Mathematics Jobs

Mathematics (Maths)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Mathematics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Mathematics over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 94 32 123
Rank change year-on-year -62 +91 +31
Permanent jobs citing Mathematics 2,949 6,542 5,375
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.72% 7.03% 3.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.28% 7.36% 3.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,428 974 1,698
10th Percentile £20,645 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,957 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.27% +4.17% +20.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £92,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £115,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £45,196 £45,900
% change year-on-year -11.50% -1.53% -3.37%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Mathematics is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 89,994 88,841 164,871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.98% 95.43% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 62,089 53,798 83,455
10th Percentile £29,500 £33,848 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Mathematics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Mathematics in the UK

Mathematics
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Mathematics.

Salary trend for Mathematics in the UK

Mathematics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mathematics over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Mathematics in the UK

Mathematics
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 2024. 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
England -64 2,525 £42,500 -32.00% 1,918
UK excluding London -71 2,201 £40,000 -11.50% 1,435
Work from Home +35 744 £50,000 -20.00% 309
London +14 691 £70,000 -15.15% 441
South East -34 673 £45,000 -10.00% 345
Midlands -35 521 £28,000 -26.32% 310
West Midlands -25 349 £30,000 -23.08% 154
Scotland -27 324 £52,500 +10.53% 22
North of England -127 316 £32,815 -22.79% 397
South West -103 200 £50,000 -28.57% 263
East Midlands -47 172 £27,750 +15.63% 158
North West -135 152 £37,500 -42.31% 210
Yorkshire -75 129 £32,500 -18.75% 143
East of England -111 120 £30,500 -49.17% 172
Wales -41 42 £42,500 +31.38% 18
North East -83 35 £30,000 -20.00% 51
Northern Ireland -4 5 £70,000 - 9
Channel Islands - 1 £67,500 - 1

