Acoustics Jobs

Acoustics
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Acoustics in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Acoustics over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 676 816 887
Rank change year-on-year +140 +71 +264
Permanent jobs citing Acoustics 29 81 90
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.053% 0.082% 0.090%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.14% 0.23% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 23 33 16
10th Percentile £50,848 £33,750 £30,431
25th Percentile - £35,750 £30,483
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £40,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -31.03% +5.45%
75th Percentile £60,283 £43,375 £83,750
90th Percentile £83,000 £66,850 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £40,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +37.50% -31.03% +5.45%

All Generic Skills
UK

Acoustics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,117 35,114 43,636
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 36.47% 35.46% 43.49%
Number of salaries quoted 9,817 23,006 23,361
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,375
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,500 £108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Acoustics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Acoustics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Acoustics in the UK

Acoustics
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Acoustics.

Salary trend for Acoustics in the UK

Acoustics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Acoustics over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Acoustics in the UK

Acoustics
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Acoustics within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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
UK excluding London +130 29 £55,000 +37.50% 40
England +95 28 £55,000 +37.50% 42
South East +74 20 £55,000 +37.50% 11
South West +113 3 - - 3
Midlands +63 3 £85,000 +126.67% 4
West Midlands +58 3 £85,000 - 4
Wales - 3 - -
Work from Home +121 2 £55,565 +11.13% 30
North of England +45 2 £50,000 +36.99% 13
North West -12 2 £50,000 +36.99% 9
Scotland - 1 £50,000 - 4

Acoustics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (6.90%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.45%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.90%) Metadata
1 2 (6.90%) RDBMS
1 2 (6.90%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (3.45%) CMake
1 1 (3.45%) Git
General
1 8 (27.59%) Social Skills
2 5 (17.24%) Finance
3 3 (10.34%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (6.90%) Manufacturing
4 2 (6.90%) Marketing
5 1 (3.45%) Agriculture
5 1 (3.45%) Automotive
5 1 (3.45%) Digital Health
5 1 (3.45%) Electronics
5 1 (3.45%) Local Government
5 1 (3.45%) Military
5 1 (3.45%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (58.62%) Senior
2 14 (48.28%) Senior Software Engineer
2 14 (48.28%) Software Engineer
3 6 (20.69%) Lead
4 2 (6.90%) Developer
4 2 (6.90%) Scientific Software Developer
4 2 (6.90%) Senior Developer
4 2 (6.90%) Senior Software Developer
4 2 (6.90%) Software Developer
5 1 (3.45%) Audio Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Data Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Field Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Field Service Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Lead Network Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Machine Learning Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Network Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.45%) Bazel
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.90%) Data Centre
1 2 (6.90%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (3.45%) Algorithms
2 1 (3.45%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.90%) Linux
1 2 (6.90%) Mac OS
1 2 (6.90%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (62.07%) Computer Science
2 16 (55.17%) Software Engineering
2 16 (55.17%) Software Testing
3 14 (48.28%) SDLC
4 5 (17.24%) Validation
5 4 (13.79%) Project Delivery
5 4 (13.79%) Project Management
6 3 (10.34%) Customer Requirements
6 3 (10.34%) People Management
6 3 (10.34%) Systems Engineering
6 3 (10.34%) Systems Thinking
7 2 (6.90%) Business Development
7 2 (6.90%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (6.90%) Economics
7 2 (6.90%) Mentoring
7 2 (6.90%) Performance Management
7 2 (6.90%) Service Delivery
7 2 (6.90%) Web Application Development
8 1 (3.45%) Cybersecurity
8 1 (3.45%) Low Latency
Programming Languages
1 14 (48.28%) Ada
1 14 (48.28%) C#
2 5 (17.24%) C++
3 4 (13.79%) C
3 4 (13.79%) Python
4 2 (6.90%) Bash
4 2 (6.90%) Fortran
4 2 (6.90%) MATLAB
4 2 (6.90%) SQL
5 1 (3.45%) Rust
Qualifications
1 21 (72.41%) Degree
2 14 (48.28%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (17.24%) Security Cleared
4 4 (13.79%) Master's Degree
4 4 (13.79%) SC Cleared
5 3 (10.34%) PhD
6 1 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (3.45%) Numerate Degree
Vendors
1 2 (6.90%) SAP
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft