Physics Jobs in Northamptonshire

Physics
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northamptonshire 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 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 69 62
Rank change year-on-year +32 -7 -7
Permanent jobs citing Physics 53 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 6.19% 0.14% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.54% 0.18% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,574 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.17% +20.00% +81.82%
75th Percentile £42,627 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £40,101 £32,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +23.39% -35.00% +5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 811 571 480
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 94.74% 77.48% 93.57%
Number of salaries quoted 229 420 234
10th Percentile £26,650 £24,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £30,938 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £41,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.30% -25.45% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £53,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £77,075
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £44,050 £50,249
% change year-on-year +2.16% -12.34% +5.79%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Northamptonshire

Physics
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Physics in Northamptonshire.

Salary trend for Physics in Northamptonshire

Physics
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 20 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
Northampton - 49 £40,101 -
Brackley +1 2 - -
Physics
East Midlands

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 (1.89%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (13.21%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (13.21%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 7 (13.21%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.89%) Eclipse
2 1 (1.89%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 24 (45.28%) Law
2 17 (32.08%) Social Skills
3 9 (16.98%) Aerospace
4 7 (13.21%) Electronics
5 2 (3.77%) Aeronautics
5 2 (3.77%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 24 (45.28%) Principal Engineer
1 24 (45.28%) Principal Systems Engineer
2 18 (33.96%) Systems Engineer
3 17 (32.08%) Senior
4 8 (15.09%) Junior
5 7 (13.21%) Junior Systems Engineer
5 7 (13.21%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Integration Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) System Verification Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Systems Integration Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Validation Engineer
7 2 (3.77%) Developer
7 2 (3.77%) Performance Engineer
8 1 (1.89%) Junior Software Engineer
8 1 (1.89%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.89%) CSS
1 1 (1.89%) HTML
1 1 (1.89%) JSP
1 1 (1.89%) Middleware
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.89%) Linux
1 1 (1.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (92.45%) Mathematics
2 48 (90.57%) Systems Engineering
3 27 (50.94%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 20 (37.74%) Chemistry
4 20 (37.74%) Collaborative Working
4 20 (37.74%) Logistics
5 11 (20.75%) Coaching
6 10 (18.87%) Ergonomics
6 10 (18.87%) Human Factors
7 8 (15.09%) UML
8 7 (13.21%) Computer Science
8 7 (13.21%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (13.21%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 7 (13.21%) PLM
8 7 (13.21%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (13.21%) Project Management
8 7 (13.21%) SysML
9 6 (11.32%) Validation
10 4 (7.55%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
10 4 (7.55%) Performance Engineering
Programming Languages
1 9 (16.98%) MATLAB
2 3 (5.66%) Python
3 1 (1.89%) Ada
3 1 (1.89%) C#
3 1 (1.89%) Java
3 1 (1.89%) Rust
3 1 (1.89%) SQL
Qualifications
1 53 (100.00%) Degree
2 44 (83.02%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (7.55%) Master's Degree
4 2 (3.77%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (13.21%) ARP4754
1 7 (13.21%) DO-254
1 7 (13.21%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 7 (13.21%) IBM