Mathematics Job Trends in the South West

Mathematics (Maths)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Mathematics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 45 111
Rank change year-on-year -68 +66 -32
Permanent jobs citing Mathematics 70 185 112
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.37% 4.45% 2.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.92% 5.20% 2.65%
Number of salaries quoted 33 124 63
10th Percentile £25,353 £28,160 £16,600
25th Percentile £28,000 £42,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,127 £52,600 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.71% -12.33% -5.88%
75th Percentile £47,652 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £66,750 £72,360
England median annual salary £54,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -4.17%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,650 3,558 4,229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 71.58% 85.65% 89.60%
Number of salaries quoted 2,502 1,781 3,194
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +2.94%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,627
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Mathematics job vacancy trend in the South West

Mathematics
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Mathematics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mathematics in the South West over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Mathematics in the South West

Mathematics
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics within the South West region over the 6 months to 15 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
Wiltshire +28 21 £40,792 -25.83% 9
Somerset -8 15 £28,000 -55.20% 22
Bristol -59 15 £60,000 - 17
Gloucestershire -8 10 £40,064 -18.10% 15
Devon +6 9 £36,500 -59.44% 8
Mathematics
England

Mathematics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 (2.86%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (2.86%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (4.29%) Chatbot
2 2 (2.86%) Simulink
3 1 (1.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 10 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.86%) Azure
2 2 (2.86%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.43%) AWS
3 1 (1.43%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (1.43%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (8.57%) DNS
2 4 (5.71%) HTTP
2 4 (5.71%) SMTP
2 4 (5.71%) Software-Defined Radio
2 4 (5.71%) TCP/IP
3 2 (2.86%) DHCP
3 2 (2.86%) LAN
3 2 (2.86%) VLAN
3 2 (2.86%) VPN
3 2 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.43%) Big Data
1 1 (1.43%) ClickHouse
1 1 (1.43%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 8 (11.43%) Git
2 3 (4.29%) GitLab
3 2 (2.86%) JIRA
General
1 33 (47.14%) Social Skills
2 20 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (22.86%) Finance
4 9 (12.86%) Manufacturing
4 9 (12.86%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (5.71%) Aeronautics
5 4 (5.71%) Aerospace
5 4 (5.71%) Electronics
5 4 (5.71%) Legal
5 4 (5.71%) Military
6 3 (4.29%) Law
6 3 (4.29%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (2.86%) Brand Awareness
7 2 (2.86%) Humanities
7 2 (2.86%) Social Science
8 1 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.43%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 13 (18.57%) Systems Engineer
2 8 (11.43%) Analyst
2 8 (11.43%) IT Support
2 8 (11.43%) Software Engineer
3 7 (10.00%) Mathematician
3 7 (10.00%) Support Analyst
3 7 (10.00%) Technical Analyst
3 7 (10.00%) Technical Support
3 7 (10.00%) Technical Support Analyst
4 6 (8.57%) 1st Line Support
4 6 (8.57%) Trainer
5 5 (7.14%) Support Engineer
6 4 (5.71%) C++ Software Engineer
6 4 (5.71%) Embedded Engineer
6 4 (5.71%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 4 (5.71%) Python Engineer
6 4 (5.71%) Python Software Engineer
7 3 (4.29%) 1st Line Engineer
7 3 (4.29%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
7 3 (4.29%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.71%) CSS
2 1 (1.43%) PyTorch
2 1 (1.43%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 12 (17.14%) e-Learning
2 9 (12.86%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (7.14%) Algorithms
3 5 (7.14%) Management Information System
3 5 (7.14%) NHS
4 4 (5.71%) Driving Licence
4 4 (5.71%) Embedded Systems
4 4 (5.71%) GNSS
4 4 (5.71%) Satnav
5 3 (4.29%) Cyberattack
5 3 (4.29%) LIMS
6 2 (2.86%) Client/Server
7 1 (1.43%) Data Structures
7 1 (1.43%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 10 (14.29%) Windows
2 5 (7.14%) Linux
3 2 (2.86%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (30.00%) Physics
1 21 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (22.86%) Innovative Thinking
3 13 (18.57%) Customer Service
4 12 (17.14%) Mathematical Modelling
4 12 (17.14%) Software Engineering
4 12 (17.14%) Trend Analysis
5 10 (14.29%) AI
6 9 (12.86%) Mentoring
7 8 (11.43%) Asset Management
7 8 (11.43%) Computer Science
7 8 (11.43%) Process Improvement
8 7 (10.00%) Project Management
9 6 (8.57%) Collaborative Working
9 6 (8.57%) Systems Engineering
10 5 (7.14%) Coaching
10 5 (7.14%) Machine Learning
10 5 (7.14%) Validation
11 4 (5.71%) Continuous Improvement
11 4 (5.71%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 10 (14.29%) Python
2 9 (12.86%) C++
3 8 (11.43%) C#
4 4 (5.71%) C
4 4 (5.71%) Rust
5 2 (2.86%) SQL
6 1 (1.43%) Java
Qualifications
1 37 (52.86%) Degree
2 24 (34.29%) Security Cleared
3 20 (28.57%) SC Cleared
4 18 (25.71%) DV Cleared
5 9 (12.86%) Master's Degree
6 5 (7.14%) PhD
7 4 (5.71%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (4.29%) ECDL
9 2 (2.86%) DBS Check
9 2 (2.86%) MCP
9 2 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (1.43%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (1.43%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.86%) QA
System Software
1 4 (5.71%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.86%) FTK
1 2 (2.86%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 18 (25.71%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.29%) PayPal
3 2 (2.86%) Google
3 2 (2.86%) IBM