Physics
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 390 472 436
Rank change year-on-year +82 -36 +28
Permanent jobs citing Physics 708 572 1,430
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.67% 0.60% 0.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 0.63% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 503 244 381
10th Percentile £30,200 £34,875 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,318 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,344 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +3.91% +20.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £90,313 £82,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £136,750 £125,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Physics in the UK

Physics
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Physics in the UK

Physics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Physics in the UK

Physics
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the UK 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
England +111 631 £53,818 -17.20% 400
UK excluding London +91 545 £50,000 -1.96% 283
South East +100 254 £50,000 +1.01% 116
Work from Home +62 215 £40,000 -40.74% 104
London +81 147 £75,000 -10.45% 133
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
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 14 (1.98%) Apache Spark
2 9 (1.27%) SAS
3 6 (0.85%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.71%) Apache
5 2 (0.28%) CMS
5 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.14%) Confluence
Applications
1 21 (2.97%) Simulink
2 7 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.71%) OrCAD
3 5 (0.71%) SOLIDWORKS
4 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.14%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.14%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.14%) Revit
5 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.14%) Ripple
Cloud Services
1 63 (8.90%) Azure
2 47 (6.64%) AWS
3 35 (4.94%) Power Platform
4 14 (1.98%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (1.69%) Entra ID
5 12 (1.69%) IaaS
5 12 (1.69%) PaaS
6 11 (1.55%) GCP
7 7 (0.99%) Power Automate
7 7 (0.99%) PowerApps
8 6 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (0.42%) Azure Machine Learning
10 2 (0.28%) Amazon SageMaker
10 2 (0.28%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.28%) GitHub
10 2 (0.28%) SaaS
10 2 (0.28%) Serverless
11 1 (0.14%) Amazon Neptune
Communications & Networking
1 42 (5.93%) Wireless
2 13 (1.84%) DHCP
2 13 (1.84%) DNS
2 13 (1.84%) WAN
3 12 (1.69%) LAN
3 12 (1.69%) RS-232
3 12 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (1.55%) Ethernet
5 10 (1.41%) Network Security
6 7 (0.99%) Link 16
7 6 (0.85%) Internet
7 6 (0.85%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.71%) Firewall
8 5 (0.71%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (0.71%) VPN
9 3 (0.42%) Modbus
9 3 (0.42%) Software-Defined Radio
9 3 (0.42%) ZigBee
10 2 (0.28%) Broadband
10 2 (0.28%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (7.34%) Tableau
2 25 (3.53%) SQL Server
3 21 (2.97%) Power BI
4 10 (1.41%) Hadoop
4 10 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.71%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.56%) Redis
8 3 (0.42%) Big Data
8 3 (0.42%) Looker
9 2 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.28%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.14%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.14%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.14%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.14%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.14%) Qlik Sense
10 1 (0.14%) Tick Data
Development Applications
1 75 (10.59%) Git
2 25 (3.53%) Visual Studio
3 20 (2.82%) GitLab
4 17 (2.40%) JIRA
5 10 (1.41%) Subversion
6 9 (1.27%) Jenkins
7 8 (1.13%) CMake
7 8 (1.13%) LabVIEW
7 8 (1.13%) Team Foundation Server
7 8 (1.13%) TestRail
8 5 (0.71%) Rational DOORS
8 5 (0.71%) Xcode
9 4 (0.56%) Rational Rhapsody
10 3 (0.42%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.42%) GDB
10 3 (0.42%) gulp
10 3 (0.42%) PostCSS
10 3 (0.42%) rollup.js
10 3 (0.42%) Vite
11 2 (0.28%) Bitbucket
General
1 201 (28.39%) Social Skills
2 132 (18.64%) Analytical Skills
3 66 (9.32%) Electronics
4 44 (6.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 40 (5.65%) Aerospace
6 37 (5.23%) Finance
7 35 (4.94%) Games
7 35 (4.94%) Retail
8 31 (4.38%) Manufacturing
9 28 (3.95%) Military
10 22 (3.11%) Organisational Skills
11 19 (2.68%) Presentation Skills
12 18 (2.54%) Automotive
13 17 (2.40%) Banking
13 17 (2.40%) Marketing
14 11 (1.55%) Investment Banking
15 10 (1.41%) Law
16 8 (1.13%) Telecoms
17 7 (0.99%) Avionics
