Mathematics Contracts in England

Mathematics (Maths)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 242 254 301
Rank change year-on-year +12 +47 -43
Contract jobs citing Mathematics 348 496 653
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.94% 1.04% 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.10% 1.15% 1.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 153 299 375
10th Percentile £308 £400 £349
25th Percentile £425 £500 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £700 £600
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% +2.92%
75th Percentile £775 £875 £800
90th Percentile £875 £1,025 £925
UK median daily rate £600 £700 £600
% change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 131 60 101
10th Percentile £11.77 £13.40 -
25th Percentile £14.16 £13.41 £13.25
Median hourly rate £15.00 £19.49 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.04% +25.74% -36.21%
75th Percentile £16.85 £65.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £53.75 £65.36 £60.00
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
England

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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,636 42,957 64,216
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.67% 89.97% 90.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,638 30,177 45,793
10th Percentile £300 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £444 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £545
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £769 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,325 1,518 1,713
10th Percentile £12.85 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.66 £15.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £37.15 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.94% +48.60% +11.11%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.41
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.50 £65.00
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 England

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

Job vacancy trend for Mathematics in England

Mathematics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Mathematics in England

Mathematics
Daily Rate Histogram in England

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

Daily rate histogram for Mathematics in England

Mathematics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Mathematics in England

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Mathematics in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Mathematics in England

Mathematics
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics within the England 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
London -11 179 £638 -15.00% 489
East of England +41 97 £375 -28.57% 171
South East -14 31 £390 -37.60% 322
North of England +22 15 £406 -15.52% 385
North West +15 10 £650 +62.50% 194
South West -5 9 £600 +26.32% 246
Yorkshire +17 5 £161 -66.45% 146
Midlands +11 5 £550 +37.50% 302
West Midlands +9 4 £550 -4.35% 159
East Midlands +3 1 - - 146
Mathematics
UK

Mathematics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 12 (3.45%) SAS
2 6 (1.72%) Apache Spark
3 5 (1.44%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.15%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 89 (25.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 62 (17.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (4.89%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (3.16%) Spreadsheet
5 10 (2.87%) Simulink
6 4 (1.15%) MS Visio
6 4 (1.15%) SPSS
7 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.57%) Stata
7 2 (0.57%) Stateflow
8 1 (0.29%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 3 (0.86%) Distributed Ledger
1 3 (0.86%) Orchestrade
2 1 (0.29%) Hyperion Planning
2 1 (0.29%) Loan IQ
2 1 (0.29%) Primavera
2 1 (0.29%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.29%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 48 (13.79%) Azure
2 26 (7.47%) Power Platform
3 21 (6.03%) AWS
4 19 (5.46%) Snowflake
5 14 (4.02%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (3.16%) GitHub
7 5 (1.44%) Amazon EC2
7 5 (1.44%) AWS Lambda
7 5 (1.44%) PaaS
7 5 (1.44%) SaaS
7 5 (1.44%) Serverless
8 4 (1.15%) Amazon EKS
8 4 (1.15%) Amazon S3
8 4 (1.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 4 (1.15%) PowerApps
9 3 (0.86%) GCP
10 2 (0.57%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (0.57%) Google Docs
10 2 (0.57%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.74%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (2.30%) Internet
3 6 (1.72%) Network Security
4 4 (1.15%) Wireless
5 3 (0.86%) Firewall
5 3 (0.86%) SAN
6 2 (0.57%) Fibre Channel
6 2 (0.57%) WAN
7 1 (0.29%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.29%) DHCP
7 1 (0.29%) DNS
7 1 (0.29%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.29%) FCoE
7 1 (0.29%) ISDN
7 1 (0.29%) Junos
7 1 (0.29%) LAN
7 1 (0.29%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.29%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.29%) VLAN
7 1 (0.29%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (12.93%) Tableau
2 26 (7.47%) Power BI
3 23 (6.61%) Big Data
4 19 (5.46%) Hadoop
5 14 (4.02%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (3.74%) NoSQL
7 7 (2.01%) SQL Server
8 6 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (1.44%) GIS
9 5 (1.44%) Relational Database
9 5 (1.44%) Tableau Server
10 4 (1.15%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (1.15%) Presto
11 3 (0.86%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.86%) Qlik Sense
11 3 (0.86%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.57%) Apache Hive
13 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
13 1 (0.29%) DynamoDB
13 1 (0.29%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 24 (6.90%) Git
2 8 (2.30%) Visual Studio
3 6 (1.72%) JIRA
4 5 (1.44%) GitLab
4 5 (1.44%) Rational DOORS
5 4 (1.15%) Bitbucket
5 4 (1.15%) Sourcetree
6 3 (0.86%) RStudio
7 2 (0.57%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.57%) Rational Team Concert
8 1 (0.29%) Ant
8 1 (0.29%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.29%) ERwin
8 1 (0.29%) git-flow
8 1 (0.29%) Gradle
8 1 (0.29%) JUnit
8 1 (0.29%) Maven
8 1 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 127 (36.49%) Social Skills
2 105 (30.17%) Finance
3 102 (29.31%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (8.91%) Front Office
5 28 (8.05%) Banking
6 14 (4.02%) Investment Banking
6 14 (4.02%) Marketing
7 13 (3.74%) Legal
8 12 (3.45%) German Language
9 11 (3.16%) Public Sector
10 10 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (2.59%) Local Government
11 9 (2.59%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (2.30%) Retail
13 7 (2.01%) Hungarian Language
14 6 (1.72%) Advertising
14 6 (1.72%) Financial Institution
15 5 (1.44%) Electronics
15 5 (1.44%) Games
15 5 (1.44%) Lithuanian Language
Job Titles
1 97 (27.87%) Analyst
2 65 (18.68%) Developer
3 42 (12.07%) Senior
4 41 (11.78%) Service Analyst
5 30 (8.62%) Data Scientist
6 28 (8.05%) Service Desk Analyst
7 24 (6.90%) Customer Analyst
7 24 (6.90%) Customer Service Analyst
8 23 (6.61%) Quantitative Developer
9 17 (4.89%) Python Engineer
10 14 (4.02%) Data Analyst
11 13 (3.74%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
11 13 (3.74%) Data Engineer
12 12 (3.45%) C# Developer
12 12 (3.45%) Java Developer
12 12 (3.45%) Qualitative Analyst
12 12 (3.45%) Quantitative Analyst
12 12 (3.45%) Software Engineer
13 11 (3.16%) Call Centre Analyst
13 11 (3.16%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (9.20%) Pandas
2 30 (8.62%) NumPy
3 23 (6.61%) SciPy
4 12 (3.45%) .NET
5 10 (2.87%) CSS
5 10 (2.87%) HTML
5 10 (2.87%) React
6 7 (2.01%) .NET Framework
6 7 (2.01%) Matplotlib
7 6 (1.72%) PyTorch
7 6 (1.72%) scikit-learn
8 5 (1.44%) .NET Core
8 5 (1.44%) ASP.NET
8 5 (1.44%) ASP.NET Core
8 5 (1.44%) PySpark
9 4 (1.15%) AngularJS
9 4 (1.15%) DirectX
9 4 (1.15%) Kafka
9 4 (1.15%) OpenGL
9 4 (1.15%) OpenGL ES
Miscellaneous
1 50 (14.37%) Algorithms
2 43 (12.36%) Derivative
3 20 (5.75%) Credit Risk
3 20 (5.75%) Management Information System
4 17 (4.89%) Fixed Income
5 13 (3.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 12 (3.45%) Data Structures
7 11 (3.16%) Equities
8 10 (2.87%) Distributed Computing
8 10 (2.87%) Equity Derivative
8 10 (2.87%) Hedge funds
9 8 (2.30%) Market Risk
10 7 (2.01%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (2.01%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.72%) Credit Derivative
11 6 (1.72%) Social Media
12 5 (1.44%) CMDB
12 5 (1.44%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (1.15%) NHS
14 3 (0.86%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 23 (6.61%) Linux
2 10 (2.87%) Windows
3 9 (2.59%) Unix
4 5 (1.44%) Android
5 2 (0.57%) Solaris
6 1 (0.29%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.29%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
2 119 (34.20%) Computer Science
3 88 (25.29%) Customer Service
4 73 (20.98%) Statistics
5 72 (20.69%) Incident Management
6 69 (19.83%) Service Delivery
7 68 (19.54%) Analytics
8 58 (16.67%) Data Science
9 50 (14.37%) Data Analysis
10 48 (13.79%) Software Engineering
11 44 (12.64%) Physics
12 43 (12.36%) Machine Learning
13 40 (11.49%) Agile
14 39 (11.21%) Data Modelling
14 39 (11.21%) Visualisation
15 36 (10.34%) ITIL
16 34 (9.77%) Business Intelligence
17 33 (9.48%) Mathematical Modelling
18 25 (7.18%) DevOps
19 24 (6.90%) Data Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 145 (41.67%) Python
2 81 (23.28%) SQL
3 49 (14.08%) C++
4 48 (13.79%) Java
5 34 (9.77%) R
6 30 (8.62%) C#
7 14 (4.02%) JavaScript
8 13 (3.74%) C
9 12 (3.45%) Rust
10 11 (3.16%) MATLAB
11 10 (2.87%) PowerShell
12 8 (2.30%) Shell Script
13 7 (2.01%) Perl
14 6 (1.72%) Scala
15 5 (1.44%) PL/SQL
15 5 (1.44%) VBA
16 3 (0.86%) Bash
16 3 (0.86%) Haskell
17 2 (0.57%) Bourne shell
17 2 (0.57%) Korn
Qualifications
1 166 (47.70%) Degree
2 42 (12.07%) Numerate Degree
3 41 (11.78%) Computer Science Degree
4 28 (8.05%) Master's Degree
5 16 (4.60%) PhD
6 15 (4.31%) MCP
7 14 (4.02%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (3.74%) A+ Certification
8 13 (3.74%) MCSA
9 10 (2.87%) Security Cleared
10 9 (2.59%) SC Cleared
11 4 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.86%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.57%) MBA
13 2 (0.57%) RHCE
13 2 (0.57%) RHCSA
14 1 (0.29%) CESG Certified Professional
14 1 (0.29%) CISM
14 1 (0.29%) CLAS
14 1 (0.29%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.03%) Data Quality
2 10 (2.87%) SLA
3 7 (2.01%) GDPR
3 7 (2.01%) QA
4 3 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (0.86%) GRC
4 3 (0.86%) NIST
5 2 (0.57%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.57%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.29%) GMP
6 1 (0.29%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.29%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.29%) NCSC
6 1 (0.29%) PMO
6 1 (0.29%) RMADS
System Software
1 16 (4.60%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.59%) Docker
3 5 (1.44%) Firmware
4 2 (0.57%) HDFS
4 2 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.29%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.44%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.86%) SCCM
2 3 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.57%) Ansible
3 2 (0.57%) NetBackup
3 2 (0.57%) Oracle ZFS
3 2 (0.57%) Red Hat Satellite
3 2 (0.57%) WSUS
3 2 (0.57%) yum
4 1 (0.29%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.29%) Cisco Prime
4 1 (0.29%) Nessus
4 1 (0.29%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 94 (27.01%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.90%) ServiceNow
3 16 (4.60%) Citrix
3 16 (4.60%) Oracle
4 14 (4.02%) Alteryx
5 8 (2.30%) Databricks
6 6 (1.72%) SAP
7 5 (1.44%) Cisco
7 5 (1.44%) Cloudera
7 5 (1.44%) Foundry
7 5 (1.44%) Palantir
7 5 (1.44%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.86%) Adobe
8 3 (0.86%) Civica
8 3 (0.86%) Google
8 3 (0.86%) NetApp
9 2 (0.57%) CA
9 2 (0.57%) EMC
9 2 (0.57%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.57%) Veritas