Physics Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Physics
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Physics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 97 70
Rank change year-on-year +21 -27 +46
Permanent jobs citing Physics 13 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 0.77% 0.17% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.13% 0.18% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £58,000 £20,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.03% +190.00% -31.03%
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £67,500 £72,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +31.82% -4.35%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,152 1,095 703
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 68.33% 91.56% 86.47%
Number of salaries quoted 651 440 542
10th Percentile £28,500 £34,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +1.77% +2.73%
75th Percentile £66,125 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,825 £77,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Physics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Physics job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Physics
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Physics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Physics

Physics
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Stevenage +3 10 £40,000 -31.03% 10
Physics
East of England

Physics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (46.15%) Simulink
2 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Rational DOORS
1 3 (23.08%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 6 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Telecoms
3 3 (23.08%) Aerospace
3 3 (23.08%) Games
3 3 (23.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 3 (23.08%) Design Engineer
1 3 (23.08%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (23.08%) OpenGL
1 3 (23.08%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) Algorithms
2 3 (23.08%) 3D Graphics
2 3 (23.08%) Arduino
2 3 (23.08%) CUDA
2 3 (23.08%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 6 (46.15%) Linux
2 3 (23.08%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) Mathematics
1 10 (76.92%) Software Engineering
1 10 (76.92%) Validation
2 7 (53.85%) AI
2 7 (53.85%) Computer Science
2 7 (53.85%) Digital Signal Processing
2 7 (53.85%) Innovative Thinking
2 7 (53.85%) Signal Processing
3 3 (23.08%) Agile
3 3 (23.08%) Continuous Integration
3 3 (23.08%) Customer Requirements
3 3 (23.08%) Mathematical Modelling
3 3 (23.08%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 3 (23.08%) Software Architecture
3 3 (23.08%) SysML
3 3 (23.08%) Systems Engineering
3 3 (23.08%) Verification and Validation
3 3 (23.08%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 10 (76.92%) C
1 10 (76.92%) Python
2 6 (46.15%) C++
2 6 (46.15%) MATLAB
3 3 (23.08%) Assembly Language
3 3 (23.08%) GLSL
3 3 (23.08%) Java
3 3 (23.08%) JavaScript
3 3 (23.08%) Objective-C
3 3 (23.08%) Swift
Qualifications
1 13 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 10 (76.92%) BPSS Clearance
2 10 (76.92%) Degree
2 10 (76.92%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 4 (30.77%) Firmware