Physics Jobs in the UK excluding London

Physics
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Physics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Physics over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 346 436 406
Rank change year-on-year +90 -30 -21
Permanent jobs citing Physics 516 364 551
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.73% 0.59% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.87% 0.62% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 401 96 207
10th Percentile £29,484 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,000 £34,969 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,528 £49,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.16% -2.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £83,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £62,344 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +3.91% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Physics is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,390 58,887 66,607
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.43% 95.62% 94.03%
Number of salaries quoted 41,136 30,222 41,496
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in the UK excluding London

Physics
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Physics in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Physics in the UK excluding London

Physics
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Physics in the UK excluding London

Physics
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. 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
South East +75 219 £52,500 +18.31% 95
South West +30 83 £44,000 -20.00% 35
Scotland -28 75 £52,500 +43.06% 15
East of England +30 56 £52,500 -27.59% 62
North of England +36 38 £51,528 +16.20% 23
Midlands -16 37 £55,000 - 34
North West +15 23 £60,750 -0.82% 19
East Midlands -12 20 £50,000 - 20
West Midlands +2 17 £62,500 +4.17% 14
Yorkshire +76 13 £51,528 +16.20% 3
Wales -5 5 £51,528 - 9
Northern Ireland +34 3 £70,000 -
North East -2 2 £55,000 +120.00% 1
Physics
UK

