Physics Job Trends in Cheltenham

Physics
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheltenham requiring Physics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 54
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Physics 0 0 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham - - 4.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 4.46%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Gloucestershire median annual salary - £46,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year - -41.88% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cheltenham

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 Cheltenham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 127 135 359
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheltenham 70.56% 93.75% 92.05%
Number of salaries quoted 95 66 208
10th Percentile £35,000 £27,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,375 £44,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,125 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £85,000
Gloucestershire median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -1.87%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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

Physics job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Physics
Salary Trend in Cheltenham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Physics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Physics