Mathematics Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Mathematics (Maths)
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring Mathematics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 24 24
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 -
Contract jobs citing Mathematics 5 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 2.63% 1.54% 0.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.25% 1.64% 0.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £405 £513 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £525 -
Median % change year-on-year -21.90% - -
75th Percentile £415 £538 -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median daily rate £410 £525 -
% change year-on-year -21.90% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.31 £34.13 -
Median hourly rate £12.94 £35.25 £12.99
Median % change year-on-year -63.29% +171.36% -
75th Percentile £13.57 £36.38 -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median hourly rate £12.94 £35.25 £12.99
% change year-on-year -63.29% +171.36% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Belfast

Mathematics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Belfast.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 154 122 108
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast 81.05% 93.85% 78.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 65 71
10th Percentile £369 £148 £210
25th Percentile £400 £225 £295
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £325 £500
Median % change year-on-year +46.15% -35.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £556 £538 £613
90th Percentile £638 £583 £650
County Antrim median daily rate £475 £325 £500
% change year-on-year +46.15% -35.00% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 15 5
10th Percentile £12.81 £22.50 -
25th Percentile £14.29 £24.18 £12.25
Median hourly rate £34.00 £35.25 £12.99
Median % change year-on-year -3.55% +171.36% -16.19%
75th Percentile £53.75 £57.40 £15.38
90th Percentile - £78.47 £15.75
County Antrim median hourly rate £28.22 £35.25 £15.69
% change year-on-year -19.94% +124.67% +1.23%

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Mathematics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Mathematics job vacancy trend in Belfast

Mathematics
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Mathematics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Mathematics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (40.00%) Spreadsheet
General
1 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Project Assistant
1 2 (40.00%) Project Support Assistant
1 2 (40.00%) Support Assistant
2 1 (20.00%) Administrator
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Report Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Support Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (40.00%) Data Collection
2 2 (40.00%) Master Data Management
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Time Management
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) CRM
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Statistics
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) HNC
1 2 (40.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft