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 22 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
22 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 250 258 291
Rank change year-on-year +8 +33 -26
Contract jobs citing Mathematics 342 496 674
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.94% 1.04% 0.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.09% 1.15% 1.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 159 291 372
10th Percentile £328 £400 £350
25th Percentile £448 £500 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £700 £600
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% +2.92%
75th Percentile £769 £875 £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 126 63 114
10th Percentile £11.77 £13.31 £13.25
25th Percentile £14.16 £13.41 £13.41
Median hourly rate £14.84 £19.49 £18.40
Median % change year-on-year -23.86% +5.92% -12.38%
75th Percentile £16.85 £65.00 £57.04
90th Percentile £55.63 - £60.00
UK median hourly rate £14.92 £19.49 £19.00
% change year-on-year -23.45% +2.58% -4.46%

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 31,336 43,140 63,998
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.24% 90.03% 90.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,550 30,257 45,511
10th Percentile £300 £325 £333
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £768 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £533
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.29% +7.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,253 1,528 1,750
10th Percentile £12.88 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.95 £16.13 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £37.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +50.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £60.25 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £37.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year -2.58% +44.08% +7.00%

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 22 May 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 22 May 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 22 May 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 -14 179 £638 -15.00% 479
East of England +43 94 £375 -28.57% 184
South East -16 31 £390 -37.60% 376
North of England +24 12 £650 +35.42% 424
North West +18 9 £650 +62.50% 211
South West -3 8 £600 +26.32% 290
West Midlands +17 6 £550 +2.33% 180
Midlands +10 6 £550 +37.50% 338
Yorkshire +9 3 - - 160
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 11 (3.22%) SAS
2 6 (1.75%) Apache Spark
3 4 (1.17%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.88%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.29%) Apache
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 87 (25.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 59 (17.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 19 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (2.92%) Simulink
4 10 (2.92%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.17%) SPSS
6 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.88%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.58%) Stata
7 2 (0.58%) Stateflow
8 1 (0.29%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 3 (0.88%) Distributed Ledger
1 3 (0.88%) Loan IQ
1 3 (0.88%) Orchestrade
2 1 (0.29%) Hyperion Planning
2 1 (0.29%) Primavera
2 1 (0.29%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.29%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 41 (11.99%) Azure
2 21 (6.14%) AWS
3 18 (5.26%) Power Platform
4 14 (4.09%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
5 13 (3.80%) Snowflake
6 12 (3.51%) GitHub
7 5 (1.46%) Amazon EC2
7 5 (1.46%) Amazon S3
7 5 (1.46%) AWS Lambda
7 5 (1.46%) Serverless
8 4 (1.17%) Amazon EKS
8 4 (1.17%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 3 (0.88%) GCP
9 3 (0.88%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.58%) Google Docs
