Physics Jobs in the West Midlands

Physics
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 9 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 241 236
Rank change year-on-year +189 -5 +15
Permanent jobs citing Physics 180 18 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 4.38% 0.22% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.83% 0.27% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 8 12 8
10th Percentile £28,550 - -
25th Percentile £29,000 £52,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £62,500 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year -52.00% +115.52% -36.96%
75th Percentile £31,875 £77,500 £71,563
90th Percentile £42,150 £98,875 £91,250
England median annual salary £50,055 £53,159 £65,000
% change year-on-year -5.84% -18.22% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,730 6,695 5,547
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 90.84% 80.35% 96.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,617 4,750 3,139
10th Percentile £28,822 £26,725 £30,625
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £79,250 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in the West Midlands

Physics
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Physics in the West Midlands

Physics
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 9 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Physics in the West Midlands

Physics
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Warwickshire +72 111 £30,000 -60.00% 7
Birmingham +59 28 £31,000 -61.85% 6
Coventry +24 26 - - 3
Staffordshire - 14 - - 1
Physics
England

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 15 (8.33%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.56%) Simulink
General
1 96 (53.33%) Law
2 68 (37.78%) Social Skills
3 6 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (1.11%) Agriculture
5 1 (0.56%) Aerospace
5 1 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (0.56%) Public Sector
5 1 (0.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 96 (53.33%) Principal Engineer
1 96 (53.33%) Principal Systems Engineer
2 60 (33.33%) Senior
3 25 (13.89%) Systems Engineer
4 15 (8.33%) Trainer
5 6 (3.33%) Analyst
5 6 (3.33%) Data Analyst
5 6 (3.33%) Support Analyst
6 2 (1.11%) Research Scientist
7 1 (0.56%) Data Scientist
7 1 (0.56%) Developer
7 1 (0.56%) Support Specialist
7 1 (0.56%) Technical Specialist
7 1 (0.56%) Technical Support
7 1 (0.56%) Technical Support Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (0.56%) Acoustics
1 1 (0.56%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.56%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (97.78%) Mathematics
2 157 (87.22%) Systems Engineering
3 104 (57.78%) Chemistry
4 96 (53.33%) Collaborative Working
4 96 (53.33%) Logistics
4 96 (53.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 60 (33.33%) Ergonomics
5 60 (33.33%) Human Factors
6 22 (12.22%) Artificial Intelligence
7 15 (8.33%) Conversational UI
8 8 (4.44%) Economics
9 7 (3.89%) Computer Science
9 7 (3.89%) Machine Learning
10 6 (3.33%) Analytics
10 6 (3.33%) Biology
10 6 (3.33%) Culture Change
10 6 (3.33%) Data Analytics
10 6 (3.33%) Data Extraction
10 6 (3.33%) Psychology
11 1 (0.56%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.89%) SQL
2 6 (3.33%) C#
3 2 (1.11%) C++
3 2 (1.11%) Python
4 1 (0.56%) MATLAB
4 1 (0.56%) R
Qualifications
1 180 (100.00%) Degree
2 156 (86.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 16 (8.89%) Master's Degree
3 16 (8.89%) PhD
4 1 (0.56%) Numerate Degree
Vendors
1 15 (8.33%) PayPal
2 6 (3.33%) Google