Mathematics Contracts in England

Mathematics (Maths)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Mathematics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Mathematics over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 253 256 294
Rank change year-on-year +3 +38 -26
Contract jobs citing Mathematics 335 515 683
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.90% 1.02% 0.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 1.13% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 159 299 368
10th Percentile £313 £402 £341
25th Percentile £431 £519 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £700 £600
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% +4.35%
75th Percentile £725 £888 £800
90th Percentile £875 £1,025 £925
UK median daily rate £600 £700 £600
% change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 67 123
10th Percentile £11.77 £13.36 -
25th Percentile £14.16 £13.41 £13.25
Median hourly rate £14.80 £19.49 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.06% +25.74% -34.63%
75th Percentile £16.85 £65.00 £55.82
90th Percentile £60.00 - £60.00
UK median hourly rate £14.80 £19.49 £19.00
% change year-on-year -24.06% +2.58% -15.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Mathematics is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,201 45,536 64,490
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.52% 90.24% 90.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,119 31,974 45,794
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.14%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £766 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,240 1,592 1,770
10th Percentile £12.91 £10.87 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.83 £37.50 £24.48
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% +53.20% +1.99%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £37.30 £25.00
% change year-on-year -4.83% +49.20% -

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Mathematics in England

Mathematics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mathematics in England.

Daily rate trend for Mathematics in England

Mathematics
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mathematics in England over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Mathematics in England

Mathematics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Mathematics in England.

Hourly rate trend for Mathematics in England

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Mathematics in England over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Mathematics in England

Mathematics
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics within the England region over the 6 months to 29 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -3 181 £638 -17.74% 484
East of England +34 80 £375 -28.57% 235
South East -16 34 £380 -39.20% 421
North of England +20 11 - - 512
South West -4 10 £538 +13.16% 337
West Midlands +26 8 £550 +10.00% 194
North West +21 8 - - 293
Midlands +17 8 £550 +37.50% 338
Yorkshire +19 3 - - 158
Mathematics
UK

Mathematics
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 7 (2.09%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.19%) Apache
2 4 (1.19%) Apache Airflow
2 4 (1.19%) SAS
3 2 (0.60%) Jupyter
3 2 (0.60%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 71 (21.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 44 (13.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 20 (5.97%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (2.99%) Simulink
4 10 (2.99%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.19%) SPSS
6 2 (0.60%) Stateflow
7 1 (0.30%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.19%) Loan IQ
2 3 (0.90%) Distributed Ledger
3 1 (0.30%) Hyperion Planning
3 1 (0.30%) Orchestrade
3 1 (0.30%) Primavera
3 1 (0.30%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 40 (11.94%) Azure
2 20 (5.97%) AWS
3 16 (4.78%) Power Platform
4 14 (4.18%) GitHub
5 13 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
5 13 (3.88%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (3.58%) Snowflake
7 7 (2.09%) Amazon S3
8 5 (1.49%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (1.49%) Serverless
9 4 (1.19%) Amazon EC2
9 4 (1.19%) Amazon EKS
9 4 (1.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 4 (1.19%) GCP
10 3 (0.90%) Amazon Kinesis
10 3 (0.90%) Dagster
10 3 (0.90%) dbt
10 3 (0.90%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (0.90%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.60%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.58%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (2.99%) Internet
3 6 (1.79%) Network Security
4 4 (1.19%) SAN
4 4 (1.19%) WAN
4 4 (1.19%) Wireless
5 3 (0.90%) BGP
5 3 (0.90%) Firewall
5 3 (0.90%) IPsec
5 3 (0.90%) LAN
5 3 (0.90%) MPLS
5 3 (0.90%) OSPF
5 3 (0.90%) Unified Communications
6 2 (0.60%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (0.60%) DDNS
6 2 (0.60%) FCoE
6 2 (0.60%) Fibre Channel
6 2 (0.60%) Junos
6 2 (0.60%) NGFW
6 2 (0.60%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (11.34%) Tableau
2 24 (7.16%) Big Data
3 20 (5.97%) Hadoop
4 16 (4.78%) Power BI
5 13 (3.88%) NoSQL
6 12 (3.58%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (3.28%) SQL Server
8 10 (2.99%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (2.09%) Amazon Redshift
10 6 (1.79%) Relational Database
11 4 (1.19%) Data Mining
11 4 (1.19%) DynamoDB
11 4 (1.19%) GIS
11 4 (1.19%) Presto
12 3 (0.90%) Amazon Athena
12 3 (0.90%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.90%) Flink
12 3 (0.90%) Qlik Sense
12 3 (0.90%) RDBMS
13 2 (0.60%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 20 (5.97%) Git
2 5 (1.49%) GitLab
2 5 (1.49%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (1.49%) Visual Studio
3 4 (1.19%) Bitbucket
3 4 (1.19%) JIRA
3 4 (1.19%) Sourcetree
4 3 (0.90%) Poetry
5 2 (0.60%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.60%) Rational Team Concert
5 2 (0.60%) RStudio
6 1 (0.30%) Ant
6 1 (0.30%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.30%) ERwin
6 1 (0.30%) git-flow
6 1 (0.30%) Gradle
6 1 (0.30%) JUnit
6 1 (0.30%) Maven
6 1 (0.30%) MLflow
General
1 110 (32.84%) Social Skills
2 101 (30.15%) Finance
3 88 (26.27%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (10.15%) Front Office
5 25 (7.46%) Banking
6 15 (4.48%) Investment Banking
7 13 (3.88%) Legal
8 12 (3.58%) Marketing
8 12 (3.58%) Public Sector
9 11 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (2.99%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (2.69%) Local Government
12 8 (2.39%) Financial Institution
13 6 (1.79%) Electronics
14 5 (1.49%) Advertising
14 5 (1.49%) Games
14 5 (1.49%) German Language
14 5 (1.49%) Retail
15 4 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 3 (0.90%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 91 (27.16%) Analyst
2 68 (20.30%) Developer
3 43 (12.84%) Service Analyst
4 38 (11.34%) Senior
5 31 (9.25%) Data Scientist
5 31 (9.25%) Service Desk Analyst
6 27 (8.06%) Customer Analyst
6 27 (8.06%) Customer Service Analyst
7 20 (5.97%) Quantitative Developer
8 18 (5.37%) Python Engineer
9 15 (4.48%) Call Centre Analyst
10 14 (4.18%) C# Developer
11 12 (3.58%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
11 12 (3.58%) Data Engineer
11 12 (3.58%) Java Developer
11 12 (3.58%) Qualitative Analyst