10 2 (0.58%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.29%) Amazon Cognito
11 1 (0.29%) dbt
11 1 (0.29%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.80%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (2.34%) Internet
3 6 (1.75%) Network Security
4 5 (1.46%) Wireless
5 4 (1.17%) Firewall
6 3 (0.88%) SAN
6 3 (0.88%) WAN
7 2 (0.58%) BGP
7 2 (0.58%) Fibre Channel
7 2 (0.58%) IPsec
7 2 (0.58%) LAN
7 2 (0.58%) MPLS
7 2 (0.58%) OSPF
7 2 (0.58%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.29%) DDNS
8 1 (0.29%) DSL
8 1 (0.29%) DVB
8 1 (0.29%) FCoE
8 1 (0.29%) ISDN
8 1 (0.29%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (11.99%) Tableau
2 22 (6.43%) Big Data
3 21 (6.14%) Hadoop
4 18 (5.26%) Power BI
5 14 (4.09%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (3.80%) NoSQL
7 8 (2.34%) SQL Server
8 7 (2.05%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (1.46%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (1.46%) Relational Database
10 4 (1.17%) GIS
10 4 (1.17%) Presto
11 3 (0.88%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.88%) Qlik Sense
11 3 (0.88%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.58%) DynamoDB
13 1 (0.29%) Apache Hive
13 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
13 1 (0.29%) Elasticsearch
13 1 (0.29%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 20 (5.85%) Git
2 7 (2.05%) Visual Studio
3 5 (1.46%) GitLab
3 5 (1.46%) JIRA
3 5 (1.46%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (1.17%) Bitbucket
4 4 (1.17%) Sourcetree
5 3 (0.88%) RStudio
6 2 (0.58%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.58%) Rational Team Concert
7 1 (0.29%) Ant
7 1 (0.29%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.29%) ERwin
7 1 (0.29%) git-flow
7 1 (0.29%) Gradle
7 1 (0.29%) JUnit
7 1 (0.29%) Maven
7 1 (0.29%) Poetry
7 1 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 124 (36.26%) Social Skills
2 108 (31.58%) Finance
3 97 (28.36%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (9.65%) Front Office
5 29 (8.48%) Banking
6 15 (4.39%) Investment Banking
7 13 (3.80%) Legal
7 13 (3.80%) Marketing
8 11 (3.22%) German Language
8 11 (3.22%) Public Sector
9 10 (2.92%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (2.63%) Financial Institution
10 9 (2.63%) Local Government
11 8 (2.34%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (2.05%) Retail
13 6 (1.75%) Advertising
13 6 (1.75%) Hungarian Language
14 5 (1.46%) Electronics
14 5 (1.46%) Games
15 4 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 95 (27.78%) Analyst
2 66 (19.30%) Developer
3 42 (12.28%) Service Analyst
4 41 (11.99%) Senior
5 30 (8.77%) Data Scientist
6 29 (8.48%) Service Desk Analyst
7 25 (7.31%) Customer Analyst
7 25 (7.31%) Customer Service Analyst
8 21 (6.14%) Quantitative Developer
9 17 (4.97%) Python Engineer
10 13 (3.80%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
10 13 (3.80%) C# Developer
10 13 (3.80%) Java Developer
11 12 (3.51%) Call Centre Analyst
11 12 (3.51%) Data Analyst
11 12 (3.51%) Qualitative Analyst
11 12 (3.51%) Quantitative Analyst
11 12 (3.51%) Software Engineer
12 11 (3.22%) Data Engineer
12 11 (3.22%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (9.36%) Pandas
2 30 (8.77%) NumPy
3 24 (7.02%) SciPy
4 11 (3.22%) .NET
5 10 (2.92%) HTML
5 10 (2.92%) React
6 9 (2.63%) CSS
7 7 (2.05%) .NET Framework
8 6 (1.75%) Matplotlib
8 6 (1.75%) scikit-learn
9 5 (1.46%) .NET Core
9 5 (1.46%) ASP.NET
9 5 (1.46%) ASP.NET Core
9 5 (1.46%) PySpark
9 5 (1.46%) PyTorch
10 4 (1.17%) DirectX
10 4 (1.17%) Kafka
10 4 (1.17%) OpenGL
10 4 (1.17%) TensorFlow
10 4 (1.17%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 55 (16.08%) Algorithms
2 45 (13.16%) Derivative
3 21 (6.14%) Fixed Income
4 20 (5.85%) Credit Risk
5 19 (5.56%) Management Information System
6 14 (4.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (3.51%) Data Structures
