Physics Jobs with Work from Home Options

Physics
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Physics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Physics over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 380 456 459
Rank change year-on-year +76 +3 -51
Permanent jobs citing Physics 214 203 482
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.62% 0.51% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.69% 0.53% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 127 61 122
10th Percentile £20,000 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £53,750 £51,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.74% +3.85% +52.94%
75th Percentile £58,750 £77,500 £77,438
90th Percentile £71,000 £90,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Physics is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,100 38,207 71,189
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.53% 96.06% 97.13%
Number of salaries quoted 23,476 26,508 41,843
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,621 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.18% +4.37% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Physics
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Physics trend for jobs with a WFH option

Physics
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Physics.

Physics salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Physics
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Physics over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Physics salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (0.47%) SAS
1 1 (0.47%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.34%) OrCAD
1 5 (2.34%) Simulink
1 5 (2.34%) SOLIDWORKS
2 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.47%) Abaqus
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 21 (9.81%) AWS
2 4 (1.87%) Azure
3 3 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (0.93%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.47%) Amazon Neptune
5 1 (0.47%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 36 (16.82%) Wireless
2 11 (5.14%) Ethernet
2 11 (5.14%) RS-232
3 1 (0.47%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (21.50%) Tableau
2 7 (3.27%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (2.34%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (1.87%) Redis
5 2 (0.93%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.93%) Power BI
6 1 (0.47%) Big Data
6 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.47%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.47%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 49 (22.90%) Git
2 8 (3.74%) LabVIEW
3 5 (2.34%) Xcode
4 4 (1.87%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (1.87%) Rational Rhapsody
5 3 (1.40%) Eclipse
5 3 (1.40%) Visual Studio
General
1 114 (53.27%) Social Skills
2 38 (17.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 25 (11.68%) Aerospace
4 21 (9.81%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (8.41%) Electronics
5 18 (8.41%) Manufacturing
6 12 (5.61%) Military
7 8 (3.74%) Automotive
8 7 (3.27%) Games
8 7 (3.27%) Italian Language
9 6 (2.80%) Finance
10 5 (2.34%) Aviation
10 5 (2.34%) Retail
11 4 (1.87%) French Language
11 4 (1.87%) German Language
11 4 (1.87%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.93%) Law
12 2 (0.93%) Legal
13 1 (0.47%) Banking
13 1 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 56 (26.17%) Senior
2 48 (22.43%) Data Scientist
3 46 (21.50%) Senior Data Scientist
4 39 (18.22%) Graduate
5 36 (16.82%) Embedded Engineer
6 28 (13.08%) Systems Engineer
7 25 (11.68%) Junior
7 25 (11.68%) Software Engineer
8 23 (10.75%) Junior Embedded Engineer
9 13 (6.07%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 13 (6.07%) Firmware Engineer
9 13 (6.07%) Lead
10 10 (4.67%) Developer
11 8 (3.74%) Design Engineer
12 7 (3.27%) Consultant
12 7 (3.27%) Graduate Systems Engineer
13 6 (2.80%) Analyst
13 6 (2.80%) C# Software Engineer
13 6 (2.80%) C++ Software Engineer
13 6 (2.80%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (21.50%) TensorFlow
2 45 (21.03%) Pandas
2 45 (21.03%) PySpark
2 45 (21.03%) scikit-learn
3 6 (2.80%) .NET
3 6 (2.80%) ASP.NET
3 6 (2.80%) ASP.NET Core
4 5 (2.34%) CSS
4 5 (2.34%) HTML
4 5 (2.34%) WinForms
4 5 (2.34%) WPF
5 4 (1.87%) ONNX
5 4 (1.87%) PyTorch
6 3 (1.40%) AngularJS
6 3 (1.40%) Express.js
6 3 (1.40%) Unity (Game Engine)
6 3 (1.40%) Unreal Engine
7 2 (0.93%) Node.js
7 2 (0.93%) RabbitMQ
7 2 (0.93%) WSE
Miscellaneous
1 72 (33.64%) Algorithms
2 20 (9.35%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (6.07%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (5.14%) Analogue Electronics
5 8 (3.74%) Greenfield Project
6 7 (3.27%) Client/Server
7 5 (2.34%) FPGA
7 5 (2.34%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.34%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.40%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.40%) Mixed Reality
8 3 (1.40%) Mobile Games
8 3 (1.40%) Ray Tracing
9 2 (0.93%) Blockchain
9 2 (0.93%) CUDA
9 2 (0.93%) Digital Currency
9 2 (0.93%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (0.93%) Hedge funds
9 2 (0.93%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.47%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 17 (7.94%) Linux
2 7 (3.27%) Windows
3 6 (2.80%) Unix
4 1 (0.47%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (83.64%) Mathematics
2 76 (35.51%) Computer Science
3 73 (34.11%) Software Engineering
4 63 (29.44%) Artificial Intelligence
5 58 (27.10%) Machine Learning
6 54 (25.23%) Decision-Making
7 53 (24.77%) Statistics
8 52 (24.30%) Data Science
9 47 (21.96%) Predictive Modelling
10 46 (21.50%) Actionable Insight
10 46 (21.50%) Generative AI
10 46 (21.50%) Propensity Modelling
10 46 (21.50%) Visualisation
11 45 (21.03%) Customer Experience
11 45 (21.03%) Data Munging
11 45 (21.03%) Demand Forecasting
11 45 (21.03%) MLOps
11 45 (21.03%) Problem-Solving
11 45 (21.03%) Storytelling
11 45 (21.03%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 79 (36.92%) Python
2 58 (27.10%) SQL
3 50 (23.36%) C
4 36 (16.82%) Embedded C
5 25 (11.68%) C#
6 20 (9.35%) MATLAB
7 19 (8.88%) C++
8 13 (6.07%) Java
9 8 (3.74%) JavaScript
10 6 (2.80%) Fortran
11 4 (1.87%) Go
12 3 (1.40%) R
13 2 (0.93%) Haskell
13 2 (0.93%) Rust
14 1 (0.47%) Bash
14 1 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.47%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.47%) VC++
Qualifications
1 184 (85.98%) Degree
2 61 (28.50%) Security Cleared
3 59 (27.57%) Master's Degree
4 50 (23.36%) DBS Check
5 40 (18.69%) BPSS Clearance
6 19 (8.88%) PhD
7 12 (5.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (3.74%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.93%) CREST Certified
9 2 (0.93%) OSCE
9 2 (0.93%) OSCP
10 1 (0.47%) CISM
10 1 (0.47%) CISSP
10 1 (0.47%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.47%) HND
10 1 (0.47%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.87%) QA
2 3 (1.40%) PMO
3 2 (0.93%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.47%) IFRS
4 1 (0.47%) IFRS 9
4 1 (0.47%) JSP 440
4 1 (0.47%) RMADS
System Software
1 44 (20.56%) Firmware
2 13 (6.07%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (2.34%) Docker
4 1 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (2.80%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 45 (21.03%) Databricks
2 10 (4.67%) Microsoft
3 5 (2.34%) NVIDIA
3 5 (2.34%) Thales
4 4 (1.87%) IBM
5 3 (1.40%) DevExpress
6 2 (0.93%) Google
6 2 (0.93%) YouTube
7 1 (0.47%) EMC
7 1 (0.47%) Oracle
7 1 (0.47%) QNX
7 1 (0.47%) VMware
7 1 (0.47%) Xilinx