Mathematics Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Mathematics (Maths)
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Mathematics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 45 49
Rank change year-on-year -60 +4 +27
Contract jobs citing Mathematics 8 38 65
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.41% 3.93% 3.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.52% 4.47% 3.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 6
10th Percentile - - £263
25th Percentile £180 - £316
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - £375
Median % change year-on-year - - -28.57%
75th Percentile £220 - £397
90th Percentile - - £500
England median daily rate £590 £725 £600
% change year-on-year -18.62% +20.83% -17.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 25 57
10th Percentile - £14.84 -
25th Percentile - £14.99 -
Median hourly rate £16.00 £15.44 £14.16
Median % change year-on-year +3.63% +9.04% +3.66%
75th Percentile - £16.85 £15.12
90th Percentile - £21.46 £58.50
England median hourly rate £16.00 £16.23 £14.27
% change year-on-year -1.42% +13.74% -64.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,547 851 1,648
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 78.41% 88.00% 86.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 720 460 791
10th Percentile £200 £250 £237
25th Percentile £356 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.95% +5.21% -2.81%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £700
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 423 164 530
10th Percentile £14.15 £15.10 £14.16
25th Percentile £16.69 £20.26 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.00 £54.00 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year -59.26% +41.66% +27.07%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.75 £64.88
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £75.25
England median hourly rate £35.91 £32.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year +10.49% -1.52% -12.00%

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Mathematics job vacancy trend in the East of England

Mathematics
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Mathematics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Mathematics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Contract Job Locations in the East of 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 East of England region over the 6 months to 27 March 2026. 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
Hertfordshire -21 5 £200 - 12
Cambridgeshire -30 3 - - 14
Mathematics
England

Mathematics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) Wi-Fi
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Polish Language
3 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Analyst
1 3 (37.50%) IT Analyst
1 3 (37.50%) Service Analyst
1 3 (37.50%) Service Desk Analyst
1 3 (37.50%) Technical Analyst
1 3 (37.50%) Technical Services Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Verification Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) ASIC
1 2 (25.00%) FPGA
1 2 (25.00%) Verilog
1 2 (25.00%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Computer Science
2 3 (37.50%) Customer Service
2 3 (37.50%) Incident Management
2 3 (37.50%) ITIL
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) Service Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (25.00%) Physics
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) A+ Certification
1 3 (37.50%) MCSA
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (25.00%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Citrix
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
1 3 (37.50%) ServiceNow