Mathematics Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Mathematics (Maths)
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales 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 41 32 40
Rank change year-on-year -9 +8 +10
Contract jobs citing Mathematics 4 8 1
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 1.08% 2.53% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.40% 2.88% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £594 £538
Median % change year-on-year -36.87% +10.41% -3.93%
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £375 £594 £538
% change year-on-year -36.87% +10.41% -3.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £30.25 £20.64 -
25th Percentile £30.63 £21.43 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £22.80 -
Median % change year-on-year +42.56% - -
75th Percentile £41.88 £24.11 -
90th Percentile £46.75 £24.86 -
Wales median hourly rate £32.50 £22.80 -
% change year-on-year +42.56% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 286 278 300
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 76.88% 87.97% 82.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 167 226
10th Percentile £213 £187 £160
25th Percentile £290 £253 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% - -10.53%
75th Percentile £515 £563 £574
90th Percentile £638 £660 £658
Wales median daily rate £413 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -2.94% - -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 29 27
10th Percentile £12.82 £15.20 £13.03
25th Percentile £16.69 £20.12 £21.30
Median hourly rate £20.50 £22.50 £27.17
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% -17.17% +39.38%
75th Percentile £50.00 £28.75 £55.25
90th Percentile £84.50 £45.00 £86.72
Wales median hourly rate £19.19 £23.84 £27.17
% change year-on-year -19.51% -12.24% +39.38%

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Mathematics job vacancy trend in South Wales

Mathematics
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Mathematics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Mathematics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Histogram in South Wales

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Mathematics in South Wales over the 6 months to 10 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Mathematics in South Wales

Mathematics
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 10 February 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
Newport +3 2 £375 - 1
Glamorgan - 2 - - 1
Mathematics
Wales

Mathematics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) Azure Cosmos DB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) Power BI
1 2 (50.00%) Spotfire
1 2 (50.00%) Tableau
2 1 (25.00%) Big Data
2 1 (25.00%) DynamoDB
2 1 (25.00%) MongoDB
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Marketing
3 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Analyst
2 2 (50.00%) Data Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Java Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Research Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Research Scientist
3 1 (25.00%) Senior
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Research Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Algorithms
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Data Science
1 3 (75.00%) Machine Learning
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
2 2 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 2 (50.00%) Operations Research
2 2 (50.00%) Predictive Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Prescriptive Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Statistical Modelling
2 2 (50.00%) Statistics
2 2 (50.00%) Supply Chain Planning
2 2 (50.00%) Visualisation
3 1 (25.00%) AI
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Physics
3 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Python
2 2 (50.00%) R
2 2 (50.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Master's Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (25.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) TIBCO