Physics Jobs in Bristol

Physics
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol 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 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 133 133
Rank change year-on-year +79 0 +24
Permanent jobs citing Physics 56 27 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 4.52% 0.87% 1.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.78% 0.99% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 37 24 7
10th Percentile £37,574 - £27,450
25th Percentile £45,250 £20,000 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £32,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +45.31% -54.29% +80.65%
75th Percentile £50,233 £52,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £52,600 £54,190 £92,750
South West median annual salary £46,500 £44,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year +5.68% -20.72% +51.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,172 2,727 2,483
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 94.59% 87.94% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 765 2,057 1,467
10th Percentile £31,100 £33,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £47,231 £44,000 £43,207
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £58,000 £59,191
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -2.01% +11.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,433 £73,853
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.14% -2.86% +5.00%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Bristol

Physics
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Physics in Bristol

Physics
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Bristol over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Physics in Bristol

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 3 (5.36%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (12.50%) Simulink
2 1 (1.79%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (12.50%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.79%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.79%) Power BI
1 1 (1.79%) Relational Database
1 1 (1.79%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (32.14%) JIRA
1 18 (32.14%) Visual Studio
2 7 (12.50%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (5.36%) Eclipse
3 3 (5.36%) Eclipse RCP
4 1 (1.79%) Git
General
1 18 (32.14%) Avionics
2 15 (26.79%) Aerospace
3 9 (16.07%) Social Skills
4 8 (14.29%) Aeronautics
5 7 (12.50%) Electronics
6 4 (7.14%) Finance
7 3 (5.36%) Military
7 3 (5.36%) Retail
8 1 (1.79%) Agriculture
8 1 (1.79%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (64.29%) Senior
2 22 (39.29%) Systems Engineer
3 15 (26.79%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 11 (19.64%) Junior
5 8 (14.29%) Lead
5 8 (14.29%) Lead Systems Engineer
5 8 (14.29%) Team Leader
6 7 (12.50%) Junior Systems Engineer
7 6 (10.71%) Software Engineer
8 4 (7.14%) Integration Engineer
8 4 (7.14%) Junior Software Engineer
8 4 (7.14%) Principal Engineer
8 4 (7.14%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 4 (7.14%) Research Scientist
8 4 (7.14%) System Verification Engineer
8 4 (7.14%) Systems Integration Engineer
8 4 (7.14%) Validation Engineer
9 2 (3.57%) Data Scientist
9 2 (3.57%) Senior Software Engineer
10 1 (1.79%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.36%) CSS
1 3 (5.36%) HTML
1 3 (5.36%) JSP
1 3 (5.36%) Middleware
2 1 (1.79%) Django
2 1 (1.79%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.36%) e-Learning
1 3 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (3.57%) Algorithms
3 1 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 24 (42.86%) Linux
2 3 (5.36%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (92.86%) Mathematics
2 26 (46.43%) Systems Engineering
3 19 (33.93%) Coaching
4 18 (32.14%) Quality Management
4 18 (32.14%) User Experience
4 18 (32.14%) UX Design
5 15 (26.79%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 11 (19.64%) Computer Science
7 10 (17.86%) UML
8 8 (14.29%) Cost Control
8 8 (14.29%) Performance Management
8 8 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (12.50%) Analytics
9 7 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (12.50%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 7 (12.50%) PLM
9 7 (12.50%) Project Management
9 7 (12.50%) Software Engineering
9 7 (12.50%) SysML
9 7 (12.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 18 (32.14%) C
2 7 (12.50%) MATLAB
2 7 (12.50%) Python
3 6 (10.71%) Java
4 4 (7.14%) SQL
5 3 (5.36%) C#
5 3 (5.36%) Clojure
5 3 (5.36%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.79%) Ada
6 1 (1.79%) R
6 1 (1.79%) Rust
Qualifications
1 55 (98.21%) Degree
2 28 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (7.14%) PhD
4 3 (5.36%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.79%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (12.50%) ARP4754
1 7 (12.50%) DO-254
1 7 (12.50%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 18 (32.14%) Microsoft
2 7 (12.50%) IBM
3 1 (1.79%) Oracle
3 1 (1.79%) PayPal