Mathematics Job Trends in the East Midlands

Mathematics (Maths)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Mathematics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 77 98
Rank change year-on-year -5 +21 -37
Permanent jobs citing Mathematics 51 73 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 2.09% 2.54% 1.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.59% 3.01% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 16 22 12
10th Percentile £15,704 £26,000 £26,875
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,938 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +76.47% -19.05% +87.50%
75th Percentile - £50,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £100,000 - -
England median annual salary £47,510 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -17.37% -8.00% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,970 2,422 1,413
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 80.84% 84.27% 92.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,253 1,052 1,039
10th Percentile £25,900 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £51,716
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -8.15% +3.43%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Mathematics job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Mathematics
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Mathematics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mathematics in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 9 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Mathematics in the East Midlands

Mathematics
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 December 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Leicestershire +1 17 £35,000 +16.67% 18
Nottinghamshire +17 14 £87,500 +105.88% 17
Northamptonshire +16 9 - - 4
Derbyshire -12 7 £75,000 +50.00% 12
Lincolnshire -9 4 £45,000 -30.77% 7
Mathematics
England

Mathematics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 2 (3.92%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 13 (25.49%) Chatbot
2 5 (9.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (3.92%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (1.96%) Abaqus
Cloud Services
1 5 (9.80%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (7.84%) Power Platform
3 2 (3.92%) Azure
3 2 (3.92%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.96%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (11.76%) SQL Server
2 4 (7.84%) Power BI
3 2 (3.92%) Big Data
3 2 (3.92%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (1.96%) Data Mining
4 1 (1.96%) Tableau
General
1 11 (21.57%) Social Skills
2 9 (17.65%) Manufacturing
3 8 (15.69%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (11.76%) Documentation Skills
4 6 (11.76%) Games
4 6 (11.76%) Legal
5 3 (5.88%) Finance
5 3 (5.88%) Law
5 3 (5.88%) Marketing
6 1 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 16 (31.37%) Senior
2 13 (25.49%) Trainer
3 6 (11.76%) Analyst
3 6 (11.76%) C# Developer
3 6 (11.76%) Developer
3 6 (11.76%) Senior C# Developer
3 6 (11.76%) Senior Developer
3 6 (11.76%) Support Technician
4 5 (9.80%) Help Desk Support
4 5 (9.80%) Help Desk Support Technician
4 5 (9.80%) Help Desk Technician
5 4 (7.84%) Mathematician
6 3 (5.88%) 3D Developer
7 2 (3.92%) 1st Line Support
7 2 (3.92%) Data Analyst
7 2 (3.92%) Data Scientist
7 2 (3.92%) IT Support
7 2 (3.92%) Research Scientist
7 2 (3.92%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (3.92%) Senior Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (11.76%) .NET
1 6 (11.76%) .NET Core
1 6 (11.76%) DirectX
1 6 (11.76%) OpenGL
2 2 (3.92%) PySpark
3 1 (1.96%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.76%) 3D Graphics
2 5 (9.80%) Driving Licence
3 4 (7.84%) Algorithms
3 4 (7.84%) Data Structures
4 3 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (3.92%) Credit Risk
6 1 (1.96%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (1.96%) IoT
6 1 (1.96%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.96%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (1.96%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (29.41%) Physics
2 14 (27.45%) AI
3 13 (25.49%) Conversational UI
4 11 (21.57%) Statistics
5 9 (17.65%) Computer Science
6 7 (13.73%) Software Engineering
6 7 (13.73%) Statistical Modelling
7 6 (11.76%) CAD
7 6 (11.76%) Economics
8 5 (9.80%) Analytics
8 5 (9.80%) Data Analytics
8 5 (9.80%) Data Management
8 5 (9.80%) Data Science
9 4 (7.84%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (7.84%) Data Analysis
10 3 (5.88%) Customer Experience
10 3 (5.88%) Decision-Making
10 3 (5.88%) E-Commerce
10 3 (5.88%) Information Security
10 3 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 15 (29.41%) SQL
2 11 (21.57%) Python
3 7 (13.73%) C#
4 6 (11.76%) T-SQL
5 3 (5.88%) R
6 1 (1.96%) C
6 1 (1.96%) C++
6 1 (1.96%) Java
6 1 (1.96%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 35 (68.63%) Degree
2 19 (37.25%) Master's Degree
3 16 (31.37%) PhD
4 7 (13.73%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (11.76%) Numerate Degree
6 5 (9.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (3.92%) DBS Check
8 1 (1.96%) SC Cleared
8 1 (1.96%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.80%) SLA
2 2 (3.92%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 13 (25.49%) PayPal
2 6 (11.76%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.92%) Databricks
4 1 (1.96%) ANSYS
4 1 (1.96%) Atmel