Physics Jobs in England

Physics
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 367 493 439
Rank change year-on-year +126 -54 +3
Permanent jobs citing Physics 605 500 1,113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.70% 0.57% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.82% 0.59% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 428 216 362
10th Percentile £31,000 £34,875 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,318 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% +4.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £95,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £140,000 £127,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £62,344 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% -0.25% +25.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,567 84,580 131,290
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.06% 95.60% 95.84%
Number of salaries quoted 53,896 50,324 73,626
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,125 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in England

Physics
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Physics in England.

Salary trend for Physics in England

Physics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Physics in England

Physics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +93 229 £50,000 +1.01% 162
London +65 145 £72,500 -14.71% 177
South West +12 83 £44,000 -13.73% 39
East of England +33 61 £51,250 -31.67% 71
Midlands -13 45 £52,500 -4.55% 44
North of England +31 38 £51,528 +16.20% 33
East Midlands -10 28 £32,500 -35.00% 15
North West +7 24 £60,750 -4.71% 20
West Midlands -1 17 £62,500 +4.17% 28
Yorkshire +68 12 £51,528 +16.20% 7
North East 0 2 £55,000 +120.00% 6
Physics
UK

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 19 (3.14%) Apache Spark
2 15 (2.48%) SAS
3 10 (1.65%) Apache
4 5 (0.83%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.33%) CMS
5 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.17%) Confluence
Applications
1 20 (3.31%) Simulink
2 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.83%) OrCAD
3 5 (0.83%) SOLIDWORKS
4 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.33%) SPSS
6 1 (0.17%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.17%) EViews
6 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 61 (10.08%) Azure
2 43 (7.11%) AWS
3 33 (5.45%) Power Platform
4 13 (2.15%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (1.98%) Entra ID
5 12 (1.98%) IaaS
5 12 (1.98%) PaaS
6 11 (1.82%) GCP
7 6 (0.99%) Power Automate
7 6 (0.99%) PowerApps
8 5 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.50%) Azure Machine Learning
10 2 (0.33%) Amazon SageMaker
10 2 (0.33%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.33%) SaaS
10 2 (0.33%) Serverless
11 1 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.17%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.15%) DHCP
1 13 (2.15%) DNS
1 13 (2.15%) WAN
2 12 (1.98%) LAN
2 12 (1.98%) RS-232
2 12 (1.98%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (1.82%) Ethernet
4 10 (1.65%) Network Security
5 7 (1.16%) Link 16
5 7 (1.16%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.99%) Wireless
7 5 (0.83%) Firewall
7 5 (0.83%) Internet
7 5 (0.83%) Intrusion Detection
7 5 (0.83%) VPN
8 3 (0.50%) Modbus
8 3 (0.50%) Software-Defined Radio
8 3 (0.50%) ZigBee
9 2 (0.33%) Broadband
9 2 (0.33%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (8.60%) Tableau
2 20 (3.31%) Power BI
3 17 (2.81%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.65%) Hadoop
5 9 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (1.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.66%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.66%) Redis
8 3 (0.50%) Big Data
8 3 (0.50%) Looker
9 2 (0.33%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.33%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.17%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.17%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.17%) Qlik Sense
10 1 (0.17%) Tick Data
Development Applications
1 72 (11.90%) Git
2 18 (2.98%) Visual Studio
3 17 (2.81%) GitLab
4 16 (2.64%) JIRA
5 10 (1.65%) Subversion
6 8 (1.32%) Jenkins
6 8 (1.32%) LabVIEW
7 7 (1.16%) CMake
7 7 (1.16%) Team Foundation Server
7 7 (1.16%) TestRail
8 5 (0.83%) Xcode
9 4 (0.66%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.66%) Rational Rhapsody
10 3 (0.50%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.50%) GDB
10 3 (0.50%) gulp
10 3 (0.50%) PostCSS
10 3 (0.50%) rollup.js
10 3 (0.50%) Vite
11 2 (0.33%) Bitbucket
General
1 166 (27.44%) Social Skills
2 133 (21.98%) Analytical Skills
3 63 (10.41%) Electronics
4 41 (6.78%) Retail
5 36 (5.95%) Aerospace
6 35 (5.79%) Games
7 32 (5.29%) Finance
8 28 (4.63%) Manufacturing
9 26 (4.30%) Military
10 24 (3.97%) Presentation Skills
11 17 (2.81%) Banking
11 17 (2.81%) Marketing
12 16 (2.64%) Automotive
13 14 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.16%) Avionics
14 7 (1.16%) Italian Language
14 7 (1.16%) Retail Finance
