Physics Job Trends in Sheffield

Physics
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Physics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 46 74
Rank change year-on-year -18 +28 +10
Permanent jobs citing Physics 8 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.80% 1.25% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.17% 1.52% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £45,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +100.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 - -
90th Percentile £59,200 - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +100.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 681 329 779
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 68.37% 82.04% 77.90%
Number of salaries quoted 550 240 585
10th Percentile £33,750 £26,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £51,498
Median % change year-on-year - -2.91% +14.44%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £79,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +11.79%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Physics job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Physics
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Physics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Physics

Physics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 4 (50.00%) SOLIDWORKS
General
1 8 (100.00%) Electronics
2 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 4 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Applications Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Lead
3 1 (12.50%) Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) FPGA
2 4 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (37.50%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Prototyping
1 7 (87.50%) Validation
2 4 (50.00%) Product Requirements
3 3 (37.50%) Customer Engagement
3 3 (37.50%) Data Analysis
3 3 (37.50%) Product Roadmap
3 3 (37.50%) Roadmaps
4 1 (12.50%) AI
4 1 (12.50%) Biotechnology
4 1 (12.50%) DevOps
4 1 (12.50%) Feasibility Study
4 1 (12.50%) Market Research
4 1 (12.50%) Open Source
4 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 5 (62.50%) C
2 1 (12.50%) C++
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) Degree
System Software
1 5 (62.50%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (62.50%) Firmware