Physics Job Trends in Worcestershire

Physics
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Worcestershire requiring Physics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - 47
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Physics 2 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcestershire 0.29% - 1.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% - 1.36%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £55,000
75th Percentile - - £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £30,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -52.00% +4.17%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 570 111 367
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcestershire 81.31% 97.37% 77.75%
Number of salaries quoted 354 81 305
10th Percentile £30,500 £15,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £26,250 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £35,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +71.43% -20.45% -2.49%
75th Percentile £78,438 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £65,000 £61,250
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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

Physics job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

Physics
Salary Trend in Worcestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Physics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Physics

Physics
Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
Worcester - 2 £65,000 - 3
Physics
West Midlands

Physics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Python Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Python Software Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python