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 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 182 93 121
Rank change year-on-year -89 +28 -32
Permanent jobs citing Mathematics 703 1,386 1,258
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.34% 2.89% 2.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.65% 3.18% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 319 579 711
10th Percentile £25,250 £28,160 £25,200
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% -5.17% -3.33%
75th Percentile £88,125 £74,443 £85,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £106,000 £140,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%

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 42,676 43,550 44,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.20% 90.77% 89.80%
Number of salaries quoted 25,628 21,301 34,459
10th Percentile £28,697 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £98,750
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 13 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 13 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 +1 239 £102,500 +41.38% 105
South East -26 142 £52,500 -4.55% 165
North of England -81 119 £40,000 -0.25% 133
Midlands -60 83 £36,250 -14.71% 68
South West -61 71 £40,127 -23.71% 71
North West -50 54 £54,500 +35.91% 70
East of England -22 49 £43,750 -27.08% 81
West Midlands -59 46 £31,000 -22.50% 29
Yorkshire -81 44 £32,500 +26.83% 46
East Midlands -21 37 £75,000 +76.47% 38
North East +8 21 £40,000 -13.39% 19
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 13 (1.85%) SAS
2 12 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.28%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.85%) Jupyter
5 5 (0.71%) IIS
6 3 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.14%) CMS
7 1 (0.14%) Confluence
Applications
1 112 (15.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (9.39%) Microsoft Office
3 54 (7.68%) Chatbot
4 24 (3.41%) Maya
5 19 (2.70%) Simulink
6 8 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.43%) Stata
8 1 (0.14%) Abaqus
8 1 (0.14%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.14%) GNU Octave
8 1 (0.14%) Mathcad
8 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.28%) SAP FS
3 3 (0.43%) SAP CX
4 1 (0.14%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 75 (10.67%) Power Platform
2 47 (6.69%) AWS
3 36 (5.12%) Azure
4 35 (4.98%) Microsoft 365
5 23 (3.27%) GitHub
6 19 (2.70%) GCP
7 18 (2.56%) SaaS
8 14 (1.99%) Boomi
8 14 (1.99%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 12 (1.71%) Cloud Computing
10 9 (1.28%) IaaS
10 9 (1.28%) PaaS
11 6 (0.85%) Serverless
11 6 (0.85%) Snowflake
12 4 (0.57%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.57%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.43%) Dynamics 365
13 3 (0.43%) Google Workspace
13 3 (0.43%) Oracle CX
14 2 (0.28%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.99%) Multicast
2 7 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (0.85%) DNS
3 6 (0.85%) TCP/IP
4 5 (0.71%) Software-Defined Radio
5 4 (0.57%) HTTP
5 4 (0.57%) SMTP
5 4 (0.57%) VPN
6 3 (0.43%) VLAN
7 2 (0.28%) DHCP
7 2 (0.28%) Firewall
7 2 (0.28%) LAN
7 2 (0.28%) WAN
8 1 (0.14%) Broadband
8 1 (0.14%) Internet
8 1 (0.14%) Mobile Broadband
8 1 (0.14%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.14%) TCAP
8 1 (0.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (10.67%) Power BI
2 67 (9.53%) Tableau
3 19 (2.70%) Data Mining
4 17 (2.42%) SQL Server
5 16 (2.28%) Data Lake
6 11 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.56%) NoSQL
7 9 (1.28%) Big Data
7 9 (1.28%) Hadoop
8 8 (1.14%) MongoDB
8 8 (1.14%) Redis
9 7 (1.00%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (0.85%) Power Query
11 4 (0.57%) MySQL
12 3 (0.43%) Apache Hive
12 3 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.43%) Metadata
12 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.28%) Impala
Development Applications
1 27 (3.84%) JIRA
2 21 (2.99%) Git
3 13 (1.85%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.57%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.57%) Selenium
4 4 (0.57%) SpecFlow
5 3 (0.43%) GitLab
5 3 (0.43%) Rational Rhapsody
6 2 (0.28%) MLflow
6 2 (0.28%) Plastic SCM
6 2 (0.28%) TestRail
7 1 (0.14%) Gradle
7 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 226 (32.15%) Social Skills
2 200 (28.45%) Finance
3 191 (27.17%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (10.10%) Banking
5 64 (9.10%) Manufacturing
6 62 (8.82%) Marketing
7 58 (8.25%) Games
8 54 (7.68%) Law
9 51 (7.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 40 (5.69%) Financial Institution
11 37 (5.26%) Retail
12 36 (5.12%) Legal
13 35 (4.98%) Organisational Skills
14 33 (4.69%) Electronics
15 30 (4.27%) French Language
16 29 (4.13%) Dutch Language
17 28 (3.98%) Presentation Skills
18 20 (2.84%) Front Office
19 16 (2.28%) Military
