Physics Jobs in the East of England

Physics
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 21 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 166 199
Rank change year-on-year +56 +33 -52
Permanent jobs citing Physics 76 61 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 2.25% 0.99% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.39% 1.24% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 27 36 11
10th Percentile - - £47,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £20,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £51,250 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.76% -31.67% +31.58%
75th Percentile £49,375 £57,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £54,500 £60,625 £87,500
England median annual salary £50,055 £52,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.66% -19.23% +4.00%

All Process and 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 3,178 4,935 4,909
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 94.16% 79.89% 94.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,461 3,706 2,148
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,809 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £37,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,967 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.93% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,206 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £81,975
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in the East of England

Physics
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Physics in the East of England.

Salary trend for Physics in the East of England

Physics
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in the East of England over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

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 21 May 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
Norfolk - 36 £40,101 -
Cambridgeshire +56 32 £42,500 -22.73% 72
Bedfordshire -7 3 - - 13
Hertfordshire -1 2 £58,000 +190.00% 11
Suffolk -19 2 - - 1
Essex +13 1 £55,000 - 12
Physics
England

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 2 (2.63%) Apache
Applications
1 14 (18.42%) Simulink
2 9 (11.84%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 13 (17.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 12 (15.79%) AWS
2 9 (11.84%) Amazon SageMaker
3 1 (1.32%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.26%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (9.21%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (5.26%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (5.26%) Redis
Development Applications
1 13 (17.11%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (2.63%) Eclipse
2 2 (2.63%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 30 (39.47%) Social Skills
2 18 (23.68%) Electronics
3 16 (21.05%) Aerospace
4 10 (13.16%) Manufacturing
5 9 (11.84%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (1.32%) Agriculture
6 1 (1.32%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.32%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 27 (35.53%) Systems Engineer
2 18 (23.68%) Junior
2 18 (23.68%) Senior
3 14 (18.42%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 13 (17.11%) Junior Systems Engineer
5 9 (11.84%) Principal Engineer
5 9 (11.84%) Trainer
6 7 (9.21%) Integration Engineer
6 7 (9.21%) Software Engineer
7 6 (7.89%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 6 (7.89%) System Verification Engineer
7 6 (7.89%) Systems Integration Engineer
7 6 (7.89%) Validation Engineer
8 5 (6.58%) Support Engineer
8 5 (6.58%) Technical Engineer
8 5 (6.58%) Technical Support
8 5 (6.58%) Technical Support Engineer
9 4 (5.26%) Applications Engineer
9 4 (5.26%) Electronics Engineer
9 4 (5.26%) Senior Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (11.84%) Keras
1 9 (11.84%) NumPy
1 9 (11.84%) PyTorch
1 9 (11.84%) scikit-learn
1 9 (11.84%) TensorFlow
2 7 (9.21%) Node.js
3 2 (2.63%) CSS
3 2 (2.63%) HTML
3 2 (2.63%) JSP
3 2 (2.63%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 16 (21.05%) Algorithms
2 5 (6.58%) Driving Licence
3 4 (5.26%) FPGA
3 4 (5.26%) Life Science
3 4 (5.26%) Verilog
4 1 (1.32%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.95%) Linux
2 2 (2.63%) Windows
3 1 (1.32%) Android
3 1 (1.32%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (81.58%) Mathematics
2 34 (44.74%) Computer Science
3 33 (43.42%) Systems Engineering
4 32 (42.11%) Problem-Solving
5 28 (36.84%) Artificial Intelligence
6 22 (28.95%) PLM
7 20 (26.32%) Coaching
8 16 (21.05%) Software Engineering
8 16 (21.05%) User Experience
9 15 (19.74%) Project Management
9 15 (19.74%) UML
10 14 (18.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (18.42%) Machine Learning
11 13 (17.11%) Creative Problem-Solving
11 13 (17.11%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
11 13 (17.11%) SysML
12 11 (14.47%) Analytics
12 11 (14.47%) Roadmaps
13 9 (11.84%) Data Analytics
13 9 (11.84%) Deep Learning
Programming Languages
1 19 (25.00%) Python
2 14 (18.42%) MATLAB
3 6 (7.89%) Java
4 4 (5.26%) C
4 4 (5.26%) C++
5 3 (3.95%) SQL
6 2 (2.63%) Ada
6 2 (2.63%) C#
6 2 (2.63%) Rust
7 1 (1.32%) Bash
7 1 (1.32%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 74 (97.37%) Degree
2 29 (38.16%) BPSS Clearance
3 19 (25.00%) PhD
4 10 (13.16%) Master's Degree
5 3 (3.95%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.32%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.32%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (18.42%) ARP4754
1 14 (18.42%) DO-254
1 14 (18.42%) IEC 61508
2 1 (1.32%) QA
Vendors
1 13 (17.11%) IBM
2 9 (11.84%) PayPal
3 4 (5.26%) EMC