Physics Job Trends in West Sussex

Physics
South East > West Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in West Sussex requiring Physics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 32 54
Rank change year-on-year -11 +22 +40
Permanent jobs citing Physics 5 3 14
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 1.02% 1.29% 2.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.52% 1.41% 2.67%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 14
10th Percentile - - £22,500
25th Percentile £31,250 - £30,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - £60,000
75th Percentile £33,750 - £65,000
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £53,818
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.20% +24.43%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Sussex

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 West Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 328 213 525
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 67.08% 91.42% 88.24%
Number of salaries quoted 221 116 362
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,875 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,363 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £76,875 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.09%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Physics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Physics job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Physics
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Physics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Physics

Physics
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 2 March 2026. 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
Crawley -2 5 £32,500 - 2
Physics
South East

Physics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Support Engineer
1 3 (60.00%) Technical Engineer
1 3 (60.00%) Technical Support
1 3 (60.00%) Technical Support Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Developer
2 2 (40.00%) Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Driving Licence
1 3 (60.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) CRM
1 3 (60.00%) Preventative Maintenance
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft