Physics Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Physics
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Physics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 57 40
Rank change year-on-year +3 -17 +25
Permanent jobs citing Physics 4 21 24
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 0.58% 2.60% 3.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.79% 3.00% 4.01%
Number of salaries quoted 3 8 20
10th Percentile £51,750 - £41,250
25th Percentile £54,375 £50,022 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £52,809 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.35% -11.99% +41.18%
75th Percentile £78,125 £60,000 £71,594
90th Percentile £85,250 £62,250 £74,875
South East median annual salary £56,430 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.95% +9.09% +27.17%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 507 700 599
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 72.95% 86.53% 91.87%
Number of salaries quoted 356 344 499
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,650 £36,200
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,625 £80,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £53,130
% change year-on-year -13.04% +8.23% -3.40%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Physics job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Physics
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Physics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Physics

Physics
Salary Histogram in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Physics in Oxfordshire

Physics
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 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
Oxford +9 2 £62,500 +11.61% 2
Physics
South East

Physics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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 1 (25.00%) Chatbot
General
1 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Head of IT
2 1 (25.00%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Principal Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Python Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Python Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Trainer
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Biology
1 2 (50.00%) Chemistry
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Conversational UI
2 1 (25.00%) Data Acquisition
2 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) C++
1 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (25.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) PayPal