Physics Contracts in Wales

Physics
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales requiring Physics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Physics over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 40 60 71
Rank change year-on-year +20 +11 -5
Contract jobs citing Physics 3 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 0.74% 0.52% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% 0.59% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £775 £700 £700
% change year-on-year +10.71% - +12.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 2
10th Percentile - £17.38 -
25th Percentile £20.12 £17.99 -
Median hourly rate £20.24 £19.49 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year +3.82% -2.11% -
75th Percentile £20.35 £20.23 -
90th Percentile - £20.37 -
UK median hourly rate £40.68 £52.50 £19.72
% change year-on-year -22.51% +166.29% -44.37%

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 contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 291 508 793
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 71.32% 87.74% 84.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 186 387 571
10th Percentile £143 £180 £200
25th Percentile £313 £319 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +13.64%
75th Percentile £553 £585 £575
90th Percentile £641 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 26 28
10th Percentile £11.75 £14.63 £12.78
25th Percentile £15.41 £16.98 £16.08
Median hourly rate £19.09 £18.14 £21.37
Median % change year-on-year +5.21% -15.11% +4.12%
75th Percentile £51.75 £22.93 £28.38
90th Percentile £85.50 £49.38 £47.03
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Physics in Wales

Physics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Physics in Wales

Physics
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Wales region over the 6 months to 10 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South Wales +15 3 - - 9
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:

Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Git
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Data Scientist
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Data Science
1 3 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 3 (100.00%) Open Source
1 3 (100.00%) Statistics
2 2 (66.67%) Statistical Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Time Series Analysis
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) R
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 3 (100.00%) PhD
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared