Physics Job Trends in Kent

Physics
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Physics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 59 63
Rank change year-on-year -14 +4 +44
Permanent jobs citing Physics 13 16 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 1.28% 2.19% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.55% 2.48% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 7 15 2
10th Percentile £44,750 £52,500 £31,150
25th Percentile £48,750 £54,375 £31,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £70,000 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +108.96% -
75th Percentile £56,250 £75,000 £36,375
90th Percentile £59,250 - £37,050
South East median annual salary £56,430 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.95% +9.09% +27.17%

All Process & 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 837 644 477
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 82.54% 88.34% 80.30%
Number of salaries quoted 435 211 378
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,313 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £68,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £79,500 £67,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Physics job vacancy trend in Kent

Physics
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Physics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Physics

Physics
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Kent over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

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 4 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
Sevenoaks -1 3 £47,500 -17.39%
Rochester -5 3 £57,500 -17.86% 5
Chatham - 1 £52,500 -
Sittingbourne - 1 £52,500 -
Tonbridge - 1 £52,500 -
Physics
South East

Physics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 1 (7.69%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (61.54%) Simulink
2 3 (23.08%) Chatbot
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) AWS
Development Applications
1 8 (61.54%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 9 (69.23%) Electronics
2 8 (61.54%) Military
3 1 (7.69%) Avionics
3 1 (7.69%) Finance
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Senior
1 8 (61.54%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 8 (61.54%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Trainer
3 1 (7.69%) Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Credit Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Credit Risk Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Data Scientist
3 1 (7.69%) Junior
3 1 (7.69%) Junior Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Junior Data Scientist
3 1 (7.69%) Junior Risk Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Principal Technologist
3 1 (7.69%) Risk Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Technologist
Miscellaneous
1 8 (61.54%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.69%) Augmented Reality
2 1 (7.69%) Credit Risk
2 1 (7.69%) Driving Licence
2 1 (7.69%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (92.31%) Mathematics
2 9 (69.23%) Agile
3 8 (61.54%) Coaching
3 8 (61.54%) Cybersecurity
3 8 (61.54%) Information Assurance
3 8 (61.54%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 8 (61.54%) Requirements Management
3 8 (61.54%) SysML
3 8 (61.54%) Systems Engineering
4 4 (30.77%) AI
5 3 (23.08%) Conversational UI
6 2 (15.38%) Machine Learning
7 1 (7.69%) Analytics
7 1 (7.69%) Business Case
7 1 (7.69%) Predictive Modelling
7 1 (7.69%) Process Improvement
7 1 (7.69%) Product Roadmap
7 1 (7.69%) Risk Analytics
7 1 (7.69%) Strategic Roadmap
7 1 (7.69%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 8 (61.54%) MATLAB
2 1 (7.69%) Python
2 1 (7.69%) SQL
2 1 (7.69%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (100.00%) Degree
2 9 (69.23%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (23.08%) Master's Degree
3 3 (23.08%) PhD
4 1 (7.69%) Numerate Degree
Vendors
1 8 (61.54%) Siemens
2 3 (23.08%) PayPal