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 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 100 34 140
Rank change year-on-year -66 +106 +12
Permanent jobs citing Mathematics 2,663 7,091 4,623
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.69% 7.00% 2.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.14% 7.32% 3.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,438 1,092 1,657
10th Percentile £20,750 £24,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £37,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +4.17% +20.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £92,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -5.26%

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 84,809 96,894 150,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,843 56,945 82,179
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,550
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 May 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 May 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 -72 2,215 £45,000 -28.00% 1,960
UK excluding London -78 1,936 £40,000 -11.11% 1,485
Work from Home +30 721 £51,528 -20.73% 389
London +13 666 £70,000 -15.15% 451
South East -46 614 £45,000 -18.18% 368
Midlands -53 387 £27,750 -26.97% 314
Scotland -33 344 £52,500 +10.53% 18
West Midlands -41 256 £29,500 -24.36% 184
North of England -157 228 £35,000 -12.50% 402
South West -105 196 £48,828 -31.47% 269
North West -136 143 £37,500 -11.76% 190
East Midlands -58 131 £27,500 +14.58% 132
East of England -106 117 £28,500 -52.50% 200
Yorkshire -116 70 £35,000 -12.50% 156
Wales -42 45 £45,000 -33.33% 23
North East -99 15 £30,000 -20.00% 61
Northern Ireland +5 5 £70,000 - 4
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 67 (2.52%) Apache Spark
2 61 (2.29%) SAS
3 24 (0.90%) Apache
4 17 (0.64%) Cloud Foundry
5 14 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
6 11 (0.41%) Confluence
7 10 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
7 10 (0.38%) CMS
8 7 (0.26%) SharePoint
9 6 (0.23%) Drupal
10 5 (0.19%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 4 (0.15%) Moodle
11 4 (0.15%) Site Server
12 3 (0.11%) Jupyter
12 3 (0.11%) Tomcat
13 2 (0.075%) Luigi
13 2 (0.075%) WordPress
Applications
1 253 (9.50%) Microsoft Office
2 213 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 39 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 35 (1.31%) Simulink
5 27 (1.01%) AutoCAD
6 19 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
7 14 (0.53%) SPSS
8 10 (0.38%) GNU Octave
9 8 (0.30%) MS Visio
10 6 (0.23%) Stateflow
11 4 (0.15%) Solid Edge
11 4 (0.15%) SOLIDWORKS
12 3 (0.11%) Revit
13 2 (0.075%) EViews
13 2 (0.075%) Microsoft Project
14 1 (0.038%) Adobe Creative Suite
14 1 (0.038%) Adobe XD
14 1 (0.038%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.19%) NEC Housing
3 4 (0.15%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.15%) SAP ERP
3 4 (0.15%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.075%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.038%) Demantra
5 1 (0.038%) Maximo
5 1 (0.038%) Oracle ASCP
5 1 (0.038%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.038%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.038%) ProductWriter
5 1 (0.038%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.038%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 350 (13.14%) AWS
2 176 (6.61%) Azure
3 169 (6.35%) Power Platform
4 88 (3.30%) GCP
5 77 (2.89%) Microsoft 365
6 26 (0.98%) GitHub
7 23 (0.86%) SaaS
8 19 (0.71%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (0.53%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (0.49%) Serverless
11 11 (0.41%) AWS Lambda
11 11 (0.41%) Cloud Computing
12 10 (0.38%) Snowflake
13 8 (0.30%) Power Automate
13 8 (0.30%) PowerApps
14 7 (0.26%) Amazon EKS
14 7 (0.26%) Azure Data Factory
15 6 (0.23%) BlazeMeter
15 6 (0.23%) dbt
15 6 (0.23%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 76 (2.85%) Wireless
2 21 (0.79%) Firewall
3 20 (0.75%) Internet
4 19 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
