Physics Jobs in Hampshire

Physics
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hampshire 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 186 151
Rank change year-on-year +145 -35 +13
Permanent jobs citing Physics 93 11 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 4.70% 0.26% 0.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.28% 0.32% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 24 6 8
10th Percentile £24,460 £41,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £55,000 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £75,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -46.53% +25.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £42,627 £82,500 £65,625
90th Percentile £63,375 - £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £49,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% +1.01% -1.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,760 3,419 2,614
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 88.93% 80.88% 93.29%
Number of salaries quoted 988 2,604 1,845
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,750 £29,400
25th Percentile £38,750 £38,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Hampshire

Physics
Salary Trend in Hampshire

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

Salary trend for Physics in Hampshire

Physics
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Hampshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Physics in Hampshire

Physics
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 30 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
Portsmouth +36 46 £40,101 - 15
Farnborough - 17 £40,101 - 1
Southampton +51 10 £65,000 +23.81% 18
Southsea - 6 - -
Gosport - 6 - -
Tadley - 5 £25,640 -
Waterlooville - 5 - -
Petersfield - 4 - -
Physics
South East

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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 (2.15%) Apache
Applications
1 14 (15.05%) Simulink
2 5 (5.38%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.08%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 14 (15.05%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 18 (19.35%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 14 (15.05%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (2.15%) Eclipse
2 2 (2.15%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 19 (20.43%) Social Skills
2 14 (15.05%) Aerospace
2 14 (15.05%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 76 (81.72%) Systems Engineer
2 47 (50.54%) Senior
3 44 (47.31%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 18 (19.35%) Radio Engineer
5 16 (17.20%) Junior
6 14 (15.05%) Junior Systems Engineer
7 7 (7.53%) Software Engineer
8 5 (5.38%) C++ Software Engineer
9 4 (4.30%) Integration Engineer
9 4 (4.30%) Principal Engineer
9 4 (4.30%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 4 (4.30%) System Verification Engineer
9 4 (4.30%) Systems Integration Engineer
9 4 (4.30%) Validation Engineer
10 3 (3.23%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
10 3 (3.23%) Senior Software Engineer
11 2 (2.15%) Junior Software Engineer
12 1 (1.08%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.15%) CSS
1 2 (2.15%) HTML
1 2 (2.15%) JSP
1 2 (2.15%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 18 (19.35%) FPGA
2 5 (5.38%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 9 (9.68%) Linux
2 5 (5.38%) Unix
3 4 (4.30%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (75.27%) Mathematics
2 32 (34.41%) Systems Engineering
3 30 (32.26%) Acceptance Criteria
3 30 (32.26%) Collaborative Working
3 30 (32.26%) Customer Requirements
3 30 (32.26%) Requirements Management
4 18 (19.35%) Coaching
4 18 (19.35%) Digital Signal Processing
4 18 (19.35%) Innovative Thinking
4 18 (19.35%) Signal Processing
5 16 (17.20%) UML
6 14 (15.05%) Computer Science
6 14 (15.05%) Continuous Improvement
6 14 (15.05%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 14 (15.05%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 14 (15.05%) PLM
6 14 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (15.05%) Project Management
6 14 (15.05%) SysML
7 7 (7.53%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 34 (36.56%) MATLAB
2 5 (5.38%) C++
3 4 (4.30%) Python
4 2 (2.15%) Ada
4 2 (2.15%) C#
4 2 (2.15%) Java
4 2 (2.15%) R
4 2 (2.15%) Rust
4 2 (2.15%) SQL
Qualifications
1 70 (75.27%) Degree
2 40 (43.01%) BPSS Clearance
3 18 (19.35%) SC Cleared
3 18 (19.35%) Security Cleared
4 5 (5.38%) Numerate Degree
5 3 (3.23%) PhD
6 1 (1.08%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (15.05%) ARP4754
1 14 (15.05%) DO-254
1 14 (15.05%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 18 (19.35%) Embedded Firmware
1 18 (19.35%) Firmware
Vendors
1 14 (15.05%) IBM
2 5 (5.38%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.08%) PayPal