Mathematics Job Trends in England

Mathematics (Maths)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Mathematics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 101 138
Rank change year-on-year -71 +37 -40
Permanent jobs citing Mathematics 738 1,402 1,043
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.42% 2.83% 2.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.73% 3.13% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 331 586 616
10th Percentile £25,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £40,902
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £112,500 £140,000
UK median annual salary £51,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.30% -4.17% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,728 44,744 41,388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.15% 90.24% 91.27%
Number of salaries quoted 25,461 22,347 32,089
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Mathematics job vacancy trend in England

Mathematics
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mathematics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mathematics in England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Mathematics in England

Mathematics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics within the England region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -23 237 £102,500 +41.38% 293
South East -21 150 £51,000 -15.00% 159
North of England -74 132 £40,000 -0.25% 148
Midlands -59 89 £35,000 -17.65% 67
South West -51 77 £40,000 -30.43% 73
North West -47 57 £54,500 +35.91% 83
East of England -25 52 £41,250 -41.07% 71
Yorkshire -72 50 £32,500 -27.78% 47
West Midlands -70 48 £31,000 -22.50% 34
East Midlands -13 41 £75,000 +76.47% 33
North East +17 25 £40,000 -13.39% 20
Mathematics
UK

Mathematics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 14 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.63%) SAS
3 9 (1.22%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.68%) IIS
4 5 (0.68%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.14%) CMS
7 1 (0.14%) Confluence
7 1 (0.14%) R Markdown
Applications
1 118 (15.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 75 (10.16%) Chatbot
3 73 (9.89%) Microsoft Office
4 25 (3.39%) Maya
5 18 (2.44%) Simulink
6 8 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.41%) Stata
8 2 (0.27%) Mathcad
9 1 (0.14%) 3ds Max
9 1 (0.14%) Abaqus
9 1 (0.14%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.14%) Blender
9 1 (0.14%) GNU Octave
9 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (1.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.22%) SAP FS
3 3 (0.41%) SAP CX
4 1 (0.14%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 76 (10.30%) Power Platform
2 48 (6.50%) AWS
3 38 (5.15%) Azure
4 37 (5.01%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (2.71%) GitHub
6 19 (2.57%) GCP
7 16 (2.17%) SaaS
8 14 (1.90%) Boomi
8 14 (1.90%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 12 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
10 10 (1.36%) IaaS
10 10 (1.36%) PaaS
11 8 (1.08%) Serverless
12 6 (0.81%) Snowflake
13 4 (0.54%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.54%) PowerApps
14 3 (0.41%) AWS Lambda
14 3 (0.41%) Dynamics 365
14 3 (0.41%) OpenShift
14 3 (0.41%) Oracle CX
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.63%) Multicast
2 6 (0.81%) DNS
2 6 (0.81%) TCP/IP
2 6 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (0.68%) Software-Defined Radio
4 4 (0.54%) HTTP
4 4 (0.54%) SMTP
4 4 (0.54%) VLAN
4 4 (0.54%) VPN
5 2 (0.27%) DHCP
5 2 (0.27%) Firewall
5 2 (0.27%) LAN
5 2 (0.27%) VoIP
5 2 (0.27%) WAN
6 1 (0.14%) Broadband
6 1 (0.14%) Internet
6 1 (0.14%) Mobile Broadband
6 1 (0.14%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.14%) TCAP
6 1 (0.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (10.30%) Power BI
2 67 (9.08%) Tableau
3 20 (2.71%) Data Mining
4 16 (2.17%) SQL Server
5 15 (2.03%) Data Lake
6 12 (1.63%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (1.63%) NoSQL
7 10 (1.36%) Big Data
8 9 (1.22%) Hadoop
8 9 (1.22%) Relational Database
9 7 (0.95%) MongoDB
9 7 (0.95%) Redis
10 6 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (0.81%) Power Query
11 4 (0.54%) MySQL
12 3 (0.41%) Apache Hive
12 3 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.41%) Metadata
12 3 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.27%) Impala
Development Applications
1 26 (3.52%) JIRA
2 19 (2.57%) Git
3 10 (1.36%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.54%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.54%) Selenium
4 4 (0.54%) SpecFlow
5 3 (0.41%) GitLab
5 3 (0.41%) Rational Rhapsody
6 2 (0.27%) MLflow
6 2 (0.27%) Plastic SCM
6 2 (0.27%) TestRail
7 1 (0.14%) Gradle
7 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 234 (31.71%) Social Skills
2 208 (28.18%) Finance
3 195 (26.42%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (9.08%) Banking
4 67 (9.08%) Manufacturing
5 65 (8.81%) Marketing
6 61 (8.27%) Games
7 58 (7.86%) Law
8 48 (6.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 41 (5.56%) Financial Institution
10 39 (5.28%) Legal
10 39 (5.28%) Retail
11 35 (4.74%) Organisational Skills
12 33 (4.47%) Electronics