20 15 (2.13%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 127 (18.07%) Senior
2 111 (15.79%) Analyst
3 57 (8.11%) Developer
3 57 (8.11%) Trainer
4 53 (7.54%) Support Engineer
5 50 (7.11%) Software Engineer
6 49 (6.97%) Technical Support
7 48 (6.83%) Data Analyst
8 43 (6.12%) Systems Engineer
9 39 (5.55%) Technical Engineer
9 39 (5.55%) Technical Support Engineer
10 31 (4.41%) Architect
11 30 (4.27%) IT Architect
11 30 (4.27%) Lead
12 27 (3.84%) Data Scientist
13 25 (3.56%) IT Support
14 23 (3.27%) C++ Software Engineer
15 22 (3.13%) Mathematician
16 21 (2.99%) Trainee
17 20 (2.84%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (4.69%) .NET
2 21 (2.99%) FIX Protocol
2 21 (2.99%) PyTorch
2 21 (2.99%) React
3 16 (2.28%) CSS
4 15 (2.13%) Vue
5 14 (1.99%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 14 (1.99%) pytest
6 12 (1.71%) HTML
6 12 (1.71%) TensorFlow
7 11 (1.56%) AngularJS
7 11 (1.56%) Kafka
7 11 (1.56%) REST
8 10 (1.42%) WPF
9 9 (1.28%) Blazor
9 9 (1.28%) Java Concurrency
9 9 (1.28%) Web Services
10 8 (1.14%) Node.js
10 8 (1.14%) PySpark
11 7 (1.00%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 79 (11.24%) Algorithms
2 62 (8.82%) Self-Motivation
3 57 (8.11%) Driving Licence
4 43 (6.12%) Enterprise Software
5 36 (5.12%) Analytical Mindset
5 36 (5.12%) Data Structures
6 31 (4.41%) Derivative
7 29 (4.13%) Equities
8 26 (3.70%) Cloud Native
9 22 (3.13%) Onboarding
10 20 (2.84%) Fixed Income
11 18 (2.56%) Renewable Energy
12 17 (2.42%) Management Information System
13 14 (1.99%) Credit Risk
14 13 (1.85%) Distributed Systems
14 13 (1.85%) e-Learning
15 12 (1.71%) FMCG
16 11 (1.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 10 (1.42%) 3D Graphics
17 10 (1.42%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 41 (5.83%) Linux
2 36 (5.12%) Windows
3 8 (1.14%) Unix
4 7 (1.00%) Android
5 3 (0.43%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.14%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (32.15%) AI
2 188 (26.74%) Physics
3 186 (26.46%) Computer Science
4 181 (25.75%) Problem-Solving
5 143 (20.34%) Analytics
6 116 (16.50%) Machine Learning
7 115 (16.36%) Data Science
8 106 (15.08%) Business Intelligence
8 106 (15.08%) Statistics
9 97 (13.80%) Data Analysis
10 88 (12.52%) Software Engineering
11 86 (12.23%) Business Strategy
12 75 (10.67%) Decision-Making
13 73 (10.38%) Agile
14 71 (10.10%) Risk Management
15 70 (9.96%) Statistical Modelling
16 60 (8.53%) Continuous Improvement
16 60 (8.53%) Cybersecurity
16 60 (8.53%) Economics
17 59 (8.39%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 243 (34.57%) Python
2 113 (16.07%) SQL
3 62 (8.82%) C#
4 58 (8.25%) C++
5 43 (6.12%) Java
6 28 (3.98%) R
7 26 (3.70%) MATLAB
8 24 (3.41%) C
9 22 (3.13%) JavaScript
10 13 (1.85%) Scala
11 11 (1.56%) VBA
12 8 (1.14%) Bash
12 8 (1.14%) PL/SQL
13 6 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 6 (0.85%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.71%) Rust
15 4 (0.57%) Fortran
16 3 (0.43%) Assembly Language
16 3 (0.43%) Objective-C
16 3 (0.43%) Swift
Qualifications
1 476 (67.71%) Degree
2 123 (17.50%) Master's Degree
3 106 (15.08%) PhD
4 83 (11.81%) Security Cleared
5 67 (9.53%) Numerate Degree
6 58 (8.25%) BPSS Clearance
7 54 (7.68%) SC Cleared
8 39 (5.55%) Computer Science Degree
9 24 (3.41%) DV Cleared
10 18 (2.56%) HNC
11 16 (2.28%) DBS Check
12 11 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (1.00%) MBA
13 7 (1.00%) RIBA
14 5 (0.71%) A+ Certification
14 5 (0.71%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.71%) Postgraduate
15 4 (0.57%) ACCA
15 4 (0.57%) ISEB
15 4 (0.57%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (6.26%) Data Quality
2 25 (3.56%) QA
3 11 (1.56%) IFRS
4 9 (1.28%) IFRS 17
4 9 (1.28%) Solvency II
5 8 (1.14%) PMO
6 7 (1.00%) GDPR
7 6 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.85%) SLA
8 5 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.57%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.28%) IFRS 9
11 1 (0.14%) Def Stans
11 1 (0.14%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.14%) IEC 61508
11 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (3.13%) Docker
2 13 (1.85%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.57%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (1.99%) Terraform
2 5 (0.71%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.57%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.28%) FTK
4 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 118 (16.79%) Microsoft
2 54 (7.68%) PayPal
3 39 (5.55%) SAP
4 36 (5.12%) Alteryx
5 30 (4.27%) Bloomberg
6 18 (2.56%) Oracle
7 15 (2.13%) Adobe
8 14 (1.99%) Dell
8 14 (1.99%) MuleSoft
8 14 (1.99%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.85%) Siemens
10 9 (1.28%) Databricks
10 9 (1.28%) Duck Creek
10 9 (1.28%) Google
10 9 (1.28%) Guidewire
11 8 (1.14%) Zoho
12 7 (1.00%) Facebook
13 5 (0.71%) BT
14 3 (0.43%) IBM
14 3 (0.43%) Sage