Mathematics Contracts in Wales

Mathematics (Maths)
UK > Wales

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 39 58 62
Rank change year-on-year +19 +4 -2
Contract jobs citing Mathematics 4 3 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 1.01% 0.51% 1.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.36% 0.59% 1.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 11
10th Percentile £395 - -
25th Percentile £416 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -19.13% +9.52% +265.22%
75th Percentile £526 - £538
90th Percentile £556 - -
UK median daily rate £600 £700 £600
% change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile - £17.18 -
25th Percentile £20.12 £17.48 -
Median hourly rate £20.24 £18.82 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year +7.55% -5.50% -16.17%
75th Percentile £20.35 £19.81 -
90th Percentile - £19.91 -
UK median hourly rate £15.00 £19.49 £17.25
% change year-on-year -23.04% +12.99% -28.13%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 294 508 808
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 74.43% 86.69% 84.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 191 385 587
10th Percentile £143 £180 £200
25th Percentile £313 £350 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +2.56% +12.72%
75th Percentile £563 £586 £575
90th Percentile £667 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 26 26
10th Percentile £11.75 £14.63 £14.00
25th Percentile £15.41 £16.98 £17.18
Median hourly rate £19.09 £18.14 £21.37
Median % change year-on-year +5.21% -15.11% +4.12%
75th Percentile £51.75 £22.93 £30.13
90th Percentile £85.50 £49.38 £47.14
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +9.70%

Mathematics
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Mathematics in Wales

Mathematics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mathematics in Wales.

Daily rate trend for Mathematics in Wales

Mathematics
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mathematics in Wales over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Mathematics in Wales

Mathematics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Mathematics in Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Mathematics in Wales

Mathematics
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics within the Wales region over the 6 months to 2 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South Wales +16 4 £465 -19.13% 11
Mathematics
UK

Mathematics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 2 (50.00%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (50.00%) SPSS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Git
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Data Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Credit Risk
1 2 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Data Science
1 4 (100.00%) Statistics
2 2 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Open Source
2 2 (50.00%) Physics
2 2 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Statistical Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) Statistical Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Credit Risk Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Data Matching
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Time Series Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) R
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (50.00%) PhD
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared