Physics Jobs in the South East

Physics
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 201 286
Rank change year-on-year +107 +85 -38
Permanent jobs citing Physics 256 220 130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.02% 1.32% 0.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.32% 1.55% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 122 191 47
10th Percentile - £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £39,500 £34,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £52,500 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year -0.48% +21.39% -13.50%
75th Percentile £67,188 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £50,055 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.99% -15.38% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,705 14,150 14,159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 91.03% 84.80% 94.48%
Number of salaries quoted 4,103 9,942 8,229
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £86,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in the South East

Physics
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Physics in the South East.

Salary trend for Physics in the South East

Physics
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in the South East over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Physics in the South East

Physics
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Hampshire +134 87 £40,101 -49.87% 22
Isle of Wight - 57 £40,101 - 7
Kent +75 51 £55,000 +48.65% 9
Thames Valley -15 45 £44,000 -20.00% 65
Berkshire +20 27 £43,710 -20.53% 27
Oxfordshire -18 13 £54,376 +3.57% 24
Surrey +38 12 £70,000 +47.37% 23
Buckinghamshire +46 5 £65,250 -6.79% 16
West Sussex +27 4 - - 3
Physics
England

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 5 (1.95%) Apache
Applications
1 58 (22.66%) Simulink
2 8 (3.13%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.39%) GNU Octave
4 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.39%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 35 (13.67%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.39%) DVB
1 1 (0.39%) Network Security
1 1 (0.39%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.78%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.39%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.39%) GIS
Development Applications
1 55 (21.48%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (2.73%) Git
3 5 (1.95%) Eclipse
3 5 (1.95%) Eclipse RCP
3 5 (1.95%) Subversion
4 4 (1.56%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.78%) CMake
5 2 (0.78%) GitLab
5 2 (0.78%) JIRA
5 2 (0.78%) LabVIEW
5 2 (0.78%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.78%) TestRail
5 2 (0.78%) Visual Studio
General
1 73 (28.52%) Electronics
2 47 (18.36%) Aerospace
3 44 (17.19%) Social Skills
4 23 (8.98%) Military
5 12 (4.69%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (4.69%) Law
6 5 (1.95%) Aeronautics
6 5 (1.95%) Automotive
7 3 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (0.78%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.39%) Marketing
9 1 (0.39%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 122 (47.66%) Systems Engineer
2 102 (39.84%) Senior
3 85 (33.20%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 45 (17.58%) Junior
5 43 (16.80%) Principal Engineer
5 43 (16.80%) Software Engineer
6 35 (13.67%) Junior Systems Engineer
7 30 (11.72%) Integration Engineer
7 30 (11.72%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 30 (11.72%) System Verification Engineer
7 30 (11.72%) Systems Integration Engineer
7 30 (11.72%) Validation Engineer
8 20 (7.81%) Lead
9 13 (5.08%) Senior Software Engineer
10 10 (3.91%) Junior Software Engineer
11 9 (3.52%) Developer
12 8 (3.13%) C++ Software Engineer
12 8 (3.13%) Configuration Management Engineer
12 8 (3.13%) SCM Engineer
12 8 (3.13%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.52%) HTML
2 6 (2.34%) OpenGL
3 5 (1.95%) CSS
3 5 (1.95%) JSP
3 5 (1.95%) Middleware
3 5 (1.95%) Node.js
3 5 (1.95%) Vulkan
3 5 (1.95%) WinForms
3 5 (1.95%) WPF
4 4 (1.56%) Qt
5 2 (0.78%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.78%) HTML5
5 2 (0.78%) OpenCL
5 2 (0.78%) QML
5 2 (0.78%) React
5 2 (0.78%) VTK
6 1 (0.39%) .NET
6 1 (0.39%) OpenCV
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.20%) Algorithms
2 16 (6.25%) Management Information System
3 6 (2.34%) CUDA
3 6 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (1.56%) FPGA
5 3 (1.17%) 3D Graphics
6 2 (0.78%) Data Centre
6 2 (0.78%) Device Driver
6 2 (0.78%) Embedded Systems
6 2 (0.78%) Fibre Optics
6 2 (0.78%) VHDL
7 1 (0.39%) IoT
7 1 (0.39%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.39%) Raspberry Pi
7 1 (0.39%) Robotics
7 1 (0.39%) Video\Live Streaming
7 1 (0.39%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 31 (12.11%) Linux
2 12 (4.69%) Unix
3 9 (3.52%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (84.77%) Mathematics
2 122 (47.66%) Systems Engineering
3 89 (34.77%) Coaching
4 64 (25.00%) Computer Science
5 54 (21.09%) Requirements Management
6 51 (19.92%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 51 (19.92%) SysML
7 47 (18.36%) Software Engineering
8 43 (16.80%) UML
8 43 (16.80%) Validation
9 41 (16.02%) Problem-Solving
10 37 (14.45%) Verification and Validation
11 36 (14.06%) Collaborative Working
11 36 (14.06%) Continuous Improvement
11 36 (14.06%) Customer Requirements
11 36 (14.06%) Project Management
12 35 (13.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
12 35 (13.67%) PLM
13 34 (13.28%) Acceptance Criteria
14 23 (8.98%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 86 (33.59%) MATLAB
2 48 (18.75%) Python
3 47 (18.36%) C++
4 32 (12.50%) C
5 21 (8.20%) C#
6 15 (5.86%) Fortran
6 15 (5.86%) Java
7 10 (3.91%) Bash
7 10 (3.91%) SQL
8 7 (2.73%) Ada
8 7 (2.73%) Rust
9 4 (1.56%) JavaScript
10 3 (1.17%) R
11 2 (0.78%) C-shell
11 2 (0.78%) Embedded C
11 2 (0.78%) PowerShell
12 1 (0.39%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.39%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 250 (97.66%) Degree
2 116 (45.31%) BPSS Clearance
3 36 (14.06%) Master's Degree
4 34 (13.28%) PhD
5 23 (8.98%) Security Cleared
6 19 (7.42%) SC Cleared
7 14 (5.47%) DV Cleared
8 10 (3.91%) Numerate Degree
9 8 (3.13%) Chartered Engineer
9 8 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.95%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (13.67%) ARP4754
1 35 (13.67%) DO-254
1 35 (13.67%) IEC 61508
2 1 (0.39%) Def Stans
System Software
1 3 (1.17%) Firmware
2 2 (0.78%) Docker
3 1 (0.39%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.78%) Ansible
1 2 (0.78%) FortiGate
1 2 (0.78%) Kubernetes
1 2 (0.78%) Prometheus
1 2 (0.78%) Terraform
Vendors
1 35 (13.67%) IBM
2 20 (7.81%) Siemens
3 8 (3.13%) Micro Focus
3 8 (3.13%) PayPal
4 3 (1.17%) Microsoft
5 2 (0.78%) Arista
5 2 (0.78%) Extreme Networks
5 2 (0.78%) Palo Alto
5 2 (0.78%) Qubit
6 1 (0.39%) EMC