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 22 (4.26%) SAS
2 16 (3.10%) Apache Spark
3 15 (2.91%) Apache
4 2 (0.39%) CMS
4 2 (0.39%) SharePoint
Applications
1 26 (5.04%) Simulink
2 5 (0.97%) OrCAD
2 5 (0.97%) SOLIDWORKS
3 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.58%) SPSS
5 2 (0.39%) EViews
5 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.19%) Abaqus
Cloud Services
1 29 (5.62%) Azure
2 27 (5.23%) AWS
3 21 (4.07%) Power Platform
4 9 (1.74%) Entra ID
4 9 (1.74%) IaaS
4 9 (1.74%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (1.74%) PaaS
5 5 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (0.78%) Power Automate
6 4 (0.78%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.19%) GCP
8 1 (0.19%) GitHub
8 1 (0.19%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 46 (8.91%) Wireless
2 13 (2.52%) RS-232
3 12 (2.33%) Ethernet
4 9 (1.74%) DHCP
4 9 (1.74%) DNS
4 9 (1.74%) LAN
4 9 (1.74%) WAN
4 9 (1.74%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (1.55%) Network Security
6 7 (1.36%) Link 16
7 6 (1.16%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.78%) Firewall
8 4 (0.78%) Internet
8 4 (0.78%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (0.78%) VPN
9 3 (0.58%) Modbus
9 3 (0.58%) Software-Defined Radio
9 3 (0.58%) ZigBee
10 2 (0.39%) Broadband
10 2 (0.39%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.29%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.33%) Power BI
3 4 (0.78%) Tableau
4 2 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.19%) Big Data
5 1 (0.19%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.19%) Qlik Sense
5 1 (0.19%) Redis
5 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 26 (5.04%) Git
2 14 (2.71%) JIRA
3 13 (2.52%) Visual Studio
4 12 (2.33%) GitLab
5 11 (2.13%) Subversion
6 8 (1.55%) LabVIEW
7 7 (1.36%) CMake
7 7 (1.36%) Jenkins
7 7 (1.36%) Team Foundation Server
7 7 (1.36%) TestRail
8 6 (1.16%) gulp
8 6 (1.16%) PostCSS
8 6 (1.16%) rollup.js
8 6 (1.16%) Vite
9 4 (0.78%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.78%) Rational Rhapsody
9 4 (0.78%) Xcode
10 3 (0.58%) Eclipse
11 2 (0.39%) GDB
General
1 140 (27.13%) Social Skills
2 123 (23.84%) Analytical Skills
3 69 (13.37%) Electronics
4 49 (9.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 38 (7.36%) Retail
6 35 (6.78%) Aerospace
7 32 (6.20%) Games
8 28 (5.43%) Manufacturing
9 27 (5.23%) Finance
10 26 (5.04%) Military
11 23 (4.46%) Presentation Skills
12 22 (4.26%) Banking
13 17 (3.29%) Automotive
14 14 (2.71%) Organisational Skills
15 9 (1.74%) Law
15 9 (1.74%) Retail Finance
16 7 (1.36%) Avionics
16 7 (1.36%) Italian Language
16 7 (1.36%) Telecoms
17 5 (0.97%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 112 (21.71%) Software Engineer
2 83 (16.09%) Senior
3 66 (12.79%) Graduate
4 49 (9.50%) Systems Engineer
5 47 (9.11%) Developer
5 47 (9.11%) Embedded Engineer
6 44 (8.53%) Junior
7 41 (7.95%) Analyst
8 28 (5.43%) Lead
9 26 (5.04%) Senior Analyst
10 25 (4.84%) Architect
11 24 (4.65%) Junior Embedded Engineer
12 18 (3.49%) Software Architect
13 17 (3.29%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
13 17 (3.29%) Firmware Engineer
14 14 (2.71%) Graduate Software Engineer
15 13 (2.52%) Hardware Engineer
15 13 (2.52%) Physicist
15 13 (2.52%) Software Developer
16 12 (2.33%) Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.26%) WebGL
2 20 (3.88%) OpenMP
3 19 (3.68%) .NET
3 19 (3.68%) Unreal Engine
4 18 (3.49%) React
5 16 (3.10%) HTML
5 16 (3.10%) Unity (Game Engine)
6 15 (2.91%) HTML5
7 14 (2.71%) OpenACC
8 13 (2.52%) OpenGL
9 12 (2.33%) WinForms
9 12 (2.33%) WPF
10 10 (1.94%) Qt
10 10 (1.94%) Vulkan
11 9 (1.74%) DirectX
12 8 (1.55%) OpenCL
13 7 (1.36%) QML
13 7 (1.36%) VTK
14 6 (1.16%) HTML5 Canvas
14 6 (1.16%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 128 (24.81%) Algorithms
2 43 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
3 34 (6.59%) Self-Motivation
4 29 (5.62%) CUDA
5 28 (5.43%) Greenfield Project
6 27 (5.23%) Analogue Electronics
6 27 (5.23%) FPGA
7 26 (5.04%) Management Information System
8 23 (4.46%) Driving Licence
9 18 (3.49%) VHDL
10 17 (3.29%) Credit Risk
10 17 (3.29%) Data Structures
11 12 (2.33%) Renewable Energy
12 11 (2.13%) Data Centre
13 10 (1.94%) Blockchain
13 10 (1.94%) Embedded Systems
14 6 (1.16%) 3D Graphics
14 6 (1.16%) Animation
14 6 (1.16%) Ray Tracing
14 6 (1.16%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 87 (16.86%) Linux
2 32 (6.20%) Unix
3 25 (4.84%) Windows
4 8 (1.55%) Debian
4 8 (1.55%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.78%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.39%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.19%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 368 (71.32%) Mathematics
2 232 (44.96%) Computer Science
3 197 (38.18%) Software Engineering
4 177 (34.30%) Problem-Solving
5 79 (15.31%) Agile
6 78 (15.12%) Validation
7 53 (10.27%) Chemistry
8 46 (8.91%) Machine Learning
8 46 (8.91%) Parallel Programming
9 41 (7.95%) Software Testing
10 37 (7.17%) Mentoring
11 34 (6.59%) Statistics
12 33 (6.40%) Artificial Intelligence
13 32 (6.20%) Signal Processing
14 29 (5.62%) Coaching
15 26 (5.04%) Ergonomics
15 26 (5.04%) Human Factors
15 26 (5.04%) Systems Engineering
15 26 (5.04%) Verification and Validation
16 25 (4.84%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 177 (34.30%) Python
2 158 (30.62%) C
3 115 (22.29%) C++
4 84 (16.28%) Fortran
5 66 (12.79%) C#
6 61 (11.82%) MATLAB
7 46 (8.91%) Embedded C
8 41 (7.95%) SQL
9 34 (6.59%) Java
10 33 (6.40%) Bash
11 25 (4.84%) R
12 22 (4.26%) TypeScript
13 16 (3.10%) GLSL
14 15 (2.91%) PowerShell
15 13 (2.52%) JavaScript
16 11 (2.13%) Go
17 8 (1.55%) Perl
17 8 (1.55%) T-SQL
18 7 (1.36%) C-shell
19 5 (0.97%) Ada
Qualifications
1 388 (75.19%) Degree
2 125 (24.22%) Security Cleared
3 111 (21.51%) PhD
4 79 (15.31%) Master's Degree
5 50 (9.69%) Computer Science Degree
6 40 (7.75%) BPSS Clearance
7 26 (5.04%) SC Cleared
8 25 (4.84%) DV Cleared
9 9 (1.74%) A+ Certification
9 9 (1.74%) Network+ Certification
10 6 (1.16%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.97%) CISSP
12 4 (0.78%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.78%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.39%) HNC
13 2 (0.39%) Numerate Degree
14 1 (0.19%) CISM
14 1 (0.19%) HND
14 1 (0.19%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.91%) CRD IV
1 15 (2.91%) IFRS
1 15 (2.91%) IFRS 9
2 11 (2.13%) PMO
3 7 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (1.16%) QA
5 5 (0.97%) ISO 9002
6 4 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 4 (0.78%) NIST
6 4 (0.78%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.39%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.19%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.19%) RMADS
System Software
1 50 (9.69%) Firmware
2 17 (3.29%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (1.74%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.97%) Docker
6 2 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (0.97%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.78%) Suricata
Vendors
1 53 (10.27%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.74%) Veeam
3 5 (0.97%) NVIDIA
3 5 (0.97%) Thales
4 4 (0.78%) Cisco
4 4 (0.78%) HubSpot
4 4 (0.78%) IBM
4 4 (0.78%) Juniper
4 4 (0.78%) Palo Alto
4 4 (0.78%) Splunk
5 3 (0.58%) Atlassian
5 3 (0.58%) Bloomberg
5 3 (0.58%) DevExpress
6 2 (0.39%) Google
6 2 (0.39%) VMware
6 2 (0.39%) YouTube
7 1 (0.19%) DataRobot
7 1 (0.19%) EMC
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle
7 1 (0.19%) Xilinx