Physics Jobs in Scotland

Physics
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Physics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Physics over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 205 178 225
Rank change year-on-year -27 +47 -56
Permanent jobs citing Physics 78 45 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 1.18% 0.94% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.27% 1.00% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 65 6 6
10th Percentile £27,500 - £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,733 £27,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £36,699 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +43.06% -24.72% +93.47%
75th Percentile £65,000 £50,291 £73,292
90th Percentile - £54,500 £82,195
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £62,500
% change year-on-year -12.98% -3.47% +25.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Physics is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,153 4,507 5,161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.95% 94.09% 91.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2,411 2,266 2,760
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,369 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,810 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.19% +10.11% +7.14%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Scotland

Physics
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Physics in Scotland

Physics
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Scotland over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Physics in Scotland

Physics
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
Edinburgh +65 36 £53,750 +46.46% 6
Aberdeen - 18 £35,000 - 1
Glasgow -118 6 £70,000 - 4
Fife - 3 - - 1
Stirling - 2 - -
Aberdeenshire +8 1 £35,000 - 1
Lanarkshire - 1 - - 2
Physics
UK

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 3 (3.85%) SAS
2 2 (2.56%) Apache
2 2 (2.56%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 6 (7.69%) Simulink
2 1 (1.28%) EViews
2 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.28%) SPSS
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.28%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 43 (55.13%) Wireless
General
1 47 (60.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 46 (58.97%) Social Skills
3 7 (8.97%) Banking
3 7 (8.97%) Electronics
3 7 (8.97%) Finance
4 5 (6.41%) Law
5 4 (5.13%) Financial Institution
5 4 (5.13%) Investment Banking
6 3 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (3.85%) Retail
7 2 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.28%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 44 (56.41%) Embedded Engineer
2 29 (37.18%) Graduate
3 25 (32.05%) Junior
3 25 (32.05%) Junior Embedded Engineer
4 23 (29.49%) Software Engineer
5 18 (23.08%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
5 18 (23.08%) Firmware Engineer
6 7 (8.97%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 7 (8.97%) Lead
7 3 (3.85%) Analyst
7 3 (3.85%) Senior
8 2 (2.56%) Senior Analyst
9 1 (1.28%) Blockchain Engineer
9 1 (1.28%) Developer
9 1 (1.28%) Electronics Engineer
9 1 (1.28%) Lead Electronics Engineer
9 1 (1.28%) Product Engineer
9 1 (1.28%) QA Engineer
9 1 (1.28%) Quality Engineer
9 1 (1.28%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (20.51%) React
1 16 (20.51%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.69%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (3.85%) Credit Risk
3 2 (2.56%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.28%) Blockchain
4 1 (1.28%) FPGA
4 1 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (1.28%) Optoelectronics
4 1 (1.28%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.28%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (88.46%) Mathematics
2 65 (83.33%) Computer Science
2 65 (83.33%) Software Engineering
3 22 (28.21%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (12.82%) Validation
5 8 (10.26%) Agile
6 6 (7.69%) Commercialisation
6 6 (7.69%) Decarbonisation
6 6 (7.69%) Prototyping
6 6 (7.69%) Verification and Validation
7 4 (5.13%) Asset Management
8 3 (3.85%) Economics
8 3 (3.85%) Operations Research
8 3 (3.85%) Statistical Modelling
8 3 (3.85%) Statistics
9 2 (2.56%) Credit Risk Management
9 2 (2.56%) IT Strategy
9 2 (2.56%) Risk Management
9 2 (2.56%) Statistical Analysis
9 2 (2.56%) Stress Testing
Programming Languages
1 44 (56.41%) C
2 43 (55.13%) Embedded C
3 16 (20.51%) GLSL
3 16 (20.51%) TypeScript
4 8 (10.26%) MATLAB
5 4 (5.13%) Python
6 3 (3.85%) R
7 2 (2.56%) C++
8 1 (1.28%) Go
Qualifications
1 60 (76.92%) Degree
2 7 (8.97%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.28%) PhD
3 1 (1.28%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.28%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.56%) CRD IV
1 2 (2.56%) IFRS
1 2 (2.56%) IFRS 9
2 1 (1.28%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (1.28%) QA
System Software
1 45 (57.69%) Firmware
2 18 (23.08%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (1.28%) YouTube