Physics Job Trends in Surrey

Physics
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Surrey requiring Physics skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 99 92
Rank change year-on-year +7 -7 +59
Permanent jobs citing Physics 7 28 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 0.60% 1.52% 0.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.67% 1.76% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 7 15 10
10th Percentile £62,500 £32,500 £44,450
25th Percentile £68,750 £33,125 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £50,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +65.00% -2.91% -41.14%
75th Percentile £96,875 £59,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £105,500 £78,000 £57,575
South East median annual salary £58,215 £51,242 £51,500
% change year-on-year +13.61% -0.50% +6.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,038 1,595 1,078
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 88.95% 86.50% 92.29%
Number of salaries quoted 692 827 703
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £31,248
25th Percentile £34,250 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% -10.43% +4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £84,950
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Surrey

Physics
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Physics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Physics

Physics
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Surrey over the 6 months to 14 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Physics in Surrey

Physics
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
Guildford -8 4 £77,500 +106.67% 10
Physics
South East

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Git
1 2 (28.57%) Jenkins
1 2 (28.57%) JIRA
1 2 (28.57%) TestRail
2 1 (14.29%) Subversion
General
1 3 (42.86%) Electronics
2 2 (28.57%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (28.57%) Lead
1 2 (28.57%) Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Lead Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Lead Software Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) Qt
2 1 (14.29%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Algorithms
2 2 (28.57%) 3D Graphics
2 2 (28.57%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (14.29%) Device Driver
3 1 (14.29%) FPGA
3 1 (14.29%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Mathematics
2 3 (42.86%) Artificial Intelligence
2 3 (42.86%) Computer Science
3 2 (28.57%) Agile
3 2 (28.57%) Machine Learning
3 2 (28.57%) Mathematical Modelling
3 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
3 2 (28.57%) Multithreading
3 2 (28.57%) Parallel Programming
3 2 (28.57%) Software Engineering
4 1 (14.29%) Device Driver Development
4 1 (14.29%) Kalman Filter
4 1 (14.29%) Schematic Capture
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) C++
2 2 (28.57%) Bash
2 2 (28.57%) C
2 2 (28.57%) Java
3 1 (14.29%) Embedded C
3 1 (14.29%) Embedded C++
3 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
3 1 (14.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (71.43%) Master's Degree
3 4 (57.14%) PhD
4 2 (28.57%) DV Cleared
4 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Firmware