11 12 (3.58%) Quantitative Analyst
11 12 (3.58%) Senior Developer
11 12 (3.58%) Software Engineer
12 11 (3.28%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (11.04%) Pandas
2 31 (9.25%) NumPy
3 26 (7.76%) SciPy
4 10 (2.99%) .NET
4 10 (2.99%) HTML
4 10 (2.99%) React
5 9 (2.69%) CSS
6 7 (2.09%) Matplotlib
6 7 (2.09%) scikit-learn
7 6 (1.79%) .NET Framework
8 5 (1.49%) .NET Core
8 5 (1.49%) ASP.NET
8 5 (1.49%) ASP.NET Core
8 5 (1.49%) Plotly
8 5 (1.49%) PySpark
9 4 (1.19%) DirectX
9 4 (1.19%) Kafka
9 4 (1.19%) OpenGL
9 4 (1.19%) Seaborn
9 4 (1.19%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 52 (15.52%) Algorithms
2 49 (14.63%) Derivative
3 22 (6.57%) Management Information System
4 19 (5.67%) Fixed Income
5 16 (4.78%) Credit Risk
6 14 (4.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (3.58%) Equity Derivative
8 11 (3.28%) Data Structures
8 11 (3.28%) Equities
9 10 (2.99%) Distributed Systems
10 9 (2.69%) Distributed Computing
11 8 (2.39%) Hedge funds
11 8 (2.39%) Market Risk
12 7 (2.09%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (1.79%) Credit Derivative
14 5 (1.49%) CMDB
14 5 (1.49%) Social Media
15 4 (1.19%) Product Ownership
16 3 (0.90%) CBDC
16 3 (0.90%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 26 (7.76%) Linux
2 9 (2.69%) Unix
3 8 (2.39%) Windows
4 5 (1.49%) Android
5 2 (0.60%) Solaris
6 1 (0.30%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (37.01%) Problem-Solving
2 112 (33.43%) Computer Science
3 73 (21.79%) Customer Service
4 60 (17.91%) Statistics
5 58 (17.31%) Analytics
6 56 (16.72%) Data Science
6 56 (16.72%) Incident Management
7 53 (15.82%) Service Delivery
7 53 (15.82%) Software Engineering
8 46 (13.73%) Machine Learning
9 43 (12.84%) Data Modelling
10 42 (12.54%) Data Analysis
10 42 (12.54%) Visualisation
11 41 (12.24%) ITIL
12 39 (11.64%) Agile
13 35 (10.45%) Physics
14 32 (9.55%) Mathematical Modelling
15 27 (8.06%) Data Visualisation
16 26 (7.76%) DevOps
17 25 (7.46%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 148 (44.18%) Python
2 72 (21.49%) SQL
3 51 (15.22%) C++
3 51 (15.22%) Java
4 34 (10.15%) R
5 31 (9.25%) C#
6 15 (4.48%) JavaScript
6 15 (4.48%) MATLAB
7 14 (4.18%) C
7 14 (4.18%) Rust
8 11 (3.28%) Shell Script
9 9 (2.69%) PowerShell
10 8 (2.39%) Scala
11 7 (2.09%) Perl
12 4 (1.19%) VBA
13 3 (0.90%) Haskell
13 3 (0.90%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.60%) AWK
14 2 (0.60%) Korn
14 2 (0.60%) VB
Qualifications
1 157 (46.87%) Degree
2 46 (13.73%) Computer Science Degree
3 38 (11.34%) Numerate Degree
4 23 (6.87%) Master's Degree
5 19 (5.67%) MCP
6 13 (3.88%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (3.88%) PhD
7 12 (3.58%) A+ Certification
7 12 (3.58%) MCSA
8 11 (3.28%) Security Cleared
9 10 (2.99%) SC Cleared
10 4 (1.19%) APMP
11 3 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.60%) RHCE
12 2 (0.60%) RHCSA
13 1 (0.30%) CESG Certified Professional
13 1 (0.30%) CLAS
13 1 (0.30%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.46%) Data Quality
2 10 (2.99%) SLA
3 8 (2.39%) QA
4 7 (2.09%) GDPR
5 4 (1.19%) PMO
6 3 (0.90%) GRC
6 3 (0.90%) NIST
7 2 (0.60%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.60%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.30%) GMP
8 1 (0.30%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.30%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.30%) NCSC
8 1 (0.30%) RMADS
System Software
1 13 (3.88%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.99%) Docker
3 5 (1.49%) Firmware
4 1 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 6 (1.79%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (0.90%) Terraform
3 2 (0.60%) Ansible
3 2 (0.60%) Cisco Prime
3 2 (0.60%) NetBackup
3 2 (0.60%) Oracle ZFS
3 2 (0.60%) Red Hat Satellite
3 2 (0.60%) SolarWinds Orion
3 2 (0.60%) yum
4 1 (0.30%) SCCM
Vendors
1 78 (23.28%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.37%) ServiceNow
3 16 (4.78%) Oracle
4 15 (4.48%) Citrix
5 11 (3.28%) Alteryx
6 7 (2.09%) SAP
7 6 (1.79%) Cisco
7 6 (1.79%) Databricks
8 5 (1.49%) Foundry
8 5 (1.49%) Google
8 5 (1.49%) Palantir
9 3 (0.90%) Civica
9 3 (0.90%) Forcepoint
9 3 (0.90%) NetApp
9 3 (0.90%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.60%) Cadence
10 2 (0.60%) EMC
10 2 (0.60%) MathWorks
10 2 (0.60%) Red Hat
10 2 (0.60%) Veritas