15 6 (0.99%) Investment Banking
15 6 (0.99%) Law
15 6 (0.99%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 136 (22.48%) Senior
2 98 (16.20%) Software Engineer
3 62 (10.25%) Data Scientist
4 61 (10.08%) Developer
5 58 (9.59%) Analyst
5 58 (9.59%) Senior Data Scientist
6 50 (8.26%) Graduate
7 49 (8.10%) Systems Engineer
8 37 (6.12%) Architect
9 24 (3.97%) Junior
9 24 (3.97%) Software Architect
10 23 (3.80%) Lead
11 19 (3.14%) Senior Analyst
12 17 (2.81%) Graduate Software Engineer
13 15 (2.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 14 (2.31%) Senior Developer
15 13 (2.15%) Hardware Engineer
15 13 (2.15%) Physicist
16 12 (1.98%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
16 12 (1.98%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (8.10%) PySpark
1 49 (8.10%) TensorFlow
2 48 (7.93%) Pandas
3 46 (7.60%) scikit-learn
4 26 (4.30%) .NET
5 22 (3.64%) Unreal Engine
6 20 (3.31%) HTML
6 20 (3.31%) OpenMP
7 16 (2.64%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 14 (2.31%) OpenACC
9 13 (2.15%) OpenGL
10 12 (1.98%) HTML5
10 12 (1.98%) WinForms
10 12 (1.98%) WPF
11 10 (1.65%) Qt
11 10 (1.65%) Vulkan
12 9 (1.49%) CSS
12 9 (1.49%) DirectX
13 8 (1.32%) .NET Framework
13 8 (1.32%) OpenCL
Miscellaneous
1 181 (29.92%) Algorithms
2 44 (7.27%) Analytical Mindset
3 36 (5.95%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (5.45%) Management Information System
5 29 (4.79%) CUDA
6 27 (4.46%) Greenfield Project
7 26 (4.30%) Driving Licence
8 25 (4.13%) Analogue Electronics
9 24 (3.97%) FPGA
10 17 (2.81%) Data Structures
11 15 (2.48%) VHDL
12 12 (1.98%) Data Centre
13 10 (1.65%) Blockchain
13 10 (1.65%) Credit Risk
13 10 (1.65%) Embedded Systems
13 10 (1.65%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 8 (1.32%) Renewable Energy
15 7 (1.16%) Client/Server
15 7 (1.16%) Hedge funds
15 7 (1.16%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 92 (15.21%) Linux
2 32 (5.29%) Unix
3 26 (4.30%) Windows
4 8 (1.32%) Debian
4 8 (1.32%) Ubuntu
5 5 (0.83%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.50%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.33%) Android
8 1 (0.17%) CentOS
8 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 434 (71.74%) Mathematics
2 248 (40.99%) Computer Science
3 171 (28.26%) Problem-Solving
4 156 (25.79%) Software Engineering
5 124 (20.50%) Machine Learning
6 103 (17.02%) Statistics
7 100 (16.53%) Artificial Intelligence
8 96 (15.87%) Data Science
9 92 (15.21%) Agile
10 69 (11.40%) Chemistry
11 67 (11.07%) Decision-Making
11 67 (11.07%) Validation
12 56 (9.26%) Customer Experience
13 53 (8.76%) Actionable Insight
13 53 (8.76%) Predictive Modelling
14 52 (8.60%) Natural Language Processing
14 52 (8.60%) Visualisation
15 50 (8.26%) Neural Network
16 49 (8.10%) Root Cause Analysis
17 48 (7.93%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 276 (45.62%) Python
2 145 (23.97%) C++
3 128 (21.16%) SQL
4 117 (19.34%) C
5 89 (14.71%) Fortran
6 88 (14.55%) C#
7 64 (10.58%) MATLAB
8 50 (8.26%) Java
9 38 (6.28%) R
10 35 (5.79%) Bash
11 25 (4.13%) JavaScript
12 19 (3.14%) PowerShell
13 13 (2.15%) Go
14 8 (1.32%) Perl
14 8 (1.32%) T-SQL
15 7 (1.16%) C-shell
16 6 (0.99%) Embedded C
17 5 (0.83%) Ada
17 5 (0.83%) TypeScript
18 4 (0.66%) Rust
Qualifications
1 463 (76.53%) Degree
2 156 (25.79%) Master's Degree
3 138 (22.81%) PhD
4 126 (20.83%) Security Cleared
5 66 (10.91%) Computer Science Degree
6 49 (8.10%) DBS Check
7 40 (6.61%) BPSS Clearance
8 24 (3.97%) DV Cleared
9 23 (3.80%) SC Cleared
10 12 (1.98%) A+ Certification
10 12 (1.98%) Network+ Certification
11 6 (0.99%) CISSP
12 5 (0.83%) AWS Certification
12 5 (0.83%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.83%) Numerate Degree
13 2 (0.33%) CREST Certified
13 2 (0.33%) HNC
13 2 (0.33%) OSCE
13 2 (0.33%) OSCP
14 1 (0.17%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.15%) ISO 9002
2 10 (1.65%) PMO
3 9 (1.49%) IFRS
3 9 (1.49%) IFRS 9
4 8 (1.32%) CRD IV
4 8 (1.32%) QA
5 7 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 5 (0.83%) NIST
6 5 (0.83%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.50%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.17%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.17%) RMADS
System Software
1 13 (2.15%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.65%) Docker
3 9 (1.49%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (1.32%) Firmware
5 2 (0.33%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (0.99%) Kubernetes
1 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.83%) Suricata
3 2 (0.33%) Ansible
4 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.17%) Puppet
4 1 (0.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 72 (11.90%) Microsoft
2 45 (7.44%) Databricks
3 12 (1.98%) Veeam
4 5 (0.83%) Cisco
4 5 (0.83%) Juniper
4 5 (0.83%) NVIDIA
4 5 (0.83%) Palo Alto
4 5 (0.83%) Splunk
5 4 (0.66%) Atlassian
5 4 (0.66%) HubSpot
5 4 (0.66%) IBM
6 3 (0.50%) Bloomberg
6 3 (0.50%) DevExpress
6 3 (0.50%) SAP
6 3 (0.50%) Thales
7 2 (0.33%) Google
7 2 (0.33%) Sage
7 2 (0.33%) VMware
8 1 (0.17%) F5
8 1 (0.17%) Xilinx