Mathematics Job Trends in Birmingham

Mathematics (Maths)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Mathematics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 82 103
Rank change year-on-year -11 +21 -30
Permanent jobs citing Mathematics 12 52 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.69% 2.89% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.87% 3.10% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 3 13 3
10th Percentile £26,600 £36,870 £30,200
25th Percentile £29,750 £37,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% -15.23%
75th Percentile £59,500 £42,500 £36,500
90th Percentile £68,200 £47,500 £38,600
West Midlands median annual salary £31,000 £40,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -22.50% +33.33% -21.05%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Birmingham

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,372 1,678 1,200
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 79.21% 93.27% 88.11%
Number of salaries quoted 971 782 1,015
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £43,563 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -2.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £91,125 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Mathematics job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Mathematics
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Mathematics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mathematics in Birmingham over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Mathematics in Birmingham

Mathematics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 4 (33.33%) Chatbot
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) Broadband
1 1 (8.33%) Mobile Broadband
1 1 (8.33%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) Data Mining
1 1 (8.33%) Power BI
1 1 (8.33%) Tableau
General
1 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (16.67%) Legal
1 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
1 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Back Office
2 1 (8.33%) Finance
2 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (8.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Trainer
2 2 (16.67%) Senior
3 1 (8.33%) 1st Line Support
3 1 (8.33%) Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Head of Data Science
3 1 (8.33%) Trainee
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Algorithms
1 1 (8.33%) BYOD
1 1 (8.33%) Data Structures
1 1 (8.33%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Android
1 1 (8.33%) Apple iOS
1 1 (8.33%) Linux
1 1 (8.33%) Ubuntu
1 1 (8.33%) Windows
1 1 (8.33%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) AI
2 4 (33.33%) Conversational UI
2 4 (33.33%) Physics
3 3 (25.00%) Statistical Modelling
4 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
4 2 (16.67%) Data Science
4 2 (16.67%) Machine Learning
5 1 (8.33%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (8.33%) Analytics
5 1 (8.33%) Customer Service
5 1 (8.33%) Data Cleansing
5 1 (8.33%) Data Governance
5 1 (8.33%) Data Visualisation
5 1 (8.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 1 (8.33%) Decision-Making
5 1 (8.33%) Deep Learning
5 1 (8.33%) Mentoring
5 1 (8.33%) Natural Language Processing
5 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (8.33%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (25.00%) Python
2 2 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (75.00%) Degree
2 4 (33.33%) Master's Degree
2 4 (33.33%) PhD
3 2 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (16.67%) Numerate Degree
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) PayPal
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (8.33%) Remedy