8 10 (2.92%) Equities
8 10 (2.92%) Equity Derivative
8 10 (2.92%) Hedge funds
9 9 (2.63%) Distributed Computing
10 8 (2.34%) Distributed Systems
10 8 (2.34%) Market Risk
11 7 (2.05%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.75%) Credit Derivative
13 5 (1.46%) CMDB
14 4 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
14 4 (1.17%) Social Media
15 3 (0.88%) Blockchain
15 3 (0.88%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 24 (7.02%) Linux
2 10 (2.92%) Windows
3 9 (2.63%) Unix
4 5 (1.46%) Android
5 2 (0.58%) Solaris
6 1 (0.29%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.29%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (41.81%) Problem-Solving
2 115 (33.63%) Computer Science
3 87 (25.44%) Customer Service
4 69 (20.18%) Incident Management
5 66 (19.30%) Service Delivery
5 66 (19.30%) Statistics
6 61 (17.84%) Analytics
7 56 (16.37%) Data Science
8 48 (14.04%) Software Engineering
9 46 (13.45%) Data Analysis
10 45 (13.16%) Machine Learning
11 42 (12.28%) Physics
12 41 (11.99%) Visualisation
13 38 (11.11%) ITIL
14 37 (10.82%) Agile
14 37 (10.82%) Data Modelling
15 32 (9.36%) Mathematical Modelling
16 29 (8.48%) Business Intelligence
17 27 (7.89%) Data Visualisation
18 25 (7.31%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 145 (42.40%) Python
2 73 (21.35%) SQL
3 51 (14.91%) C++
4 50 (14.62%) Java
5 33 (9.65%) R
6 31 (9.06%) C#
7 15 (4.39%) JavaScript
8 13 (3.80%) C
8 13 (3.80%) MATLAB
9 12 (3.51%) Rust
10 10 (2.92%) PowerShell
11 9 (2.63%) Shell Script
12 7 (2.05%) Perl
12 7 (2.05%) Scala
13 5 (1.46%) VBA
14 3 (0.88%) Haskell
15 2 (0.58%) GLSL
15 2 (0.58%) HLSL
15 2 (0.58%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.58%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 162 (47.37%) Degree
2 44 (12.87%) Computer Science Degree
3 41 (11.99%) Numerate Degree
4 28 (8.19%) Master's Degree
5 18 (5.26%) PhD
6 16 (4.68%) MCP
7 14 (4.09%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (3.80%) A+ Certification
8 13 (3.80%) MCSA
9 11 (3.22%) Security Cleared
10 10 (2.92%) SC Cleared
11 4 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.88%) APMP
12 3 (0.88%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.58%) MBA
13 2 (0.58%) RHCE
13 2 (0.58%) RHCSA
14 1 (0.29%) CESG Certified Professional
14 1 (0.29%) CLAS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.14%) Data Quality
2 10 (2.92%) SLA
3 7 (2.05%) GDPR
3 7 (2.05%) QA
4 3 (0.88%) GRC
4 3 (0.88%) NIST
4 3 (0.88%) PMO
5 2 (0.58%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (0.58%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.29%) GMP
6 1 (0.29%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.29%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.29%) NCSC
6 1 (0.29%) RMADS
System Software
1 16 (4.68%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.63%) Docker
3 5 (1.46%) Firmware
4 2 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.29%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.29%) HDFS
5 1 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.46%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.88%) SCCM
2 3 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.58%) Ansible
3 2 (0.58%) NetBackup
3 2 (0.58%) Oracle ZFS
3 2 (0.58%) Red Hat Satellite
3 2 (0.58%) WSUS
3 2 (0.58%) yum
4 1 (0.29%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.29%) Cisco Prime
4 1 (0.29%) Nessus
4 1 (0.29%) SolarWinds Orion
4 1 (0.29%) Terraform
Vendors
1 93 (27.19%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.56%) ServiceNow
3 16 (4.68%) Citrix
3 16 (4.68%) Oracle
4 13 (3.80%) Alteryx
5 7 (2.05%) Databricks
6 6 (1.75%) Cisco
6 6 (1.75%) SAP
7 5 (1.46%) Foundry
7 5 (1.46%) Palantir
8 4 (1.17%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.88%) Adobe
9 3 (0.88%) Civica
9 3 (0.88%) Google
9 3 (0.88%) NetApp
9 3 (0.88%) VMware
10 2 (0.58%) CA
10 2 (0.58%) Cadence
10 2 (0.58%) Red Hat
10 2 (0.58%) Veritas