Physics Job Trends in Staffordshire

Physics
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Staffordshire requiring Physics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Physics 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 0.29% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £31,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +12.90% -52.31% -7.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 837 403 647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 80.10% 78.56% 83.16%
Number of salaries quoted 375 287 487
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,822 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,580 £32,500 £27,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,500 £54,375
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £62,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Physics job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Physics
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Physics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Physics

Physics
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 19 March 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
Tamworth - 2 £60,000 -
Stoke-on-Trent - 1 - -
Physics
West Midlands

Physics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 (33.33%) Chatbot
General
1 1 (33.33%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Business Development Manager
1 2 (66.67%) Business Manager
1 2 (66.67%) Development Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Research Scientist
2 1 (33.33%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Industrial Internet of Things
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Development
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Chemistry
2 1 (33.33%) Conversational UI
2 1 (33.33%) Economics
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
1 1 (33.33%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) PayPal