Physics Jobs in the UK excluding London

Physics
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 339 430 382
Rank change year-on-year +91 -48 -17
Permanent jobs citing Physics 545 344 606
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.72% 0.61% 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.88% 0.64% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 411 98 201
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,020 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,500 £35,733 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £62,344 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +3.91% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 62,202 53,975 69,729
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 81.87% 95.46% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 42,597 28,532 41,279
10th Percentile £27,300 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in the UK excluding London

Physics
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Physics in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Physics in the UK excluding London

Physics
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Physics in the UK excluding London

Physics
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +100 254 £50,000 +1.01% 116
South West +1 84 £44,000 -26.67% 36
Scotland -38 61 £52,500 +22.52% 13
East of England +28 60 £51,250 -31.67% 52
Midlands -7 48 £52,500 +10.53% 36
North of England +21 34 £53,264 +20.11% 33
East Midlands -9 30 £32,500 -33.33% 13
North West +8 26 £51,500 -19.22% 21
West Midlands -17 18 £62,500 +115.52% 22
Yorkshire +38 6 £51,528 +27.16% 7
Northern Ireland +22 3 £70,000 - 3
North East -9 2 £55,000 +120.00% 5
Wales -11 1 £70,000 +116.38% 8
Physics
UK

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 8 (1.47%) SAS
2 6 (1.10%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.73%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.55%) Apache
5 2 (0.37%) CMS
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 21 (3.85%) Simulink
2 6 (1.10%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.92%) OrCAD
3 5 (0.92%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.18%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.18%) Revit
5 1 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 33 (6.06%) Azure
2 30 (5.50%) AWS
3 24 (4.40%) Power Platform
4 11 (2.02%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (1.65%) Entra ID
5 9 (1.65%) IaaS
5 9 (1.65%) PaaS
6 6 (1.10%) Cloud Computing
6 6 (1.10%) Power Automate
6 6 (1.10%) PowerApps
7 3 (0.55%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.37%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.18%) Amazon Neptune
9 1 (0.18%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 41 (7.52%) Wireless
2 12 (2.20%) RS-232
3 11 (2.02%) Ethernet
4 9 (1.65%) DHCP
4 9 (1.65%) DNS
4 9 (1.65%) LAN
4 9 (1.65%) Network Security
4 9 (1.65%) WAN
4 9 (1.65%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.28%) Link 16
6 5 (0.92%) Firewall
6 5 (0.92%) Internet
6 5 (0.92%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (0.92%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.92%) VPN
7 3 (0.55%) Modbus
7 3 (0.55%) Software-Defined Radio
7 3 (0.55%) ZigBee
8 2 (0.37%) Broadband
8 2 (0.37%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.49%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.39%) Power BI
3 4 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.55%) Tableau
5 2 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.37%) Redis
6 1 (0.18%) Big Data
6 1 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.18%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.18%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.18%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 27 (4.95%) Git
2 21 (3.85%) Visual Studio
3 20 (3.67%) GitLab
4 15 (2.75%) JIRA
5 10 (1.83%) Subversion
6 8 (1.47%) CMake
6 8 (1.47%) Jenkins
6 8 (1.47%) LabVIEW
6 8 (1.47%) Team Foundation Server
6 8 (1.47%) TestRail
7 5 (0.92%) Rational DOORS
8 4 (0.73%) Rational Rhapsody
8 4 (0.73%) Xcode
9 3 (0.55%) Eclipse
9 3 (0.55%) gulp
9 3 (0.55%) PostCSS
9 3 (0.55%) rollup.js
9 3 (0.55%) Vite
10 2 (0.37%) GDB
General
1 131 (24.04%) Social Skills
2 119 (21.83%) Analytical Skills
3 63 (11.56%) Electronics
4 44 (8.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 37 (6.79%) Aerospace
6 30 (5.50%) Games
7 28 (5.14%) Manufacturing
7 28 (5.14%) Military
8 24 (4.40%) Retail
9 19 (3.49%) Finance
10 18 (3.30%) Automotive
11 17 (3.12%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.47%) Banking
13 8 (1.47%) Law
14 7 (1.28%) Avionics
14 7 (1.28%) Italian Language
15 6 (1.10%) Telecoms
16 5 (0.92%) Aviation
17 4 (0.73%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 127 (23.30%) Software Engineer