Mathematics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 65 (2.20%) SAS
2 39 (1.32%) Apache Spark
3 18 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
4 17 (0.58%) Cloud Foundry
5 11 (0.37%) Confluence
6 10 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
6 10 (0.34%) CMS
7 8 (0.27%) Apache
7 8 (0.27%) SharePoint
8 6 (0.20%) Drupal
9 5 (0.17%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 4 (0.14%) Moodle
10 4 (0.14%) Site Server
11 3 (0.10%) Tomcat
12 2 (0.068%) Jupyter
12 2 (0.068%) Luigi
12 2 (0.068%) WordPress
Applications
1 248 (8.41%) Microsoft Office
2 210 (7.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 40 (1.36%) Simulink
4 35 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 28 (0.95%) AutoCAD
6 19 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
7 13 (0.44%) SPSS
8 10 (0.34%) GNU Octave
9 7 (0.24%) MS Visio
10 5 (0.17%) Stateflow
11 4 (0.14%) Revit
11 4 (0.14%) Solid Edge
11 4 (0.14%) SOLIDWORKS
12 2 (0.068%) Adobe XD
12 2 (0.068%) Microsoft Project
13 1 (0.034%) Adobe Creative Suite
13 1 (0.034%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.24%) NEC Housing
3 4 (0.14%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.14%) SAP ERP
3 4 (0.14%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.068%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.034%) Maximo
5 1 (0.034%) ProductWriter
5 1 (0.034%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.034%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.034%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 358 (12.14%) AWS
2 167 (5.66%) Azure
3 160 (5.43%) Power Platform
4 75 (2.54%) GCP
5 74 (2.51%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (0.92%) GitHub
7 24 (0.81%) SaaS
8 20 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
9 17 (0.58%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (0.44%) Cloud Computing
11 12 (0.41%) Google Gemini
11 12 (0.41%) Serverless
12 10 (0.34%) AWS Lambda
13 9 (0.31%) Entra ID
13 9 (0.31%) Power Automate
13 9 (0.31%) PowerApps
14 7 (0.24%) Amazon EKS
14 7 (0.24%) Azure Data Factory
14 7 (0.24%) Google Workspace
14 7 (0.24%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 73 (2.48%) Wireless
2 21 (0.71%) Firewall
3 20 (0.68%) Internet
4 19 (0.64%) TCP/IP
4 19 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (0.58%) Kerberos
6 14 (0.47%) LAN
7 12 (0.41%) Broadband
8 11 (0.37%) Network Security
9 7 (0.24%) Link 16
9 7 (0.24%) VPN
10 6 (0.20%) 5G
10 6 (0.20%) VLAN
10 6 (0.20%) VoIP
11 5 (0.17%) Intranet
11 5 (0.17%) Unified Communications
11 5 (0.17%) WAN
12 4 (0.14%) 3GPP
12 4 (0.14%) DNS
12 4 (0.14%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 301 (10.21%) Tableau
2 151 (5.12%) Power BI
3 89 (3.02%) SQL Server
4 71 (2.41%) NoSQL
5 43 (1.46%) Data Mining
6 40 (1.36%) Big Data
7 39 (1.32%) MySQL
8 34 (1.15%) Hadoop
9 31 (1.05%) Elasticsearch
10 27 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
11 25 (0.85%) Data Lake
12 24 (0.81%) Redis
13 23 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
13 23 (0.78%) Relational Database
14 18 (0.61%) Amazon QuickSight
14 18 (0.61%) Geospatial Data
15 17 (0.58%) Amazon Aurora
15 17 (0.58%) CockroachDB
16 14 (0.47%) Apache Ignite
16 14 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 261 (8.85%) Git
2 27 (0.92%) JIRA
2 27 (0.92%) Subversion
3 23 (0.78%) CMake
4 21 (0.71%) Visual Studio
5 12 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 10 (0.34%) Team Foundation Server
7 9 (0.31%) Jenkins
8 8 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
8 8 (0.27%) TestRail
9 6 (0.20%) Bitbucket
10 5 (0.17%) Eclipse
10 5 (0.17%) GitLab
10 5 (0.17%) Xcode
11 4 (0.14%) Katalon Studio
11 4 (0.14%) Postman
11 4 (0.14%) Robot Framework
12 3 (0.10%) gulp
12 3 (0.10%) PostCSS
12 3 (0.10%) Sourcetree
General
1 1,251 (42.42%) Social Skills
2 713 (24.18%) Analytical Skills
3 626 (21.23%) Finance
4 498 (16.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 460 (15.60%) Retail
6 412 (13.97%) Presentation Skills
7 303 (10.27%) Marketing
8 285 (9.66%) Law
9 228 (7.73%) Organisational Skills
10 137 (4.65%) Financial Institution
11 130 (4.41%) Influencing Skills
12 120 (4.07%) Games
13 97 (3.29%) Legal
14 96 (3.26%) Banking
15 79 (2.68%) Investment Banking
16 78 (2.64%) Electronics
17 75 (2.54%) Military
18 73 (2.48%) Manufacturing
19 67 (2.27%) Local Government
20 66 (2.24%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 600 (20.35%) Senior
2 597 (20.24%) Analyst
3 305 (10.34%) Software Engineer
4 246 (8.34%) Data Scientist
5 231 (7.83%) Data Analyst
6 222 (7.53%) Developer
7 208 (7.05%) Senior Analyst
8 176 (5.97%) Lead
9 151 (5.12%) Engineering Manager
9 151 (5.12%) Software Engineering Manager
10 139 (4.71%) Graduate
11 124 (4.20%) Product Analyst
11 124 (4.20%) Sales Analyst
12 113 (3.83%) Senior Data Analyst
13 90 (3.05%) Senior Software Engineer
14 88 (2.98%) Senior Data Scientist
15 78 (2.64%) IT Support
16 67 (2.27%) Systems Engineer
17 66 (2.24%) Senior Manager
18 59 (2.00%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 127 (4.31%) .NET
2 121 (4.10%) Pandas
3 90 (3.05%) TensorFlow
