Physics
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 386 490 437
Rank change year-on-year +104 -53 +26
Permanent jobs citing Physics 678 605 1,292
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.69% 0.59% 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 0.61% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 503 261 386
10th Percentile £31,000 £34,875 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,318 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,344 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -0.25% +25.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £95,000 £80,938
90th Percentile £82,500 £137,500 £125,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,528 £49,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% -0.50% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,862 98,882 150,503
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.90% 95.62% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 59,922 58,137 83,321
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,251 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,251
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in the UK

Physics
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Physics in the UK

Physics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Physics in the UK

Physics
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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
England +135 583 £55,000 -18.52% 401
UK excluding London +93 521 £51,528 +3.57% 273
South East +86 218 £50,750 +11.54% 98
Work from Home +101 214 £40,000 -42.86% 142
London +62 141 £73,750 -14.49% 137
South West +15 83 £44,000 -20.00% 32
Scotland -24 75 £52,500 +22.52% 10
East of England +37 56 £52,500 -27.59% 69
Midlands +1 42 £55,000 - 36
North of England +53 39 £51,528 +16.20% 27
East Midlands -8 25 £41,250 -17.50% 17
North West +25 24 £51,500 -20.77% 23
West Midlands +7 17 £62,500 +4.17% 19
Yorkshire +86 13 £51,528 +16.20% 4
Wales 0 5 £51,528 - 8
Northern Ireland +25 3 £70,000 -
North East -6 2 £55,000 +120.00%

Physics
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:

Application Platforms
1 26 (3.83%) Apache Spark
2 23 (3.39%) SAS
3 17 (2.51%) Apache
4 3 (0.44%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.29%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) Confluence
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 26 (3.83%) Simulink
2 6 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.74%) OrCAD
3 5 (0.74%) SOLIDWORKS
4 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.44%) SPSS
5 2 (0.29%) EViews
6 1 (0.15%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 59 (8.70%) Azure
2 42 (6.19%) AWS
3 33 (4.87%) Power Platform
4 13 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (1.77%) Entra ID
5 12 (1.77%) GCP
5 12 (1.77%) IaaS
5 12 (1.77%) PaaS
6 6 (0.88%) Power Automate
6 6 (0.88%) PowerApps
7 5 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.44%) Azure Machine Learning
9 2 (0.29%) Amazon SageMaker
9 2 (0.29%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.29%) GitHub
9 2 (0.29%) Serverless
10 1 (0.15%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.15%) Google Data Studio
10 1 (0.15%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 47 (6.93%) Wireless
2 13 (1.92%) DHCP
2 13 (1.92%) DNS
2 13 (1.92%) RS-232
2 13 (1.92%) WAN
3 12 (1.77%) Ethernet
3 12 (1.77%) LAN
3 12 (1.77%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (1.33%) Network Security
5 7 (1.03%) Link 16
5 7 (1.03%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.59%) Firewall
6 4 (0.59%) Internet
6 4 (0.59%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (0.59%) VPN
7 3 (0.44%) Modbus
7 3 (0.44%) Software-Defined Radio
7 3 (0.44%) ZigBee
8 2 (0.29%) Broadband
8 2 (0.29%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (6.34%) Tableau
2 23 (3.39%) SQL Server
3 20 (2.95%) Power BI
4 10 (1.47%) Hadoop
5 8 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.59%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.44%) Big Data
8 3 (0.44%) Looker
8 3 (0.44%) Redis
9 2 (0.29%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.29%) Tick Data
10 1 (0.15%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.15%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.15%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 63 (9.29%) Git
2 17 (2.51%) Visual Studio
3 16 (2.36%) JIRA
4 12 (1.77%) GitLab
5 11 (1.62%) Subversion
6 8 (1.18%) Jenkins
6 8 (1.18%) LabVIEW
7 7 (1.03%) CMake
7 7 (1.03%) Team Foundation Server
7 7 (1.03%) TestRail
8 5 (0.74%) Xcode
9 4 (0.59%) gulp
9 4 (0.59%) PostCSS
9 4 (0.59%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.59%) Rational Rhapsody
9 4 (0.59%) rollup.js
9 4 (0.59%) Vite
10 3 (0.44%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.44%) GDB
11 2 (0.29%) Bitbucket
General
1 201 (29.65%) Social Skills
2 138 (20.35%) Analytical Skills
3 72 (10.62%) Electronics
4 50 (7.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 50 (7.37%) Retail
5 43 (6.34%) Finance
6 38 (5.60%) Aerospace
7 36 (5.31%) Games
8 32 (4.72%) Banking
8 32 (4.72%) Manufacturing
9 31 (4.57%) Presentation Skills
10 26 (3.83%) Military
11 19 (2.80%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (2.51%) Automotive
12 17 (2.51%) Marketing
13 12 (1.77%) Investment Banking
13 12 (1.77%) Law
14 9 (1.33%) Retail Finance
14 9 (1.33%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.18%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 140 (20.65%) Senior
2 117 (17.26%) Software Engineer
3 79 (11.65%) Graduate
4 69 (10.18%) Developer
5 66 (9.73%) Analyst
6 52 (7.67%) Data Scientist
7 50 (7.37%) Junior
8 49 (7.23%) Systems Engineer
9 48 (7.08%) Embedded Engineer
9 48 (7.08%) Senior Data Scientist
10 33 (4.87%) Lead
11 29 (4.28%) Architect
12 26 (3.83%) Senior Analyst
13 24 (3.54%) Junior Embedded Engineer
14 18 (2.65%) Software Architect
15 17 (2.51%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
15 17 (2.51%) Firmware Engineer
16 15 (2.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 15 (2.21%) Senior Developer
17 14 (2.06%) Graduate Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (5.75%) PySpark
2 38 (5.60%) Pandas
2 38 (5.60%) TensorFlow
3 36 (5.31%) .NET
3 36 (5.31%) scikit-learn
4 22 (3.24%) Unreal Engine
5 21 (3.10%) HTML
6 20 (2.95%) OpenMP
6 20 (2.95%) React
6 20 (2.95%) WebGL
7 16 (2.36%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 14 (2.06%) OpenACC
9 13 (1.92%) HTML5
9 13 (1.92%) OpenGL
10 12 (1.77%) WinForms
10 12 (1.77%) WPF
11 10 (1.47%) CSS
11 10 (1.47%) Qt
11 10 (1.47%) Vulkan
12 9 (1.33%) DirectX
Miscellaneous
1 181 (26.70%) Algorithms
2 44 (6.49%) Analytical Mindset
3 35 (5.16%) Greenfield Project
3 35 (5.16%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (4.72%) Management Information System
5 29 (4.28%) CUDA
6 27 (3.98%) Analogue Electronics
6 27 (3.98%) FPGA
7 26 (3.83%) Driving Licence
8 18 (2.65%) Credit Risk
8 18 (2.65%) VHDL
9 17 (2.51%) Data Structures
10 16 (2.36%) Blockchain
11 15 (2.21%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 14 (2.06%) Renewable Energy
13 12 (1.77%) Data Centre
14 10 (1.47%) Embedded Systems
15 8 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
15 8 (1.18%) Hedge funds
16 7 (1.03%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 93 (13.72%) Linux
2 32 (4.72%) Unix
3 27 (3.98%) Windows
4 8 (1.18%) Debian
4 8 (1.18%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.59%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.44%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.29%) Android
8 1 (0.15%) CentOS
8 1 (0.15%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 505 (74.48%) Mathematics
2 315 (46.46%) Computer Science
3 220 (32.45%) Software Engineering
4 192 (28.32%) Problem-Solving
5 112 (16.52%) Machine Learning
6 102 (15.04%) Agile
7 101 (14.90%) Statistics
8 87 (12.83%) Data Science
9 84 (12.39%) Artificial Intelligence
10 81 (11.95%) Validation
11 68 (10.03%) Chemistry
12 58 (8.55%) Decision-Making
13 49 (7.23%) Mentoring
14 48 (7.08%) Software Testing
15 46 (6.78%) Analytics
15 46 (6.78%) Customer Experience
15 46 (6.78%) Parallel Programming
16 44 (6.49%) Actionable Insight
16 44 (6.49%) Root Cause Analysis
17 43 (6.34%) Predictive Modelling
Programming Languages
1 262 (38.64%) Python
2 162 (23.89%) C
3 144 (21.24%) C++
4 114 (16.81%) SQL
5 87 (12.83%) C#
6 84 (12.39%) Fortran
7 70 (10.32%) MATLAB
8 52 (7.67%) Java
9 47 (6.93%) Embedded C
10 44 (6.49%) R
11 33 (4.87%) Bash
12 24 (3.54%) JavaScript
13 22 (3.24%) TypeScript
14 18 (2.65%) Go
14 18 (2.65%) PowerShell
15 16 (2.36%) GLSL
16 8 (1.18%) Perl
16 8 (1.18%) T-SQL
17 7 (1.03%) C-shell
18 5 (0.74%) Ada
Qualifications
1 516 (76.11%) Degree
2 151 (22.27%) Master's Degree
3 141 (20.80%) PhD
4 126 (18.58%) Security Cleared
5 73 (10.77%) Computer Science Degree
6 41 (6.05%) DBS Check
7 40 (5.90%) BPSS Clearance
8 26 (3.83%) DV Cleared
8 26 (3.83%) SC Cleared
9 12 (1.77%) A+ Certification
9 12 (1.77%) Network+ Certification
10 8 (1.18%) Numerate Degree
11 5 (0.74%) CISSP
12 4 (0.59%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.59%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.29%) CREST Certified
13 2 (0.29%) HNC
13 2 (0.29%) OSCE
13 2 (0.29%) OSCP
14 1 (0.15%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (2.36%) IFRS
1 16 (2.36%) IFRS 9
2 15 (2.21%) CRD IV
3 11 (1.62%) PMO
4 9 (1.33%) ISO 9002
4 9 (1.33%) QA
5 7 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 4 (0.59%) NIST
6 4 (0.59%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.29%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.15%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.15%) RMADS
System Software
1 50 (7.37%) Firmware
2 17 (2.51%) Embedded Firmware
3 13 (1.92%) Active Directory
4 10 (1.47%) Docker
5 9 (1.33%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (0.88%) Kubernetes
1 6 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.59%) Suricata
3 1 (0.15%) Ansible
3 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.15%) Puppet
3 1 (0.15%) SCCM
Vendors
1 68 (10.03%) Microsoft
2 35 (5.16%) Databricks
3 12 (1.77%) Veeam
4 5 (0.74%) NVIDIA
4 5 (0.74%) Thales
5 4 (0.59%) Atlassian
5 4 (0.59%) Cisco
5 4 (0.59%) HubSpot
5 4 (0.59%) IBM
5 4 (0.59%) Juniper
5 4 (0.59%) Palo Alto
5 4 (0.59%) Splunk
6 3 (0.44%) Bloomberg
6 3 (0.44%) DevExpress
6 3 (0.44%) Google
6 3 (0.44%) SAP
7 2 (0.29%) Sage
7 2 (0.29%) VMware
7 2 (0.29%) YouTube
8 1 (0.15%) Snapchat