Physics and Astronomy

Selected skill: SCO01.09 · Parent category: Academic and Scientific Research · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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How common is physics and astronomy?

This requirement appears in 0.0% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share was broadly unchanged compared with 2024.

The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.
Share of new adverts0.0%UK · 2025
Change in share0.0 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers

Official detailed requirements in this ONS group

Stellar System Concept Knowledge

Understanding of astrophysical concepts related to stellar systems.

0.0% of UK new adverts

ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO01.09. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.

Occupations where physics and astronomy appears most often in UK new adverts

#OccupationShare of occupation advertsView
1Finance officers

Example titles: Finance officer · Recovery officer · Financial officer · Deputy finance officer

0.1%
2School secretaries

Example titles: School clerk · Admin officer · Admin assistant · Clerical officer

0.0%
3Education managers

Example titles: Education manager · Centre manager · Vice principal · Vice chancellor

0.0%
4Engineering project managers and project engineers

Example titles: Engineering project manager · Project lead · Project leader · Project manager

0.0%
5Office managers

Example titles: Office manager · Admin manager · Head of administration · Court manager

0.0%
6Generalist medical practitioners

Example titles: Medical practitioner · GP registrar · House officer · Junior doctor

0.0%
7Project support officers

Example titles: Project support officer · PMO analyst · Team leader · Project analyst

0.0%
8Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.

Example titles: Financial clerk · Bill clerk · Shop worker · Time keeper

0.0%
9Mining and quarry workers and related operatives

Example titles: Quarry operative · Pan man · Pit man · Brow hand

0.0%
10Business and financial project management professionals

Example titles: Project support business manager · Agile coach · Pmo manager · Project lead

0.0%

ONS Table 4 · 2025 (partial year). Share is the proportion of new adverts in that occupation that report this skill group. Example titles come from the SOC 2020 coding index. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Skills within Academic and Scientific Research

#SkillShare of advertsChange (pp)View
1Social Sciences

Sociology and Social Science Studies · Geography Knowledge · Justice Studies Knowledge

7.3%-1.4 pp
2Science and Research

Observational Research and Empirical Methods · Understanding Scientific Principles · Biological Science Knowledge

3.0%+0.4 pp
3Humanities and Social Sciences

Cultural Exchange Program Management Skills · Anthropology and Humanities Study Knowledge · Religious Studies and Theology

1.0%+0.2 pp
4Physical Sciences

Physics and Advanced Computational Science · Natural Science Knowledge · Space Sciences

0.9%+0.1 pp
5Academic Research

Note-Taking and Reference Management Tools · Information Access · Document Preparation Systems

0.1%0.0 pp
6Media and Research Methods

Fact-Checking Techniques

0.1%0.0 pp
7Legal and Social Sciences

Criminology and Organized Crime Knowledge

0.1%0.0 pp
8Engineering and Scientific Computing

Finite Element Analysis and Simulation Software · Computer Algebra Systems · Electromagnetic Simulation Software Skills

0.1%0.0 pp
9Mathematics and Applied Domains

Spatial Reasoning Skills · Game Theory Concepts

0.0%0.0 pp
10Physics and Optics

Optical Dispersion Theory · Wave Physics and Optics Knowledge

0.0%0.0 pp
11Natural Sciences

Mineralogy Knowledge · Geology Knowledge · Palaeontology

0.0%0.0 pp
12Physics and Astronomy

Selected skill · Stellar System Concept Knowledge

0.0%0.0 pp

ONS UK new adverts · 2025 (partial year). Change compared with 2024, in percentage points. These skills share a classification group. They are not necessarily requested together. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.

These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.

ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.