The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Oxford requiring Physics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
29 |
37 |
12 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+8 |
-25 |
+37 |
| Permanent jobs citing Physics |
1 |
4 |
27 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford |
0.41% |
1.57% |
8.74% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
0.53% |
1.66% |
9.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
3 |
26 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£58,750 |
£52,000 |
£43,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£62,500 |
£56,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.61% |
-6.67% |
+41.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66,250 |
£63,750 |
£72,813 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£66,000 |
£73,750 |
| Oxfordshire median annual salary |
£62,500 |
£52,809 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+18.35% |
-8.16% |
+35.29% |
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 Oxford.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
189 |
241 |
271 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford |
78.42% |
94.51% |
87.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
133 |
113 |
224 |
| 10th Percentile |
£34,200 |
£41,250 |
£38,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£39,375 |
£51,250 |
£41,672 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+9.09% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£89,750 |
£95,000 |
£85,000 |
| Oxfordshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£56,509 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.52% |
+7.64% |
+5.00% |
Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Physics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxford.
Physics
Salary Trend in Oxford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Physics.
Physics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:
