Physics Job Trends in Cardiff

Physics
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Physics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 59
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Physics 0 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff - - 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £50,172
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £51,528
75th Percentile - - £52,884
90th Percentile - - £63,154
South Wales median annual salary - - £51,528

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cardiff

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 Cardiff.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 375 148 531
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 69.83% 89.16% 78.90%
Number of salaries quoted 254 109 475
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,856 £37,500 £37,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £50,685
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +8.51% -3.46%
75th Percentile £69,576 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,328 £82,500 £78,750
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.66% +11.58% +4.41%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Physics job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Physics
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Physics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Physics