Physics Jobs in Surrey

Physics
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Surrey 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 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 118 108
Rank change year-on-year +23 -10 +41
Permanent jobs citing Physics 13 38 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 1.09% 1.48% 2.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.18% 1.64% 2.17%
Number of salaries quoted 11 34 6
10th Percentile - £34,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £62,500 £39,750 £34,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £47,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +47.37% -2.06% -35.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £58,938 £58,000
90th Percentile - £65,000 £79,125
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £49,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% +1.01% -1.00%

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 1,102 2,322 2,120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 92.61% 90.35% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 536 1,439 1,273
10th Percentile £30,750 £24,500 £34,116
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,042 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -16.67% +4.35%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £91,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -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

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

Salary trend for Physics in Surrey

Physics
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Surrey over the 6 months to 19 May 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 19 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
Guildford +5 11 £70,000 +47.37% 24
Woking - 2 - - 1
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 2 (15.38%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 2 (15.38%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Subversion
2 2 (15.38%) Git
3 1 (7.69%) CMake
3 1 (7.69%) Jenkins
3 1 (7.69%) JIRA
3 1 (7.69%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (7.69%) TestRail
3 1 (7.69%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (30.77%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Law
2 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Aeronautics
3 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
3 1 (7.69%) Automotive
3 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Lead
2 5 (38.46%) Developer
2 5 (38.46%) Software Engineer
3 4 (30.77%) Lead Developer
4 3 (23.08%) Lead Software Developer
4 3 (23.08%) Software Developer
5 2 (15.38%) C Developer
5 2 (15.38%) C/C++ Developer
5 2 (15.38%) C++ Developer
5 2 (15.38%) Hardware Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) C/C++ Software Developer
6 1 (7.69%) C++ GUI Developer
6 1 (7.69%) C++ Software Developer
6 1 (7.69%) FPGA Developer
6 1 (7.69%) GUI Developer
6 1 (7.69%) Lead Python Developer
6 1 (7.69%) Linux Developer
6 1 (7.69%) MATLAB Developer
6 1 (7.69%) Performance Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (30.77%) HTML
1 4 (30.77%) OpenGL
1 4 (30.77%) Vulkan
1 4 (30.77%) WinForms
1 4 (30.77%) WPF
2 1 (7.69%) .NET
2 1 (7.69%) HTML5
2 1 (7.69%) OpenCL
2 1 (7.69%) QML
2 1 (7.69%) Qt
2 1 (7.69%) VTK
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (30.77%) Algorithms
2 4 (30.77%) CUDA
3 3 (23.08%) 3D Graphics
3 3 (23.08%) Device Driver
3 3 (23.08%) FPGA
3 3 (23.08%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 6 (46.15%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) Mathematics
2 6 (46.15%) Mentoring
3 5 (38.46%) Computer Science
3 5 (38.46%) Software Engineering
4 4 (30.77%) Artificial Intelligence
4 4 (30.77%) Machine Learning
5 3 (23.08%) Device Driver Development
5 3 (23.08%) Kalman Filter
5 3 (23.08%) Mathematical Modelling
5 3 (23.08%) Multithreading
6 2 (15.38%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
6 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (15.38%) Digital Signal Processing
6 2 (15.38%) Image Processing
6 2 (15.38%) Performance Engineering
6 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (15.38%) Schematic Capture
6 2 (15.38%) Signal Processing
7 1 (7.69%) Embedded Software Development
7 1 (7.69%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (84.62%) C++
2 10 (76.92%) C
3 5 (38.46%) C#
3 5 (38.46%) Fortran
4 3 (23.08%) JavaScript
5 2 (15.38%) Embedded C
5 2 (15.38%) Embedded C++
5 2 (15.38%) MATLAB
5 2 (15.38%) Python
5 2 (15.38%) TypeScript
6 1 (7.69%) Bash
6 1 (7.69%) C-shell
6 1 (7.69%) Java
6 1 (7.69%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (100.00%) Degree
2 8 (61.54%) Master's Degree
2 8 (61.54%) PhD
3 6 (46.15%) Security Cleared
4 4 (30.77%) DV Cleared
5 2 (15.38%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 3 (23.08%) Firmware