Physics Job Trends in the East of England

Physics
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Physics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 123 151
Rank change year-on-year -1 +28 +30
Permanent jobs citing Physics 36 45 48
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.72% 1.48% 0.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.99% 1.62% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 16 22 25
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,566 -
25th Percentile £41,875 £47,500 £20,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +33.33% -25.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £78,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £74,375 - £107,500
England median annual salary £54,750 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +9.09% -8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,621 2,773 4,098
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 72.73% 91.37% 84.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2,103 1,232 3,152
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £34,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -12.00%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Physics job vacancy trend in the East of England

Physics
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Physics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Physics

Physics
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in the East of England over the 6 months to 5 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Physics in the East of England

Physics
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the East of England region over the 6 months to 5 March 2026. 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
Cambridgeshire -15 22 £67,500 -6.90% 9
Hertfordshire +2 12 £40,000 -31.03% 1
Essex - 2 £75,000 - 1
Physics
England

Physics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (13.89%) Chatbot
2 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (8.33%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.56%) Wireless
2 1 (2.78%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.33%) Elasticsearch
1 3 (8.33%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (8.33%) Redis
Development Applications
1 1 (2.78%) GitLab
1 1 (2.78%) Jenkins
1 1 (2.78%) Selenium
1 1 (2.78%) WebDriver
General
1 6 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 5 (13.89%) Electronics
2 5 (13.89%) Telecoms
3 3 (8.33%) Aerospace
3 3 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (8.33%) Games
4 2 (5.56%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (5.56%) Legal
4 2 (5.56%) Manufacturing
4 2 (5.56%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.78%) Advertising
5 1 (2.78%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 7 (19.44%) Senior
1 7 (19.44%) Senior Support Engineer
1 7 (19.44%) Software Support Engineer
1 7 (19.44%) Support Engineer
2 6 (16.67%) Consultant
3 5 (13.89%) Trainer
4 4 (11.11%) Machine Learning Consultant
5 3 (8.33%) Applications Engineer
5 3 (8.33%) JavaScript Engineer
5 3 (8.33%) Software Engineer
5 3 (8.33%) UI Engineer
5 3 (8.33%) UX Engineer
6 2 (5.56%) Bid Manager
6 2 (5.56%) Development Engineer
6 2 (5.56%) Integration Engineer
6 2 (5.56%) Research Consultant
6 2 (5.56%) Systems Engineer
6 2 (5.56%) Systems Integration Engineer
7 1 (2.78%) Test Automation Engineer
7 1 (2.78%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (19.44%) .NET
2 6 (16.67%) Google JAX
2 6 (16.67%) JAX
2 6 (16.67%) PyTorch
2 6 (16.67%) TensorFlow
3 3 (8.33%) AngularJS
3 3 (8.33%) Node.js
3 3 (8.33%) OpenGL
3 3 (8.33%) React
3 3 (8.33%) Vue
3 3 (8.33%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 9 (25.00%) CUDA
2 7 (19.44%) Algorithms
2 7 (19.44%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (11.11%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (8.33%) 3D Graphics
4 3 (8.33%) Arduino
4 3 (8.33%) Raspberry Pi
5 2 (5.56%) Onboarding
6 1 (2.78%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 7 (19.44%) Linux
2 3 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (75.00%) Mathematics
2 19 (52.78%) AI
3 16 (44.44%) Computer Science
4 10 (27.78%) Software Engineering
5 9 (25.00%) Machine Learning
5 9 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (22.22%) Prototyping
7 7 (19.44%) Collaborative Engineering
7 7 (19.44%) DevOps
7 7 (19.44%) Innovative Thinking
7 7 (19.44%) Presales
7 7 (19.44%) Validation
8 6 (16.67%) Rapid Prototyping
9 5 (13.89%) Conversational UI
10 4 (11.11%) Computer Vision
10 4 (11.11%) Continuous Integration
10 4 (11.11%) Digital Signal Processing
10 4 (11.11%) Signal Processing
11 3 (8.33%) Software Architecture
11 3 (8.33%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 22 (61.11%) Python
2 15 (41.67%) C++
3 10 (27.78%) C
4 9 (25.00%) C#
5 7 (19.44%) Java
6 6 (16.67%) JavaScript
7 3 (8.33%) Assembly Language
7 3 (8.33%) GLSL
7 3 (8.33%) MATLAB
7 3 (8.33%) Objective-C
7 3 (8.33%) Swift
Qualifications
1 25 (69.44%) Degree
2 12 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 10 (27.78%) BPSS Clearance
4 7 (19.44%) SC Cleared
5 5 (13.89%) Master's Degree
5 5 (13.89%) PhD
6 4 (11.11%) Numerate Degree
7 2 (5.56%) Postgraduate
System Software
1 5 (13.89%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (13.89%) PayPal
2 2 (5.56%) HubSpot