17 7 (0.99%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 145 (20.48%) Senior
2 133 (18.79%) Software Engineer
3 84 (11.86%) Graduate
4 67 (9.46%) Developer
5 62 (8.76%) Data Scientist
6 58 (8.19%) Senior Data Scientist
7 54 (7.63%) Systems Engineer
8 52 (7.34%) Analyst
9 45 (6.36%) Embedded Engineer
10 43 (6.07%) Junior
11 42 (5.93%) Architect
12 29 (4.10%) Software Architect
13 25 (3.53%) Lead
14 23 (3.25%) Junior Embedded Engineer
15 19 (2.68%) Graduate Software Engineer
16 15 (2.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 15 (2.12%) Senior Developer
17 14 (1.98%) Senior Analyst
17 14 (1.98%) Senior Software Engineer
17 14 (1.98%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (6.92%) PySpark
1 49 (6.92%) TensorFlow
2 48 (6.78%) Pandas
3 46 (6.50%) scikit-learn
4 39 (5.51%) .NET
5 22 (3.11%) HTML
5 22 (3.11%) Unreal Engine
6 20 (2.82%) OpenMP
6 20 (2.82%) React
7 18 (2.54%) WebGL
8 16 (2.26%) Unity (Game Engine)
9 14 (1.98%) OpenACC
9 14 (1.98%) OpenGL
9 14 (1.98%) WinForms
9 14 (1.98%) WPF
10 13 (1.84%) HTML5
11 11 (1.55%) Qt
11 11 (1.55%) Vulkan
12 10 (1.41%) CSS
13 9 (1.27%) DirectX
Miscellaneous
1 200 (28.25%) Algorithms
2 45 (6.36%) Analytical Mindset
3 38 (5.37%) Self-Motivation
4 36 (5.08%) Management Information System
5 35 (4.94%) Greenfield Project
6 30 (4.24%) CUDA
7 26 (3.67%) Driving Licence
8 25 (3.53%) Analogue Electronics
8 25 (3.53%) FPGA
9 17 (2.40%) Blockchain
9 17 (2.40%) Data Structures
10 16 (2.26%) VHDL
11 12 (1.69%) Data Centre
11 12 (1.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 10 (1.41%) Embedded Systems
13 9 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (1.13%) Hedge funds
14 8 (1.13%) Renewable Energy
15 7 (0.99%) Onboarding
15 7 (0.99%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 102 (14.41%) Linux
2 43 (6.07%) Unix
3 28 (3.95%) Windows
4 8 (1.13%) Debian
4 8 (1.13%) Ubuntu
5 5 (0.71%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.42%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.28%) Android
8 1 (0.14%) CentOS
8 1 (0.14%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 522 (73.73%) Mathematics
2 338 (47.74%) Computer Science
3 238 (33.62%) Software Engineering
4 194 (27.40%) Problem-Solving
5 125 (17.66%) Machine Learning
6 104 (14.69%) Artificial Intelligence
7 99 (13.98%) Agile
7 99 (13.98%) Statistics
8 94 (13.28%) Data Science
9 69 (9.75%) Chemistry
10 68 (9.60%) Software Testing
11 67 (9.46%) Decision-Making
12 62 (8.76%) Validation
13 56 (7.91%) Customer Experience
13 56 (7.91%) Parallel Programming
14 55 (7.77%) Root Cause Analysis
15 53 (7.49%) Mentoring
15 53 (7.49%) Predictive Modelling
16 52 (7.34%) Actionable Insight
16 52 (7.34%) Natural Language Processing
Programming Languages
1 289 (40.82%) Python
2 167 (23.59%) C
3 159 (22.46%) C++
4 136 (19.21%) SQL
5 104 (14.69%) C#
6 103 (14.55%) Fortran
7 67 (9.46%) MATLAB
8 54 (7.63%) Java
9 45 (6.36%) Bash
10 42 (5.93%) Embedded C
11 33 (4.66%) R
12 28 (3.95%) JavaScript
13 22 (3.11%) TypeScript
14 20 (2.82%) Go
14 20 (2.82%) PowerShell
15 15 (2.12%) GLSL
16 8 (1.13%) C-shell
16 8 (1.13%) T-SQL
17 7 (0.99%) Perl
18 6 (0.85%) Rust
Qualifications
1 537 (75.85%) Degree
2 168 (23.73%) Master's Degree
3 152 (21.47%) PhD
4 143 (20.20%) Security Cleared
5 76 (10.73%) Computer Science Degree
6 51 (7.20%) DBS Check
7 40 (5.65%) BPSS Clearance
8 25 (3.53%) SC Cleared
9 24 (3.39%) DV Cleared
10 12 (1.69%) A+ Certification
10 12 (1.69%) Network+ Certification
11 6 (0.85%) Numerate Degree
12 5 (0.71%) AWS Certification
12 5 (0.71%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.71%) CISSP
13 2 (0.28%) CREST Certified
13 2 (0.28%) HNC
13 2 (0.28%) OSCE
13 2 (0.28%) OSCP
14 1 (0.14%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (1.84%) ISO 9002
2 11 (1.55%) PMO
3 9 (1.27%) QA
4 7 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 5 (0.71%) NIST
5 5 (0.71%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.56%) IFRS
6 4 (0.56%) IFRS 9
7 3 (0.42%) CRD IV
7 3 (0.42%) Data Quality
System Software
1 46 (6.50%) Firmware
2 13 (1.84%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.84%) Embedded Firmware
3 11 (1.55%) Docker
4 9 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (1.13%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.71%) Suricata
4 2 (0.28%) Ansible
5 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.14%) Puppet
5 1 (0.14%) SCCM
Vendors
1 90 (12.71%) Microsoft
2 45 (6.36%) Databricks
3 12 (1.69%) Veeam
4 5 (0.71%) Cisco
4 5 (0.71%) Juniper
4 5 (0.71%) NVIDIA
4 5 (0.71%) Palo Alto
4 5 (0.71%) Splunk
4 5 (0.71%) Thales
5 4 (0.56%) Atlassian
5 4 (0.56%) HubSpot
5 4 (0.56%) IBM
6 3 (0.42%) Bloomberg
6 3 (0.42%) DevExpress
6 3 (0.42%) SAP
7 2 (0.28%) Google
7 2 (0.28%) Sage
7 2 (0.28%) VMware
7 2 (0.28%) YouTube
8 1 (0.14%) Snapchat