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 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 369 472 473
Rank change year-on-year +103 +1 -62
Permanent jobs citing Physics 217 192 453
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.64% 0.47% 0.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.70% 0.49% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 130 58 121
10th Percentile £20,000 £44,100 £32,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +7.69% +52.94%
75th Percentile £58,438 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £92,375 £85,000
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
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 30,838 38,971 69,157
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.21% 96.04% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 23,338 27,094 41,652
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +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 20 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 6 (2.76%) SAS
2 3 (1.38%) Apache
2 3 (1.38%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.46%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.30%) OrCAD
1 5 (2.30%) Simulink
1 5 (2.30%) SOLIDWORKS
2 3 (1.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.38%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.92%) EViews
3 2 (0.92%) SPSS
4 1 (0.46%) Abaqus
Cloud Services
1 19 (8.76%) AWS
2 3 (1.38%) Azure
3 2 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (0.92%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.46%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 36 (16.59%) Wireless
2 11 (5.07%) Ethernet
2 11 (5.07%) RS-232
3 1 (0.46%) Intranet
3 1 (0.46%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (21.20%) Tableau
2 7 (3.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 6 (2.76%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.84%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (1.84%) Redis
5 2 (0.92%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.92%) Power BI
6 1 (0.46%) Big Data
6 1 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.46%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 48 (22.12%) Git
2 8 (3.69%) LabVIEW
3 5 (2.30%) Xcode
4 4 (1.84%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (1.84%) Rational Rhapsody
5 3 (1.38%) Eclipse
5 3 (1.38%) Visual Studio
General
1 119 (54.84%) Social Skills
2 38 (17.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 26 (11.98%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (11.52%) Aerospace
5 18 (8.29%) Electronics
5 18 (8.29%) Manufacturing
6 12 (5.53%) Military
7 10 (4.61%) Finance
7 10 (4.61%) Retail
8 7 (3.23%) Automotive
8 7 (3.23%) Italian Language
9 6 (2.76%) Banking
9 6 (2.76%) Games
10 5 (2.30%) Aviation
11 4 (1.84%) French Language
11 4 (1.84%) German Language
11 4 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.84%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.38%) Law
13 2 (0.92%) Legal
Job Titles
1 58 (26.73%) Senior
2 48 (22.12%) Data Scientist
3 46 (21.20%) Senior Data Scientist
4 39 (17.97%) Graduate
5 36 (16.59%) Embedded Engineer
6 28 (12.90%) Systems Engineer
7 26 (11.98%) Junior
8 23 (10.60%) Junior Embedded Engineer
8 23 (10.60%) Software Engineer
9 13 (5.99%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 13 (5.99%) Firmware Engineer
9 13 (5.99%) Lead
10 11 (5.07%) Analyst
11 9 (4.15%) Developer
12 8 (3.69%) Design Engineer
13 7 (3.23%) Consultant
13 7 (3.23%) Graduate Systems Engineer
14 6 (2.76%) Senior Developer
15 5 (2.30%) C++ Software Engineer
15 5 (2.30%) Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (21.20%) TensorFlow
2 45 (20.74%) Pandas
2 45 (20.74%) PySpark
2 45 (20.74%) scikit-learn
3 5 (2.30%) .NET
3 5 (2.30%) ASP.NET
3 5 (2.30%) ASP.NET Core
3 5 (2.30%) CSS
3 5 (2.30%) HTML
3 5 (2.30%) WinForms
3 5 (2.30%) WPF
4 4 (1.84%) ONNX
4 4 (1.84%) PyTorch
5 3 (1.38%) AngularJS
5 3 (1.38%) Express.js
5 3 (1.38%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 3 (1.38%) Unreal Engine
6 2 (0.92%) Node.js
6 2 (0.92%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (0.92%) WSE
Miscellaneous
1 71 (32.72%) Algorithms
2 19 (8.76%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (5.99%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (5.07%) Analogue Electronics
5 7 (3.23%) Client/Server
5 7 (3.23%) Greenfield Project
6 6 (2.76%) Credit Risk
7 5 (2.30%) FPGA
7 5 (2.30%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.30%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.38%) Mixed Reality
8 3 (1.38%) Mobile Games
8 3 (1.38%) Ray Tracing
9 2 (0.92%) Blockchain
9 2 (0.92%) CUDA
9 2 (0.92%) Digital Currency
9 2 (0.92%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (0.92%) Hedge funds
9 2 (0.92%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.92%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 18 (8.29%) Linux
2 7 (3.23%) Windows
3 6 (2.76%) Unix
4 1 (0.46%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (83.87%) Mathematics
2 75 (34.56%) Computer Science
3 71 (32.72%) Software Engineering
4 64 (29.49%) Artificial Intelligence
5 59 (27.19%) Machine Learning
6 57 (26.27%) Statistics
7 56 (25.81%) Decision-Making
8 52 (23.96%) Data Science
9 48 (22.12%) Actionable Insight
10 47 (21.66%) Predictive Modelling
10 47 (21.66%) Storytelling
11 46 (21.20%) Generative AI
11 46 (21.20%) Problem-Solving
11 46 (21.20%) Propensity Modelling
11 46 (21.20%) Visualisation
12 45 (20.74%) Data Munging
12 45 (20.74%) Demand Forecasting
12 45 (20.74%) Natural Language Processing
12 45 (20.74%) Root Cause Analysis
12 45 (20.74%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 84 (38.71%) Python
2 58 (26.73%) SQL
3 49 (22.58%) C
4 36 (16.59%) Embedded C
5 23 (10.60%) C#
6 22 (10.14%) MATLAB
7 18 (8.29%) C++
8 12 (5.53%) Java
9 8 (3.69%) JavaScript
9 8 (3.69%) R
10 6 (2.76%) Fortran
11 4 (1.84%) Go
12 2 (0.92%) Bash
12 2 (0.92%) Haskell
12 2 (0.92%) Rust
13 1 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.46%) Perl
13 1 (0.46%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.46%) VC++
Qualifications
1 189 (87.10%) Degree
2 61 (28.11%) Security Cleared
3 59 (27.19%) Master's Degree
4 50 (23.04%) DBS Check
5 40 (18.43%) BPSS Clearance
6 18 (8.29%) PhD
7 12 (5.53%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (3.69%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.92%) CREST Certified
9 2 (0.92%) OSCE
9 2 (0.92%) OSCP
10 1 (0.46%) CISM
10 1 (0.46%) CISSP
10 1 (0.46%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.46%) HND
10 1 (0.46%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.84%) IFRS
1 4 (1.84%) IFRS 9
1 4 (1.84%) QA
2 3 (1.38%) CRD IV
2 3 (1.38%) PMO
3 2 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (0.92%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.46%) JSP 440
4 1 (0.46%) RMADS
System Software
1 44 (20.28%) Firmware
2 13 (5.99%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (2.30%) Docker
4 1 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (2.30%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 45 (20.74%) Databricks
2 10 (4.61%) Microsoft
3 5 (2.30%) NVIDIA
3 5 (2.30%) Thales
4 4 (1.84%) IBM
5 3 (1.38%) DevExpress
6 2 (0.92%) Google
6 2 (0.92%) YouTube
7 1 (0.46%) EMC
7 1 (0.46%) Oracle
7 1 (0.46%) VMware
7 1 (0.46%) Xilinx