2 77 (14.13%) Senior
3 72 (13.21%) Graduate
4 54 (9.91%) Systems Engineer
5 47 (8.62%) Developer
6 44 (8.07%) Embedded Engineer
7 41 (7.52%) Junior
8 37 (6.79%) Architect
9 29 (5.32%) Software Architect
10 28 (5.14%) Analyst
11 23 (4.22%) Junior Embedded Engineer
12 22 (4.04%) Lead
13 19 (3.49%) Graduate Software Engineer
14 14 (2.57%) Senior Analyst
14 14 (2.57%) Software Developer
15 13 (2.39%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
15 13 (2.39%) Firmware Engineer
15 13 (2.39%) Physicist
15 13 (2.39%) Research Engineer
15 13 (2.39%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.22%) .NET
2 20 (3.67%) OpenMP
3 19 (3.49%) Unreal Engine
4 18 (3.30%) WebGL
5 17 (3.12%) React
6 16 (2.94%) HTML
6 16 (2.94%) Unity (Game Engine)
7 14 (2.57%) OpenACC
7 14 (2.57%) OpenGL
7 14 (2.57%) WinForms
7 14 (2.57%) WPF
8 13 (2.39%) HTML5
9 11 (2.02%) Qt
9 11 (2.02%) Vulkan
10 9 (1.65%) DirectX
10 9 (1.65%) OpenCL
11 8 (1.47%) QML
11 8 (1.47%) VTK
12 7 (1.28%) Web Services
13 6 (1.10%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 136 (24.95%) Algorithms
2 44 (8.07%) Analytical Mindset
3 37 (6.79%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (5.50%) CUDA
5 29 (5.32%) Management Information System
6 28 (5.14%) Greenfield Project
7 25 (4.59%) Analogue Electronics
7 25 (4.59%) FPGA
8 23 (4.22%) Driving Licence
9 17 (3.12%) Data Structures
10 16 (2.94%) VHDL
11 11 (2.02%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.83%) Blockchain
12 10 (1.83%) Embedded Systems
13 7 (1.28%) Robotics
14 6 (1.10%) 3D Graphics
14 6 (1.10%) Ray Tracing
14 6 (1.10%) Renewable Energy
15 5 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
16 4 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 96 (17.61%) Linux
2 42 (7.71%) Unix
3 26 (4.77%) Windows
4 8 (1.47%) Debian
4 8 (1.47%) Ubuntu
5 5 (0.92%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.37%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 383 (70.28%) Mathematics
2 260 (47.71%) Computer Science
3 216 (39.63%) Software Engineering
4 181 (33.21%) Problem-Solving
5 81 (14.86%) Agile
6 61 (11.19%) Software Testing
7 59 (10.83%) Validation
8 56 (10.28%) Parallel Programming
9 54 (9.91%) Chemistry
10 49 (8.99%) Machine Learning
11 43 (7.89%) Artificial Intelligence
12 41 (7.52%) Mentoring
13 30 (5.50%) Coaching
13 30 (5.50%) Signal Processing
14 29 (5.32%) DevOps
14 29 (5.32%) Systems Engineering
15 27 (4.95%) Ergonomics
15 27 (4.95%) Human Factors
15 27 (4.95%) Project Management
16 25 (4.59%) Performance Analysis
Programming Languages
1 192 (35.23%) Python
2 163 (29.91%) C
3 132 (24.22%) C++
4 103 (18.90%) Fortran
5 84 (15.41%) C#
6 55 (10.09%) MATLAB
7 53 (9.72%) SQL
8 45 (8.26%) Bash
9 41 (7.52%) Embedded C
10 37 (6.79%) Java
11 19 (3.49%) TypeScript
12 17 (3.12%) PowerShell
13 16 (2.94%) JavaScript
14 15 (2.75%) GLSL
15 13 (2.39%) Go
16 11 (2.02%) R
17 8 (1.47%) C-shell
17 8 (1.47%) T-SQL
18 7 (1.28%) Perl
19 5 (0.92%) Ada
Qualifications
1 403 (73.94%) Degree
2 143 (26.24%) Security Cleared
3 121 (22.20%) PhD
4 87 (15.96%) Master's Degree
5 55 (10.09%) Computer Science Degree
6 40 (7.34%) BPSS Clearance
7 25 (4.59%) SC Cleared
8 24 (4.40%) DV Cleared
9 9 (1.65%) A+ Certification
9 9 (1.65%) Network+ Certification
10 6 (1.10%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.92%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.92%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.92%) CISSP
12 2 (0.37%) HNC
12 2 (0.37%) Numerate Degree
13 1 (0.18%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.39%) ISO 9002
2 11 (2.02%) PMO
3 7 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (1.28%) QA
4 5 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 5 (0.92%) NIST
4 5 (0.92%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.55%) CRD IV
5 3 (0.55%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.55%) IFRS
5 3 (0.55%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 46 (8.44%) Firmware
2 13 (2.39%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (1.65%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.10%) Docker
6 2 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (1.10%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.92%) Suricata
3 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.18%) Ansible
Vendors
1 77 (14.13%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.65%) Veeam
3 5 (0.92%) Cisco
3 5 (0.92%) Juniper
3 5 (0.92%) NVIDIA
3 5 (0.92%) Palo Alto
3 5 (0.92%) Splunk
3 5 (0.92%) Thales
4 4 (0.73%) HubSpot
4 4 (0.73%) IBM
5 3 (0.55%) Atlassian
5 3 (0.55%) Bloomberg
5 3 (0.55%) DevExpress
6 2 (0.37%) VMware
6 2 (0.37%) YouTube
7 1 (0.18%) EMC
7 1 (0.18%) Google
7 1 (0.18%) QNX
7 1 (0.18%) Qubit
7 1 (0.18%) Xilinx