Physics Jobs in Wales

Physics
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 113 114
Rank change year-on-year +62 +1 +21
Permanent jobs citing Physics 28 5 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 2.69% 0.24% 1.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.14% 0.31% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 12 5 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,574 £50,172 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £51,528 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.18% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £52,884 -
90th Percentile - £63,154 -
UK median annual salary £50,055 £52,500 £62,344
% change year-on-year -4.66% -15.79% -0.25%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 893 1,606 1,604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 85.70% 78.65% 96.22%
Number of salaries quoted 512 1,059 803
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,750 £26,391
25th Percentile £26,125 £35,000 £34,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,875 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.83% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,813 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £73,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Wales

Physics
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Physics in Wales

Physics
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Wales over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Physics in Wales

Physics
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Wales region over the 6 months to 13 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
North Wales - 23 £40,101 -
South Wales +38 5 £75,000 +45.55% 13
Physics
UK

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 1 (3.57%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (25.00%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (25.00%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 7 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (3.57%) Eclipse
2 1 (3.57%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 12 (42.86%) Electronics
2 8 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 7 (25.00%) Aerospace
4 1 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
2 8 (28.57%) Junior
3 7 (25.00%) Integration Engineer
3 7 (25.00%) Junior Systems Engineer
3 7 (25.00%) Principal Engineer
3 7 (25.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 7 (25.00%) Senior
3 7 (25.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 7 (25.00%) System Verification Engineer
3 7 (25.00%) Systems Integration Engineer
3 7 (25.00%) Validation Engineer
4 5 (17.86%) Lead
5 1 (3.57%) Graduate
5 1 (3.57%) IT Graduate
5 1 (3.57%) Junior Software Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.57%) CSS
1 1 (3.57%) HTML
1 1 (3.57%) JSP
1 1 (3.57%) Middleware
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.57%) Linux
1 1 (3.57%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (82.14%) Mathematics
2 21 (75.00%) Systems Engineering
3 14 (50.00%) Coaching
4 8 (28.57%) Computer Science
4 8 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (28.57%) UML
5 7 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (25.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 7 (25.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 7 (25.00%) PLM
5 7 (25.00%) Project Management
5 7 (25.00%) SysML
5 7 (25.00%) Validation
5 7 (25.00%) Verification and Validation
6 5 (17.86%) Data Analysis
6 5 (17.86%) Signal Processing
7 1 (3.57%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (3.57%) OO
7 1 (3.57%) OOD
7 1 (3.57%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 12 (42.86%) MATLAB
2 1 (3.57%) Ada
2 1 (3.57%) C#
2 1 (3.57%) Java
2 1 (3.57%) Python
2 1 (3.57%) Rust
2 1 (3.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 28 (100.00%) Degree
2 20 (71.43%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (25.00%) ARP4754
1 7 (25.00%) DO-254
1 7 (25.00%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 7 (25.00%) IBM