Physics Jobs in the North West

Physics
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 267 278
Rank change year-on-year +158 +11 +30
Permanent jobs citing Physics 250 24 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.12% 0.24% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.26% 0.29% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 160 6 5
10th Percentile £47,863 £35,992 -
25th Percentile £48,869 £43,688 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £60,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.81% -6.54% +8.33%
75th Percentile - £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £96,250 -
England median annual salary £50,055 £53,159 £65,000
% change year-on-year -5.84% -18.22% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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 North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,669 8,165 7,493
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 95.77% 82.81% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 4,125 6,197 3,919
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,500 £30,831
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in the North West

Physics
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Physics in the North West.

Salary trend for Physics in the North West

Physics
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in the North West over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Physics in the North West

Physics
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 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
Lancashire - 197 £54,793 - 14
Cumbria - 41 - - 6
Manchester +57 11 £81,250 +33.74% 28
Cheshire - 1 £50,000 - 5
Physics
England

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (0.40%) Apache
1 1 (0.40%) Confluence
Applications
1 17 (6.80%) Simulink
2 11 (4.40%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.80%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.40%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 7 (2.80%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.40%) Bluetooth
Development Applications
1 7 (2.80%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (0.80%) JIRA
3 1 (0.40%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.40%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.40%) Eclipse RCP
3 1 (0.40%) Git
3 1 (0.40%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.40%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.40%) Visual Studio
General
1 152 (60.80%) Aerospace
2 141 (56.40%) Aeronautics
3 65 (26.00%) Automotive
4 33 (13.20%) Electronics
5 9 (3.60%) Social Skills
6 1 (0.40%) Agriculture
6 1 (0.40%) Finance
6 1 (0.40%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.40%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (0.40%) Retail
6 1 (0.40%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 209 (83.60%) Senior
2 175 (70.00%) Systems Engineer
3 168 (67.20%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 77 (30.80%) Lead
4 77 (30.80%) Team Leader
5 76 (30.40%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 20 (8.00%) Security Engineer
6 20 (8.00%) Senior Security Engineer
7 16 (6.40%) Instrumentation Engineer
7 16 (6.40%) Senior Electrical Engineer
8 14 (5.60%) Security Manager
8 14 (5.60%) Technical Manager
8 14 (5.60%) Technical Product Manager
9 8 (3.20%) Junior
9 8 (3.20%) Principal Engineer
10 7 (2.80%) Junior Systems Engineer
10 7 (2.80%) Trainer
11 6 (2.40%) Integration Engineer
11 6 (2.40%) Principal Systems Engineer
11 6 (2.40%) Systems Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.40%) CSS
1 1 (0.40%) HTML
1 1 (0.40%) JSP
1 1 (0.40%) Middleware
1 1 (0.40%) TensorFlow
1 1 (0.40%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (0.80%) Algorithms
2 1 (0.40%) Data Structures
2 1 (0.40%) Digital Signage
2 1 (0.40%) Onboarding
2 1 (0.40%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.80%) Windows
2 1 (0.40%) Android
2 1 (0.40%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 242 (96.80%) Mathematics
2 236 (94.40%) Systems Engineering
3 171 (68.40%) Coaching
4 82 (32.80%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 76 (30.40%) Cost Control
5 76 (30.40%) Performance Management
6 46 (18.40%) Validation
7 35 (14.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 34 (13.60%) Product Strategy
9 25 (10.00%) Chemistry
9 25 (10.00%) Monte Carlo Method
10 24 (9.60%) Change Management
11 22 (8.80%) Verification and Validation
12 18 (7.20%) Project Management
13 17 (6.80%) SysML
14 13 (5.20%) Agile
15 11 (4.40%) Computer Science
15 11 (4.40%) Mentoring
16 10 (4.00%) Backlog Management
16 10 (4.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.20%) MATLAB
2 3 (1.20%) Python
3 2 (0.80%) C#
3 2 (0.80%) Java
3 2 (0.80%) SQL
4 1 (0.40%) Ada
4 1 (0.40%) C
4 1 (0.40%) C++
4 1 (0.40%) Kotlin
4 1 (0.40%) Rust
Qualifications
1 248 (99.20%) Degree
2 231 (92.40%) BPSS Clearance
3 65 (26.00%) HND
4 25 (10.00%) Numerate Degree
5 18 (7.20%) Chartered Engineer
6 8 (3.20%) Master's Degree
6 8 (3.20%) PhD
7 1 (0.40%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.40%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.20%) ARP4754
1 23 (9.20%) DO-254
1 23 (9.20%) IEC 61508
2 1 (0.40%) IEC 62304
2 1 (0.40%) ISO 13485
Vendors
1 10 (4.00%) MathWorks
1 10 (4.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (2.80%) IBM
2 7 (2.80%) PayPal
3 1 (0.40%) Intel
3 1 (0.40%) Micro Focus