Physics Jobs in Guildford

Physics
Surrey > Guildford

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Guildford 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 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 16 48
Rank change year-on-year +5 +32 +19
Permanent jobs citing Physics 11 36 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 10.19% 10.29% 5.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.96% 11.21% 5.75%
Number of salaries quoted 11 33 2
10th Percentile - £33,500 £42,050
25th Percentile £62,500 £39,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £47,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +47.37% -5.94% -32.67%
75th Percentile £77,500 £60,000 £58,000
90th Percentile - £65,000 £58,150
Surrey median annual salary £70,000 £47,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year +47.37% -2.06% -35.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Guildford

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 Guildford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 92 321 313
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 85.19% 91.71% 90.20%
Number of salaries quoted 74 296 212
10th Percentile £31,500 £30,500 £33,525
25th Percentile £42,750 £34,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,790 £47,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.45% -17.39% -4.17%
75th Percentile £76,875 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,750 £70,000 £77,375
Surrey median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -16.67% +4.35%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Guildford

Physics
Salary Trend in Guildford

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

Salary trend for Physics in Guildford

Physics
Salary Histogram in Guildford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Guildford over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Physics in Guildford

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Guildford 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 2 (18.18%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 3 (27.27%) Subversion
2 2 (18.18%) Git
3 1 (9.09%) CMake
3 1 (9.09%) Jenkins
3 1 (9.09%) JIRA
3 1 (9.09%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (9.09%) TestRail
3 1 (9.09%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (36.36%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Lead
2 5 (45.45%) Software Engineer
3 4 (36.36%) Developer
3 4 (36.36%) Lead Developer
4 3 (27.27%) Lead Software Developer
4 3 (27.27%) Software Developer
5 2 (18.18%) C Developer
5 2 (18.18%) C/C++ Developer
5 2 (18.18%) C++ Developer
5 2 (18.18%) Hardware Engineer
6 1 (9.09%) C/C++ Software Developer
6 1 (9.09%) C++ GUI Developer
6 1 (9.09%) C++ Software Developer
6 1 (9.09%) FPGA Developer
6 1 (9.09%) GUI Developer
6 1 (9.09%) Lead Python Developer
6 1 (9.09%) Linux Developer
6 1 (9.09%) MATLAB Developer
6 1 (9.09%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (36.36%) HTML
1 4 (36.36%) OpenGL
1 4 (36.36%) Vulkan
1 4 (36.36%) WinForms
1 4 (36.36%) WPF
2 1 (9.09%) .NET
2 1 (9.09%) HTML5
2 1 (9.09%) OpenCL
2 1 (9.09%) QML
2 1 (9.09%) Qt
2 1 (9.09%) VTK
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (36.36%) Algorithms
2 4 (36.36%) CUDA
3 3 (27.27%) 3D Graphics
3 3 (27.27%) Device Driver
3 3 (27.27%) FPGA
3 3 (27.27%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 6 (54.55%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Mathematics
2 6 (54.55%) Mentoring
3 5 (45.45%) Computer Science
3 5 (45.45%) Software Engineering
4 4 (36.36%) Artificial Intelligence
4 4 (36.36%) Machine Learning
5 3 (27.27%) Device Driver Development
5 3 (27.27%) Kalman Filter
5 3 (27.27%) Mathematical Modelling
5 3 (27.27%) Multithreading
6 2 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (18.18%) Digital Signal Processing
6 2 (18.18%) Image Processing
6 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (18.18%) Schematic Capture
6 2 (18.18%) Signal Processing
7 1 (9.09%) Agile
7 1 (9.09%) Embedded Software Development
7 1 (9.09%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) C++
2 10 (90.91%) C
3 5 (45.45%) C#
3 5 (45.45%) Fortran
4 3 (27.27%) JavaScript
5 2 (18.18%) Embedded C
5 2 (18.18%) Embedded C++
5 2 (18.18%) TypeScript
6 1 (9.09%) Bash
6 1 (9.09%) C-shell
6 1 (9.09%) Java
6 1 (9.09%) MATLAB
6 1 (9.09%) PowerShell
6 1 (9.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) Degree
2 7 (63.64%) PhD
3 6 (54.55%) Master's Degree
3 6 (54.55%) Security Cleared
4 4 (36.36%) DV Cleared
5 2 (18.18%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 3 (27.27%) Firmware