Physics Jobs in Gloucestershire

Physics
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire 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 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 110 112
Rank change year-on-year +61 +2 +1
Permanent jobs citing Physics 19 22 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 3.59% 1.27% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.83% 1.47% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 19 10 0
10th Percentile £35,500 £37,000 -
25th Percentile £45,250 £39,313 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £53,250 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.68% - -
75th Percentile £50,592 £61,250 -
90th Percentile £52,600 - -
South West median annual salary £46,500 £44,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year +5.68% -20.72% +51.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 496 1,496 1,193
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 93.76% 86.18% 96.99%
Number of salaries quoted 282 1,074 470
10th Percentile £27,250 £27,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,313 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.20% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,938 £62,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £82,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.14% -2.86% +5.00%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Gloucestershire

Physics
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Salary trend for Physics in Gloucestershire

Physics
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Physics in Gloucestershire

Physics
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 18 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
Filton -13 14 £46,500 -19.13% 2
Cheltenham +32 3 £35,000 - 1
Tewkesbury - 1 £42,500 -
Physics
South West

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 (5.26%) Apache
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.26%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 9 (47.37%) JIRA
1 9 (47.37%) Visual Studio
2 2 (10.53%) Git
3 1 (5.26%) Eclipse
3 1 (5.26%) Eclipse RCP
3 1 (5.26%) Subversion
General
1 9 (47.37%) Avionics
2 5 (26.32%) Aeronautics
2 5 (26.32%) Aerospace
3 2 (10.53%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Electronics
4 1 (5.26%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.26%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (78.95%) Senior
2 5 (26.32%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 5 (26.32%) Systems Engineer
3 4 (21.05%) Lead
3 4 (21.05%) Lead Systems Engineer
3 4 (21.05%) Team Leader
4 3 (15.79%) Graduate
5 2 (10.53%) Software Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Developer
6 1 (5.26%) Graduate Developer
6 1 (5.26%) Graduate Software Developer
6 1 (5.26%) IT Graduate
6 1 (5.26%) IT Support Assistant
6 1 (5.26%) Radio Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) RF Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Senior Software Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Software Developer
6 1 (5.26%) Support Assistant
6 1 (5.26%) Technical Assistant
6 1 (5.26%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.79%) HTML
2 1 (5.26%) CSS
2 1 (5.26%) JSP
2 1 (5.26%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.79%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (5.26%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (5.26%) FPGA
2 1 (5.26%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 10 (52.63%) Linux
2 1 (5.26%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (100.00%) Mathematics
2 9 (47.37%) Quality Management
2 9 (47.37%) User Experience
2 9 (47.37%) UX Design
3 5 (26.32%) Coaching
3 5 (26.32%) Cost Control
3 5 (26.32%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 5 (26.32%) Performance Management
3 5 (26.32%) Systems Engineering
4 2 (10.53%) Computer Science
4 2 (10.53%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (10.53%) Signal Processing
4 2 (10.53%) Software Engineering
5 1 (5.26%) Agile
5 1 (5.26%) Business Analytics
5 1 (5.26%) Mentoring
5 1 (5.26%) SDLC
5 1 (5.26%) Software Testing
5 1 (5.26%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 13 (68.42%) C
2 5 (26.32%) Python
3 4 (21.05%) C++
4 2 (10.53%) JavaScript
4 2 (10.53%) Rust
4 2 (10.53%) TypeScript
5 1 (5.26%) C#
5 1 (5.26%) Embedded C
5 1 (5.26%) Embedded C++
5 1 (5.26%) Java
5 1 (5.26%) SQL
5 1 (5.26%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 18 (94.74%) Degree
2 5 (26.32%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (15.79%) PhD
3 3 (15.79%) Security Cleared
4 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared
5 1 (5.26%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 9 (47.37%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.26%) Xilinx