Physicist Job Trends in the North of England

Physicist
England > North of England

The median Physicist salary in the North of England is £68,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 294 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Physicist 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.052% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,000 - -
England median annual salary £68,000 £38,500 -
% change year-on-year +76.62% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 8,355 12,885 8,198
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.21% 94.95% 96.48%
Number of salaries quoted 4,290 7,243 6,235
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £39,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £54,333
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -7.97% +3.49%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £69,800
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,700 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Physicist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Physicist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Physicist job vacancy trend in the North of England

Physicist
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Physicist job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Physicist job vacancies in the North of England

Physicist
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physicist within the North of England region over the 6 months to 3 October 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
Yorkshire - 4 - - 6
North West - 1 £68,000 - 21
Physicist
England

Physicist Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 3 October 2025, Physicist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Physicist in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) PhD
1 5 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 5 (100.00%) Physics
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 4 (80.00%) PayPal
2 4 (80.00%) Chatbot
2 4 (80.00%) Master's Degree
2 4 (80.00%) Conversational UI
2 4 (80.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (20.00%) YouTube
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Mathematical Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) Electronics
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) MATLAB
3 1 (20.00%) C++
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (20.00%) Python
3 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
3 1 (20.00%) Robotics
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Algorithms

Physicist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 4 (80.00%) Chatbot
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (20.00%) Electronics
1 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (20.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 5 (100.00%) Physics
2 4 (80.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 4 (80.00%) Conversational UI
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Mathematical Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) C++
1 1 (20.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) PhD
2 4 (80.00%) Master's Degree
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) PayPal
2 1 (20.00%) YouTube