 548 1,787 1,608
10th Percentile £29,025 £30,000 £31,675
25th Percentile £38,875 £38,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,550 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.18% -12.42% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,250 £75,063
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £95,000
South East median annual salary £55,790 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.58% -9.09% -

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 17 May 2025.

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 17 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading -2 8 £33,500 -30.21% 8
Wokingham - 1 £65,000 -
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:

Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Chatbot
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (34.78%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (13.04%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.35%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 14 (60.87%) Software Engineer
2 5 (21.74%) Graduate
2 5 (21.74%) Graduate Software Engineer
2 5 (21.74%) Junior
2 5 (21.74%) Junior Software Engineer
2 5 (21.74%) Senior
2 5 (21.74%) Senior Software Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Mathematical Modeller
3 3 (13.04%) Statistical Modeller
3 3 (13.04%) Trainer
4 2 (8.70%) Network Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (21.74%) Node.js
2 1 (4.35%) OpenCV
2 1 (4.35%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 9 (39.13%) Algorithms
2 3 (13.04%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (8.70%) Data Centre
3 2 (8.70%) Fibre Optics
4 1 (4.35%) CUDA
4 1 (4.35%) FPGA
4 1 (4.35%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 14 (60.87%) Linux
2 11 (47.83%) Unix
3 1 (4.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (86.96%) Mathematics
2 19 (82.61%) Computer Science
3 14 (60.87%) Software Engineering
4 9 (39.13%) SDLC
5 8 (34.78%) Open Source
5 8 (34.78%) Parallel Programming
5 8 (34.78%) Performance Analysis
5 8 (34.78%) Software Testing
6 4 (17.39%) Experimental Design
7 3 (13.04%) Artificial Intelligence
7 3 (13.04%) Conversational UI
7 3 (13.04%) Mathematical Modelling
7 3 (13.04%) Statistical Modelling
7 3 (13.04%) Statistics
8 2 (8.70%) Network Design
8 2 (8.70%) Non-Blocking Code
9 1 (4.35%) Data Science
9 1 (4.35%) Machine Learning
9 1 (4.35%) Statistical Analysis
9 1 (4.35%) Video Processing
Programming Languages
1 18 (78.26%) C++
2 17 (73.91%) Python
3 9 (39.13%) Fortran
4 8 (34.78%) Bash
4 8 (34.78%) C
5 5 (21.74%) C#
5 5 (21.74%) Java
5 5 (21.74%) SQL
6 4 (17.39%) MATLAB
7 1 (4.35%) R
Qualifications
1 23 (100.00%) Degree
2 12 (52.17%) Master's Degree
2 12 (52.17%) PhD
3 8 (34.78%) DV Cleared
3 8 (34.78%) SC Cleared
3 8 (34.78%) Security Cleared
4 5 (21.74%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (13.04%) Numerate Degree
6 1 (4.35%) Postgraduate
Systems Management
1 2 (8.70%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 3 (13.04%) PayPal
2 2 (8.70%) Arista
2 2 (8.70%) Extreme Networks
2 2 (8.70%) Palo Alto
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft