Physics Jobs in Fife

Physics
Scotland > Fife

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Fife 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 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 22 -
Rank change year-on-year +11 - -
Permanent jobs citing Physics 22 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fife 15.17% 2.61% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.60% 3.26% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,574 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 - -
75th Percentile £42,627 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £40,101 £52,500 £42,849
% change year-on-year -23.62% +22.52% +14.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Fife

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 Fife.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 141 92 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fife 97.24% 80.00% 56.90%
Number of salaries quoted 38 60 19
10th Percentile £37,574 £33,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,438 £35,700 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £48,750 £48,504
Median % change year-on-year -2.19% +0.51% +21.26%
75th Percentile - £57,500 £58,125
90th Percentile £55,025 - £70,250
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Fife

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Fife.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Fife

Physics
Salary Trend in Fife

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Physics in Fife.

Salary trend for Physics in Fife

Physics
Job Locations in Fife

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Fife region over the 6 months to 5 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
Inverkeithing - 22 £40,101 -
Physics
Scotland

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Fife 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 1 (4.55%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (4.55%) Eclipse
2 1 (4.55%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 7 (31.82%) Aerospace
1 7 (31.82%) Electronics
1 7 (31.82%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (63.64%) Systems Engineer
2 8 (36.36%) Junior
3 7 (31.82%) Junior Systems Engineer
3 7 (31.82%) Principal Engineer
3 7 (31.82%) Senior
3 7 (31.82%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 6 (27.27%) Integration Engineer
4 6 (27.27%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 6 (27.27%) System Verification Engineer
4 6 (27.27%) Systems Integration Engineer
4 6 (27.27%) Validation Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Configuration Management Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Junior Software Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) SCM Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) CSS
1 1 (4.55%) HTML
1 1 (4.55%) JSP
1 1 (4.55%) Middleware
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.55%) Linux
1 1 (4.55%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (100.00%) Mathematics
2 20 (90.91%) Systems Engineering
3 14 (63.64%) Coaching
4 8 (36.36%) UML
5 7 (31.82%) Computer Science
5 7 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (31.82%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 7 (31.82%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 7 (31.82%) PLM
5 7 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (31.82%) Project Management
5 7 (31.82%) SysML
6 6 (27.27%) Validation
6 6 (27.27%) Verification and Validation
7 1 (4.55%) Configuration Management
7 1 (4.55%) ETL
7 1 (4.55%) OO
7 1 (4.55%) OOD
7 1 (4.55%) SDLC
7 1 (4.55%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (31.82%) MATLAB
2 1 (4.55%) Ada
2 1 (4.55%) C#
2 1 (4.55%) Java
2 1 (4.55%) Python
2 1 (4.55%) Rust
2 1 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (100.00%) Degree
2 15 (68.18%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (4.55%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (31.82%) ARP4754
1 7 (31.82%) DO-254
1 7 (31.82%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 7 (31.82%) IBM
2 1 (4.55%) Micro Focus