Physics Jobs in Kent

Physics
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 99 101
Rank change year-on-year +71 +2 +11
Permanent jobs citing Physics 47 8 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 5.72% 0.53% 0.090%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.87% 0.65% 0.094%
Number of salaries quoted 35 8 1
10th Percentile £36,330 £32,500 -
25th Percentile £37,574 £34,750 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £37,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +48.65% +23.33% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £38,500 £31,500
90th Percentile £65,250 - -
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
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 684 1,226 1,065
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 83.31% 81.57% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 319 894 513
10th Percentile £25,250 £25,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £47,250
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -10.05% +5.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,250
South East median annual salary £56,673 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.35% -9.09% -

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Kent

Physics
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Physics in Kent

Physics
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Kent over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Physics in Kent

Physics
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Kent region over the 6 months to 16 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
Rochester -6 45 £55,000 +48.65% 2
Physics
South East

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 (2.13%) Apache
Applications
1 30 (63.83%) Simulink
2 1 (2.13%) GNU Octave
2 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (14.89%) Teamcenter
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.13%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (2.13%) GIS
Development Applications
1 27 (57.45%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (6.38%) Git
2 3 (6.38%) Subversion
3 1 (2.13%) Eclipse
3 1 (2.13%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 31 (65.96%) Electronics
2 21 (44.68%) Military
3 13 (27.66%) Aerospace
4 7 (14.89%) Social Skills
5 1 (2.13%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 31 (65.96%) Systems Engineer
2 26 (55.32%) Senior
3 23 (48.94%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 8 (17.02%) Junior
4 8 (17.02%) Software Engineer
5 7 (14.89%) Junior Systems Engineer
5 7 (14.89%) Principal Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) Integration Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) Lead
6 4 (8.51%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) System Verification Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) Systems Integration Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) Validation Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) Principal Software Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) Senior Software Engineer
8 2 (4.26%) Embedded Engineer
8 2 (4.26%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 2 (4.26%) Graduate
8 2 (4.26%) Graduate Embedded Software Engineer
8 2 (4.26%) Graduate Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) CSS
1 1 (2.13%) HTML
1 1 (2.13%) JSP
1 1 (2.13%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 16 (34.04%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.13%) Linux
1 1 (2.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (93.62%) Mathematics
2 39 (82.98%) Systems Engineering
3 27 (57.45%) Coaching
4 23 (48.94%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 23 (48.94%) SysML
5 20 (42.55%) Cybersecurity
5 20 (42.55%) Information Assurance
5 20 (42.55%) Requirements Management
6 16 (34.04%) Agile
7 12 (25.53%) Software Engineering
8 11 (23.40%) UML
8 11 (23.40%) Validation
8 11 (23.40%) Verification and Validation
9 7 (14.89%) Computer Science
9 7 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (14.89%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 7 (14.89%) PLM
9 7 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (14.89%) Project Management
9 7 (14.89%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 33 (70.21%) MATLAB
2 12 (25.53%) C
3 11 (23.40%) Python
4 8 (17.02%) C++
5 6 (12.77%) C#
6 3 (6.38%) Ada
7 1 (2.13%) Embedded C
7 1 (2.13%) Java
7 1 (2.13%) Rust
7 1 (2.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (100.00%) Degree
2 33 (70.21%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (6.38%) SC Cleared
3 3 (6.38%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (14.89%) ARP4754
1 7 (14.89%) DO-254
1 7 (14.89%) IEC 61508
2 1 (2.13%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 20 (42.55%) Siemens
2 7 (14.89%) IBM
3 1 (2.13%) EMC