13 31 (4.20%) French Language
14 30 (4.07%) Dutch Language
15 28 (3.79%) Presentation Skills
16 21 (2.85%) Front Office
17 15 (2.03%) Advertising
17 15 (2.03%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 123 (16.67%) Senior
2 111 (15.04%) Analyst
3 78 (10.57%) Trainer
4 58 (7.86%) Developer
5 54 (7.32%) Support Engineer
6 51 (6.91%) Technical Support
7 48 (6.50%) Data Analyst
7 48 (6.50%) Software Engineer
8 42 (5.69%) Technical Engineer
8 42 (5.69%) Technical Support Engineer
9 41 (5.56%) Systems Engineer
10 32 (4.34%) Architect
11 31 (4.20%) IT Architect
12 30 (4.07%) Data Scientist
12 30 (4.07%) Lead
13 27 (3.66%) IT Support
14 22 (2.98%) Mathematician
15 21 (2.85%) 1st Line Support
15 21 (2.85%) C++ Software Engineer
15 21 (2.85%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (4.47%) .NET
2 21 (2.85%) React
3 19 (2.57%) FIX Protocol
4 18 (2.44%) PyTorch
5 17 (2.30%) CSS
6 14 (1.90%) HTML
6 14 (1.90%) Vue
7 12 (1.63%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 12 (1.63%) Kafka
7 12 (1.63%) pytest
7 12 (1.63%) REST
8 11 (1.49%) TensorFlow
9 10 (1.36%) AngularJS
9 10 (1.36%) Blazor
9 10 (1.36%) Web Services
9 10 (1.36%) WPF
10 9 (1.22%) Java Concurrency
11 8 (1.08%) OpenGL
11 8 (1.08%) Pandas
11 8 (1.08%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 80 (10.84%) Algorithms
2 66 (8.94%) Self-Motivation
3 61 (8.27%) Driving Licence
4 44 (5.96%) Enterprise Software
5 37 (5.01%) Data Structures
6 36 (4.88%) Analytical Mindset
7 29 (3.93%) Derivative
7 29 (3.93%) Equities
8 26 (3.52%) Cloud Native
9 22 (2.98%) Onboarding
10 18 (2.44%) Renewable Energy
11 17 (2.30%) Fixed Income
12 16 (2.17%) Management Information System
13 14 (1.90%) Credit Risk
13 14 (1.90%) Distributed Systems
13 14 (1.90%) e-Learning
14 12 (1.63%) FMCG
15 10 (1.36%) 3D Graphics
15 10 (1.36%) Blockchain
15 10 (1.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 42 (5.69%) Linux
2 37 (5.01%) Windows
3 8 (1.08%) Unix
4 6 (0.81%) Android
4 6 (0.81%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.27%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.27%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.14%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 246 (33.33%) AI
2 203 (27.51%) Physics
3 187 (25.34%) Problem-Solving
4 185 (25.07%) Computer Science
5 147 (19.92%) Analytics
6 119 (16.12%) Machine Learning
7 118 (15.99%) Data Science
8 112 (15.18%) Statistics
9 109 (14.77%) Business Intelligence
10 102 (13.82%) Data Analysis
11 88 (11.92%) Business Strategy
11 88 (11.92%) Software Engineering
12 76 (10.30%) Decision-Making
13 75 (10.16%) Conversational UI
14 73 (9.89%) Risk Management
15 72 (9.76%) Statistical Modelling
16 71 (9.62%) Agile
17 65 (8.81%) Continuous Improvement
18 61 (8.27%) Customer Service
19 60 (8.13%) Economics
Programming Languages
1 243 (32.93%) Python
2 116 (15.72%) SQL
3 63 (8.54%) C#
4 55 (7.45%) C++
5 44 (5.96%) Java
6 31 (4.20%) R
7 24 (3.25%) C
7 24 (3.25%) MATLAB
8 22 (2.98%) JavaScript
9 14 (1.90%) Scala
10 10 (1.36%) VBA
11 8 (1.08%) Bash
11 8 (1.08%) PL/SQL
11 8 (1.08%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 5 (0.68%) Rust
14 4 (0.54%) Fortran
15 3 (0.41%) Assembly Language
15 3 (0.41%) F#
15 3 (0.41%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 502 (68.02%) Degree
2 151 (20.46%) Master's Degree
3 128 (17.34%) PhD
4 86 (11.65%) Security Cleared
5 68 (9.21%) Numerate Degree
6 57 (7.72%) BPSS Clearance
7 53 (7.18%) SC Cleared
8 41 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
9 25 (3.39%) DV Cleared
10 18 (2.44%) HNC
11 16 (2.17%) DBS Check
12 11 (1.49%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (1.08%) RIBA
14 7 (0.95%) MBA
15 6 (0.81%) PMI Certification
15 6 (0.81%) Postgraduate
16 5 (0.68%) A+ Certification
17 4 (0.54%) ACCA
17 4 (0.54%) MCP
17 4 (0.54%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (6.10%) Data Quality
2 22 (2.98%) QA
3 11 (1.49%) IFRS
4 9 (1.22%) IFRS 17
4 9 (1.22%) Solvency II
5 8 (1.08%) GDPR
5 8 (1.08%) PMO
6 6 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.81%) SLA
7 5 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.54%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.27%) IFRS 9
9 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 1 (0.14%) CDISC
10 1 (0.14%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.14%) DICOM
10 1 (0.14%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.14%) HL7
10 1 (0.14%) SNOMED CT
10 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (2.98%) Docker
2 16 (2.17%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.54%) Firmware
4 2 (0.27%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (1.90%) Terraform
2 7 (0.95%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.54%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.27%) FTK
4 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 125 (16.94%) Microsoft
2 75 (10.16%) PayPal
3 44 (5.96%) SAP
4 36 (4.88%) Alteryx
5 30 (4.07%) Bloomberg
6 18 (2.44%) Oracle
7 15 (2.03%) Adobe
8 14 (1.90%) Dell
8 14 (1.90%) MuleSoft
8 14 (1.90%) Salesforce
9 10 (1.36%) Siemens
10 9 (1.22%) Databricks
10 9 (1.22%) Duck Creek
10 9 (1.22%) Google
10 9 (1.22%) Guidewire
11 7 (0.95%) Facebook
11 7 (0.95%) Zoho
12 5 (0.68%) BT
13 4 (0.54%) IBM
14 3 (0.41%) Sage