4 86 (2.92%) NumPy
5 74 (2.51%) Spring
6 68 (2.31%) Kafka
7 58 (1.97%) HTML
8 57 (1.93%) scikit-learn
9 54 (1.83%) PySpark
9 54 (1.83%) RESTful
10 50 (1.70%) Spring Boot
11 46 (1.56%) PyTorch
12 42 (1.42%) Qt
13 40 (1.36%) XML
14 38 (1.29%) CSS
15 35 (1.19%) React
16 27 (0.92%) REST
17 24 (0.81%) HTML5
17 24 (0.81%) WPF
18 20 (0.68%) OpenMP
Miscellaneous
1 492 (16.68%) Algorithms
2 304 (10.31%) Onboarding
3 232 (7.87%) Cloud Native
4 159 (5.39%) Self-Motivation
5 96 (3.26%) Driving Licence
5 96 (3.26%) Management Information System
6 59 (2.00%) Market Risk
7 52 (1.76%) Data Structures
8 49 (1.66%) Distributed Applications
9 48 (1.63%) Analytical Mindset
10 43 (1.46%) Greenfield Project
11 34 (1.15%) CUDA
12 33 (1.12%) STB
13 30 (1.02%) Life Science
14 27 (0.92%) Housing Association
14 27 (0.92%) Renewable Energy
15 26 (0.88%) PMI
16 22 (0.75%) FPGA
17 21 (0.71%) CCTV
17 21 (0.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 204 (6.92%) Linux
2 162 (5.49%) Windows
3 50 (1.70%) Unix
4 49 (1.66%) Android
5 38 (1.29%) Apple iOS
6 28 (0.95%) Windows 10
7 15 (0.51%) Ubuntu
8 11 (0.37%) Embedded Linux
8 11 (0.37%) Mac OS
9 9 (0.31%) Debian
10 7 (0.24%) CentOS
11 5 (0.17%) SUSE
11 5 (0.17%) Windows Server
11 5 (0.17%) Windows Vista
12 4 (0.14%) Windows 7
13 3 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
14 2 (0.068%) FreeRTOS
14 2 (0.068%) Windows 8
14 2 (0.068%) Windows Server 2016
15 1 (0.034%) Scientific Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,182 (40.08%) Problem-Solving
2 1,056 (35.81%) Computer Science
3 678 (22.99%) Data Analysis
3 678 (22.99%) Software Engineering
4 532 (18.04%) Physics
5 487 (16.51%) Customer Service
5 487 (16.51%) Statistics
6 469 (15.90%) Mentoring
7 452 (15.33%) Analytics
8 449 (15.23%) Agile
9 426 (14.45%) Decision-Making
10 420 (14.24%) Data Science
11 343 (11.63%) Machine Learning
12 338 (11.46%) Visualisation
13 287 (9.73%) Artificial Intelligence
14 265 (8.99%) Coaching
15 250 (8.48%) Actionable Insight
16 223 (7.56%) Mechatronics
17 213 (7.22%) SDLC
18 199 (6.75%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 862 (29.23%) Python
2 633 (21.46%) SQL
3 278 (9.43%) Java
4 269 (9.12%) C++
5 241 (8.17%) C#
6 232 (7.87%) C
7 129 (4.37%) R
8 114 (3.87%) JavaScript
9 100 (3.39%) MATLAB
10 73 (2.48%) Fortran
11 58 (1.97%) VBA
12 48 (1.63%) Bash
13 38 (1.29%) Embedded C
14 34 (1.15%) TypeScript
15 28 (0.95%) Go
16 24 (0.81%) Haskell
17 23 (0.78%) PowerShell
18 18 (0.61%) T-SQL
19 15 (0.51%) GLSL
20 14 (0.47%) PHP
Qualifications
1 1,820 (61.72%) Degree
2 301 (10.21%) Master's Degree
3 269 (9.12%) HNC
4 227 (7.70%) DBS Check
5 224 (7.60%) PhD
6 219 (7.43%) Computer Science Degree
7 201 (6.82%) Security Cleared
8 97 (3.29%) Numerate Degree
9 59 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
10 57 (1.93%) SC Cleared
11 42 (1.42%) HND
12 38 (1.29%) DV Cleared
13 32 (1.09%) PMI Certification
14 17 (0.58%) MBA
14 17 (0.58%) NVQ Level 3
15 15 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
16 12 (0.41%) Azure Certification
17 11 (0.37%) CCNA
17 11 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
18 10 (0.34%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (3.46%) QA
2 82 (2.78%) Data Quality
3 40 (1.36%) GDPR
4 34 (1.15%) SLA
5 31 (1.05%) ISO 9001
6 30 (1.02%) Accessibility
7 21 (0.71%) CDISC
8 15 (0.51%) ISO 9002
9 14 (0.47%) Good Clinical Practice
9 14 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 12 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 10 (0.34%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 9 (0.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 9 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
13 8 (0.27%) PMO
14 5 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (0.17%) NIST
15 4 (0.14%) GRC
15 4 (0.14%) ISO 14001
15 4 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 51 (1.73%) Firmware
2 48 (1.63%) Docker
3 30 (1.02%) Active Directory
4 16 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
5 14 (0.47%) Embedded Firmware
6 9 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (0.14%) VMware Server
8 3 (0.10%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.10%) IAG
9 2 (0.068%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.034%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.034%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 49 (1.66%) Kubernetes
2 23 (0.78%) Terraform
3 4 (0.14%) Ansible
3 4 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.10%) Progress Chef
4 3 (0.10%) Puppet
5 2 (0.068%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.034%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.034%) Oracle ZFS
6 1 (0.034%) Red Hat Satellite
6 1 (0.034%) SCCM
6 1 (0.034%) yum
Vendors
1 373 (12.65%) Microsoft
2 201 (6.82%) Databricks
3 66 (2.24%) Google
4 31 (1.05%) Apple
5 24 (0.81%) SAP
6 21 (0.71%) Oracle
7 17 (0.58%) OpenAI
8 13 (0.44%) Cisco
9 10 (0.34%) IFS
10 9 (0.31%) CA
10 9 (0.31%) Cadence
10 9 (0.31%) ServiceNow
10 9 (0.31%) VMware
11 8 (0.27%) Alteryx
12 7 (0.24%) NEC
12 7 (0.24%) Red Hat
12 7 (0.24%) Veeam
13 6 (0.20%) Bloomberg
13 6 (0.20%) Salesforce
13 6 (0.20%) Sophos