Mathematics Contract Job Trends in Newport

Mathematics (Maths)
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newport requiring Mathematics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 18 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Contract jobs citing Mathematics 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 3.28% 2.86% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.55% 3.13% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £375 £594 £538
% change year-on-year -36.87% +10.41% -3.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
Median hourly rate £50.00 £22.80 -
Median % change year-on-year +119.32% - -
South Wales median hourly rate £32.50 £22.80 -
% change year-on-year +42.56% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Newport

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 Newport.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 44 64 71
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 72.13% 91.43% 85.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 24 41
10th Percentile £366 £161 £133
25th Percentile £406 £189 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £365 £450
Median % change year-on-year +36.99% -18.89% -15.89%
75th Percentile £594 £603 £625
90th Percentile £701 £634 £638
South Wales median daily rate £413 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -2.94% - -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 24 18
10th Percentile - £15.20 £13.11
25th Percentile - £20.12 £21.34
Median hourly rate £50.00 £23.59 £37.58
Median % change year-on-year +111.95% -37.23% +87.91%
75th Percentile £85.00 £31.88 £55.25
90th Percentile £88.00 £43.88 £86.54
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £22.50 £27.17
% change year-on-year -8.89% -17.17% +39.38%

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Mathematics job vacancy trend in Newport

Mathematics
Daily Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Azure Cosmos DB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Big Data
1 1 (50.00%) DynamoDB
1 1 (50.00%) MongoDB
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Java Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Research Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Research Scientist
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Research Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Data Science
1 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Physics
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Numerate Degree
2 1 (50.00%) PhD