Physics Job Trends in the Midlands

Physics
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Physics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 217 207
Rank change year-on-year +26 -10 +24
Permanent jobs citing Physics 29 26 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.37% 0.40% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.44% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 13 6 13
10th Percentile - £27,500 -
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,063 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £37,491 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.03% -25.02% +6.38%
75th Percentile £75,000 £41,250 £63,750
90th Percentile - £45,625 £69,750
England median annual salary £54,750 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -12.40% - +8.26%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,360 5,857 4,615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 81.47% 89.85% 88.07%
Number of salaries quoted 3,509 2,562 3,797
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,920
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,309
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Physics job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Physics
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Physics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Physics

Physics
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in the Midlands over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Physics in the Midlands

Physics
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 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
West Midlands +23 16 £35,000 +12.90% 11
East Midlands 0 13 £75,000 +100.00% 13
Physics
England

Physics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 15 (51.72%) Chatbot
2 1 (3.45%) Abaqus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (20.69%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (20.69%) Electronics
1 6 (20.69%) Games
2 4 (13.79%) Agriculture
3 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 15 (51.72%) Trainer
2 7 (24.14%) Senior
3 6 (20.69%) C# Developer
3 6 (20.69%) Developer
3 6 (20.69%) Research Scientist
3 6 (20.69%) Senior C# Developer
3 6 (20.69%) Senior Developer
3 6 (20.69%) Test Technician
4 3 (10.34%) 3D Developer
5 1 (3.45%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (20.69%) .NET
1 6 (20.69%) .NET Core
1 6 (20.69%) DirectX
1 6 (20.69%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.69%) 3D Graphics
2 4 (13.79%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (65.52%) Mathematics
2 15 (51.72%) AI
2 15 (51.72%) Conversational UI
3 6 (20.69%) CAD
3 6 (20.69%) Software Engineering
4 4 (13.79%) Chemistry
4 4 (13.79%) Economics
5 1 (3.45%) Acceptance Criteria
5 1 (3.45%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (3.45%) Finite Element Analysis
5 1 (3.45%) Project Planning
5 1 (3.45%) Requirements Management
5 1 (3.45%) Systems Engineering
5 1 (3.45%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 6 (20.69%) C#
1 6 (20.69%) SQL
1 6 (20.69%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (58.62%) Degree
2 15 (51.72%) Master's Degree
2 15 (51.72%) PhD
3 1 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.45%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 15 (51.72%) PayPal
2 1 (3.45%) ANSYS