Mathematics Contract Job Trends in Wales

Mathematics (Maths)
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Mathematics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 37 47
Rank change year-on-year -7 +10 +3
Contract jobs citing Mathematics 5 8 1
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 1.01% 2.13% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.29% 2.48% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 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 - - -
UK median daily rate £650 £525 £600
% change year-on-year +23.81% -12.50% -13.67%
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 -
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £16.23 £14.16
% change year-on-year +7.83% +14.62% -73.03%

All Process & Methodology Skills
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 Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 389 323 359
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 78.74% 85.90% 81.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 240 204 273
10th Percentile £195 £173 £165
25th Percentile £290 £255 £237
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% - -10.53%
75th Percentile £504 £550 £553
90th Percentile £615 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 32 27
10th Percentile £13.28 £15.69 £13.03
25th Percentile £15.08 £20.12 £21.30
Median hourly rate £19.10 £23.84 £27.17
Median % change year-on-year -19.90% -12.24% +39.38%
75th Percentile £25.77 £31.82 £55.25
90th Percentile £50.00 £44.63 £86.72
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £33.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -2.99% +2.15%

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Mathematics job vacancy trend in Wales

Mathematics
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Histogram in Wales

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Mathematics in Wales over the 6 months to 14 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Mathematics in Wales

Mathematics
Contract Job Locations in 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 Wales region over the 6 months to 14 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
South Wales -3 4 £375 -36.87% 4
Mathematics
UK

Mathematics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Azure
1 2 (40.00%) Azure Cosmos DB
1 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Big Data
1 2 (40.00%) Power BI
1 2 (40.00%) Spotfire
1 2 (40.00%) Tableau
2 1 (20.00%) DynamoDB
2 1 (20.00%) MongoDB
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Data Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Java Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Research Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Research Scientist
3 1 (20.00%) Senior
3 1 (20.00%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Senior Research Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Algorithms
2 2 (40.00%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Data Science
2 3 (60.00%) Machine Learning
3 2 (40.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (40.00%) Analytics
3 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (40.00%) Data Visualisation
3 2 (40.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (40.00%) Migration
3 2 (40.00%) Operations Research
3 2 (40.00%) Physics
3 2 (40.00%) Predictive Analytics
3 2 (40.00%) Prescriptive Analytics
3 2 (40.00%) Software Engineering
3 2 (40.00%) Statistical Modelling
3 2 (40.00%) Statistics
3 2 (40.00%) Supply Chain Planning
3 2 (40.00%) Visualisation
4 1 (20.00%) AI
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) Python
2 2 (40.00%) Java
2 2 (40.00%) R
2 2 (40.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (60.00%) Master's Degree
3 2 (40.00%) Numerate Degree
4 1 (20.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (40.00%) TIBCO