Physics Jobs in Portsmouth

Physics
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth 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 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 51 64
Rank change year-on-year +36 +13 -8
Permanent jobs citing Physics 39 5 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 10.68% 0.98% 1.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.44% 1.28% 1.26%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,574 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 - -
75th Percentile £42,627 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £40,101 £80,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -49.87% +33.33% +33.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 341 390 397
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 93.42% 76.47% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 162 332 268
10th Percentile £35,250 £29,000 £28,981
25th Percentile £47,683 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £48,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.43% -3.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year +10.00% -6.98% +0.47%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Portsmouth

Physics
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

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

Salary trend for Physics in Portsmouth

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 (2.56%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (17.95%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (17.95%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.82%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 7 (17.95%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (2.56%) Eclipse
2 1 (2.56%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 7 (17.95%) Aerospace
1 7 (17.95%) Electronics
1 7 (17.95%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (76.92%) Systems Engineer
2 18 (46.15%) Senior
2 18 (46.15%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 8 (20.51%) Junior
3 8 (20.51%) Principal Engineer
4 7 (17.95%) Junior Systems Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) Integration Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) System Verification Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) Systems Integration Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) Validation Engineer
6 5 (12.82%) Radio Engineer
7 2 (5.13%) Configuration Management Engineer
7 2 (5.13%) SCM Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Junior Software Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.56%) CSS
1 1 (2.56%) HTML
1 1 (2.56%) JSP
1 1 (2.56%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.82%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.56%) Linux
1 1 (2.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (87.18%) Mathematics
2 20 (51.28%) Systems Engineering
3 15 (38.46%) Coaching
4 11 (28.21%) Acceptance Criteria
4 11 (28.21%) Collaborative Working
4 11 (28.21%) Customer Requirements
4 11 (28.21%) Requirements Management
5 8 (20.51%) UML
6 7 (17.95%) Computer Science
6 7 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (17.95%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 7 (17.95%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 7 (17.95%) PLM
6 7 (17.95%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (17.95%) Project Management
6 7 (17.95%) SysML
7 6 (15.38%) Validation
7 6 (15.38%) Verification and Validation
8 5 (12.82%) Digital Signal Processing
8 5 (12.82%) Innovative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 12 (30.77%) MATLAB
2 1 (2.56%) Ada
2 1 (2.56%) C#
2 1 (2.56%) Java
2 1 (2.56%) Python
2 1 (2.56%) Rust
2 1 (2.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 34 (87.18%) Degree
2 19 (48.72%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (12.82%) SC Cleared
3 5 (12.82%) Security Cleared
4 2 (5.13%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (17.95%) ARP4754
1 7 (17.95%) DO-254
1 7 (17.95%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 5 (12.82%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (12.82%) Firmware
Vendors
1 7 (17.95%) IBM
2 2 (5.13%) Micro Focus