Physicist Job Trends in Cumbria

Physicist
North West > Cumbria

The median Physicist salary in Cumbria is £68,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Physicist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 0.34% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,000 - -
North West median annual salary £68,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cumbria

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cumbria. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Cumbria with a recognized job title 262 505 166
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.22% 96.56% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 134 342 50
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,550 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £33,320
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £43,800
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +2.74% +9.50%
75th Percentile £55,625 £56,000 £60,600
90th Percentile £62,125 £65,000 £67,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%

Physicist
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physicist within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Cockermouth - 1 £68,000 -
Physicist
North West

Physicist Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Physicist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cumbria region featuring Physicist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) PhD
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) YouTube
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Physicist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) YouTube