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

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 99 97
Rank change year-on-year +73 -2 +14
Permanent jobs citing Physics 47 9 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 5.82% 0.58% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.11% 0.73% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 37 9 2
10th Percentile £36,744 £34,900 -
25th Percentile £37,574 £35,500 £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 £64,750 £46,550 -
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £49,750
% change year-on-year +10.00% +0.50% -0.50%

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 661 1,241 1,028
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 81.81% 80.32% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 311 894 495
10th Percentile £25,250 £25,500 £27,600
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £70,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -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 29 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 29 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 43 £55,000 +48.65% 2
Sevenoaks +11 1 £42,500 -45.16%
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 2 (4.26%) GNU Octave
2 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (14.89%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.13%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.26%) Geospatial Data
1 2 (4.26%) 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 32 (68.09%) Electronics
2 21 (44.68%) Military
3 13 (27.66%) Aerospace
4 7 (14.89%) Social Skills
5 2 (4.26%) Marketing
6 1 (2.13%) Finance
Job Titles
1 32 (68.09%) Systems Engineer
2 26 (55.32%) Senior
3 23 (48.94%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 9 (19.15%) Junior
5 8 (17.02%) Software Engineer
6 7 (14.89%) Junior Systems Engineer
7 5 (10.64%) Principal Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Lead
9 3 (6.38%) Principal Software Engineer
9 3 (6.38%) Senior Software Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) Embedded Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) Graduate
10 2 (4.26%) Graduate Embedded Software Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) Graduate Software Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) Integration Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) Principal Systems Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) System Verification Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) Systems Integration Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) Validation 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
2 1 (2.13%) Credit Risk
2 1 (2.13%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.13%) Linux
1 1 (2.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (93.62%) Mathematics
2 38 (80.85%) Systems Engineering
3 25 (53.19%) 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
9 10 (21.28%) Validation
10 9 (19.15%) Verification and Validation
11 8 (17.02%) Problem-Solving
12 7 (14.89%) Computer Science
12 7 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
12 7 (14.89%) Creative Problem-Solving
12 7 (14.89%) PLM
12 7 (14.89%) Project Management
12 7 (14.89%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 34 (72.34%) MATLAB
2 13 (27.66%) C
2 13 (27.66%) Python
3 9 (19.15%) C++
4 7 (14.89%) C#
5 3 (6.38%) Ada
6 2 (4.26%) Embedded C
6 2 (4.26%) SQL
7 1 (2.13%) Java
7 1 (2.13%) Rust
7 1 (2.13%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (100.00%) Degree
2 33 (70.21%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (8.51%) SC Cleared
3 4 (8.51%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (14.89%) ARP4754
1 7 (14.89%) DO-254
1 7 (14.89%) IEC 61508
2 2 (4.26%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 20 (42.55%) Siemens
2 7 (14.89%) IBM
3 2 (4.26%) EMC