Mathematics Job Trends in Wales

Mathematics (Maths)
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Mathematics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 63 66
Rank change year-on-year +1 +3 +6
Permanent jobs citing Mathematics 10 19 26
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.96% 2.17% 2.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.27% 2.58% 3.01%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 17
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £24,950 £31,250 £23,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,700 £32,500 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.62% +35.42% -24.31%
75th Percentile £45,000 £33,750 £50,000
90th Percentile - - £52,884
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 789 737 863
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 75.50% 84.32% 89.90%
Number of salaries quoted 534 353 640
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 £49,104 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +3.38% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £61,063
90th Percentile £78,068 £75,000 £72,433
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Mathematics job vacancy trend in Wales

Mathematics
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Mathematics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Mathematics

Mathematics
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mathematics in Wales over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Mathematics in Wales

Mathematics
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics within the Wales region over the 6 months to 14 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
South Wales +9 10 £32,700 +0.62% 10
Mathematics
UK

Mathematics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (20.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (30.00%) Tableau
2 2 (20.00%) Data Mining
2 2 (20.00%) Power BI
3 1 (10.00%) Spotfire
General
1 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (20.00%) Finance
5 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Analyst
2 3 (30.00%) Data Analyst
2 3 (30.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Infrastructure Support
2 3 (30.00%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Support Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Trainee
4 1 (10.00%) Junior
4 1 (10.00%) Junior Support Technician
4 1 (10.00%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 6 (60.00%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (40.00%) Anti-Spyware
3 2 (20.00%) Onboarding
3 2 (20.00%) PMI
4 1 (10.00%) Algorithms
4 1 (10.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Benchmarking
1 4 (40.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 4 (40.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 4 (40.00%) Server Monitoring
1 4 (40.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 4 (40.00%) Time Management
2 3 (30.00%) Analytics
2 3 (30.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (30.00%) Data Science
2 3 (30.00%) Machine Learning
3 2 (20.00%) AI
3 2 (20.00%) Business Analysis
3 2 (20.00%) Data Analytics
3 2 (20.00%) Data Cleansing
3 2 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (20.00%) Information Security
3 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (20.00%) Quality Management
3 2 (20.00%) Workflow
4 1 (10.00%) Predictive Analytics
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) Python
1 4 (40.00%) SQL
2 1 (10.00%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (20.00%) Degree
1 2 (20.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (10.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) GMP
1 2 (20.00%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) TIBCO