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 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 181 155
Rank change year-on-year +131 -26 +5
Permanent jobs citing Physics 91 10 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 4.50% 0.25% 0.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.17% 0.30% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 23 5 8
10th Percentile - £58,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £70,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £80,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -49.87% +33.33% +33.33%
75th Percentile £53,750 £82,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £67,500 - £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

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 1,759 3,281 2,646
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 87.08% 81.96% 93.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,036 2,510 1,870
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,225
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -6.98% +0.47%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £81,250
South East median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -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 9 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 9 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 39 £40,101 - 3
Farnborough - 22 £40,101 - 2
Southampton +47 12 £65,000 -7.14% 12
Southsea - 6 - -
Gosport - 6 - -
Waterlooville - 5 - -
Petersfield - 4 - -
Tadley - 2 £25,640 - 2
Romsey +22 1 - -
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 (2.20%) Apache
Applications
1 14 (15.38%) Simulink
2 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.10%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 14 (15.38%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 5 (5.49%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 14 (15.38%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (2.20%) Eclipse
2 2 (2.20%) Eclipse RCP
3 1 (1.10%) GitLab
3 1 (1.10%) Jenkins
General
1 16 (17.58%) Social Skills
2 14 (15.38%) Aerospace
2 14 (15.38%) Electronics
3 1 (1.10%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (1.10%) Law
3 1 (1.10%) Military
Job Titles
1 63 (69.23%) Systems Engineer
2 48 (52.75%) Senior
3 44 (48.35%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 16 (17.58%) Junior
4 16 (17.58%) Principal Engineer
5 14 (15.38%) Junior Systems Engineer
6 12 (13.19%) Integration Engineer
6 12 (13.19%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 12 (13.19%) System Verification Engineer
6 12 (13.19%) Systems Integration Engineer
6 12 (13.19%) Validation Engineer
7 9 (9.89%) Software Engineer
8 7 (7.69%) C++ Software Engineer
9 5 (5.49%) Radio Engineer
10 4 (4.40%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
10 4 (4.40%) Senior Software Engineer
11 3 (3.30%) Configuration Management Engineer
11 3 (3.30%) SCM Engineer
12 2 (2.20%) Junior Software Engineer
13 1 (1.10%) C Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.20%) CSS
1 2 (2.20%) HTML
1 2 (2.20%) JSP
1 2 (2.20%) Middleware
2 1 (1.10%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 6 (6.59%) Algorithms
2 5 (5.49%) FPGA
3 1 (1.10%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 6 (6.59%) Linux
2 4 (4.40%) Windows
3 2 (2.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (91.21%) Mathematics
2 41 (45.05%) Systems Engineering
3 30 (32.97%) Acceptance Criteria
3 30 (32.97%) Collaborative Working
3 30 (32.97%) Customer Requirements
3 30 (32.97%) Requirements Management
4 29 (31.87%) Coaching
5 16 (17.58%) UML
6 15 (16.48%) Computer Science
6 15 (16.48%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (15.38%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 14 (15.38%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 14 (15.38%) PLM
7 14 (15.38%) Project Management
7 14 (15.38%) SysML
8 12 (13.19%) Validation
8 12 (13.19%) Verification and Validation
9 9 (9.89%) Software Engineering
10 6 (6.59%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 21 (23.08%) MATLAB
2 7 (7.69%) C++
3 5 (5.49%) Python
4 3 (3.30%) Java
4 3 (3.30%) Rust
5 2 (2.20%) Ada
5 2 (2.20%) C#
5 2 (2.20%) R
5 2 (2.20%) SQL
6 1 (1.10%) C
Qualifications
1 83 (91.21%) Degree
2 40 (43.96%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (6.59%) Numerate Degree
3 6 (6.59%) SC Cleared
3 6 (6.59%) Security Cleared
4 3 (3.30%) Chartered Engineer
4 3 (3.30%) PhD
5 1 (1.10%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (15.38%) ARP4754
1 14 (15.38%) DO-254
1 14 (15.38%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 5 (5.49%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (5.49%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (1.10%) Ansible
1 1 (1.10%) Kubernetes
1 1 (1.10%) Prometheus
1 1 (1.10%) Terraform
Vendors
1 14 (15.38%) IBM
2 3 (3.30%) Micro Focus
3 2 (2.20%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.10%) PayPal