5 18 (0.68%) TCP/IP
6 17 (0.64%) Kerberos
7 13 (0.49%) LAN
8 12 (0.45%) Broadband
9 9 (0.34%) Network Security
10 7 (0.26%) Link 16
10 7 (0.26%) VPN
11 6 (0.23%) VLAN
12 5 (0.19%) 5G
12 5 (0.19%) Intranet
12 5 (0.19%) Unified Communications
12 5 (0.19%) VoIP
13 4 (0.15%) 3GPP
13 4 (0.15%) DNS
13 4 (0.15%) Ethernet
13 4 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 268 (10.06%) Tableau
2 161 (6.05%) Power BI
3 84 (3.15%) SQL Server
4 76 (2.85%) NoSQL
5 48 (1.80%) Data Mining
6 44 (1.65%) Hadoop
7 41 (1.54%) Big Data
8 40 (1.50%) MySQL
9 39 (1.46%) Elasticsearch
10 31 (1.16%) Data Lake
10 31 (1.16%) Relational Database
11 29 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
12 26 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
13 23 (0.86%) Apache Ignite
13 23 (0.86%) Redis
14 17 (0.64%) Amazon Aurora
14 17 (0.64%) CockroachDB
14 17 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 12 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
16 11 (0.41%) Amazon QuickSight
Development Applications
1 233 (8.75%) Git
2 30 (1.13%) JIRA
3 27 (1.01%) Subversion
4 23 (0.86%) CMake
5 21 (0.79%) Visual Studio
6 12 (0.45%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 9 (0.34%) Team Foundation Server
8 8 (0.30%) Jenkins
8 8 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
9 7 (0.26%) JUnit
9 7 (0.26%) TestRail
10 6 (0.23%) Bitbucket
11 5 (0.19%) Eclipse
11 5 (0.19%) Robot Framework
11 5 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
11 5 (0.19%) Xcode
12 4 (0.15%) GitLab
12 4 (0.15%) Katalon Studio
12 4 (0.15%) Maven
12 4 (0.15%) Postman
General
1 1,016 (38.15%) Social Skills
2 691 (25.95%) Analytical Skills
3 652 (24.48%) Finance
4 510 (19.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 314 (11.79%) Marketing
6 287 (10.78%) Law
7 255 (9.58%) Retail
8 222 (8.34%) Organisational Skills
9 209 (7.85%) Presentation Skills
10 150 (5.63%) Financial Institution
11 127 (4.77%) Influencing Skills
12 120 (4.51%) Games
13 119 (4.47%) Banking
14 99 (3.72%) Legal
15 81 (3.04%) Investment Banking
16 72 (2.70%) Electronics
17 71 (2.67%) Military
18 65 (2.44%) Manufacturing
19 64 (2.40%) Local Government
20 57 (2.14%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 554 (20.80%) Analyst
2 547 (20.54%) Senior
3 282 (10.59%) Software Engineer
4 242 (9.09%) Data Scientist
5 220 (8.26%) Developer
6 209 (7.85%) Data Analyst
7 176 (6.61%) Senior Analyst
8 170 (6.38%) Lead
9 163 (6.12%) Engineering Manager
9 163 (6.12%) Software Engineering Manager
10 128 (4.81%) Graduate
11 124 (4.66%) Product Analyst
11 124 (4.66%) Sales Analyst
12 88 (3.30%) Senior Data Analyst
13 83 (3.12%) Senior Data Scientist
14 82 (3.08%) Senior Software Engineer
15 73 (2.74%) IT Support
16 66 (2.48%) Junior
17 65 (2.44%) Senior Manager
18 61 (2.29%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 126 (4.73%) Pandas
2 125 (4.69%) .NET
3 95 (3.57%) NumPy
4 86 (3.23%) TensorFlow
5 81 (3.04%) Spring
6 76 (2.85%) Kafka
7 56 (2.10%) Spring Boot
8 54 (2.03%) RESTful
9 52 (1.95%) scikit-learn
10 47 (1.76%) HTML
10 47 (1.76%) PySpark
10 47 (1.76%) PyTorch
11 42 (1.58%) Qt
12 41 (1.54%) XML
13 32 (1.20%) React
13 32 (1.20%) REST
14 30 (1.13%) CSS
15 21 (0.79%) WPF
16 20 (0.75%) HTML5
16 20 (0.75%) OpenMP
Miscellaneous
1 472 (17.72%) Algorithms
2 243 (9.13%) Cloud Native
3 137 (5.14%) Self-Motivation
4 97 (3.64%) Management Information System
5 95 (3.57%) Onboarding
6 94 (3.53%) Driving Licence
7 65 (2.44%) Market Risk
8 57 (2.14%) Data Structures
9 50 (1.88%) Analytical Mindset
10 49 (1.84%) Distributed Applications
11 44 (1.65%) Greenfield Project
12 33 (1.24%) CUDA
13 32 (1.20%) Renewable Energy
14 28 (1.05%) Credit Risk
15 26 (0.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 26 (0.98%) Housing Association
15 26 (0.98%) PMI
16 23 (0.86%) FPGA
16 23 (0.86%) Hedge funds
17 22 (0.83%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 186 (6.98%) Linux
2 150 (5.63%) Windows
3 48 (1.80%) Android
4 37 (1.39%) Apple iOS
5 36 (1.35%) Unix
6 23 (0.86%) Windows 10
7 14 (0.53%) Ubuntu
8 11 (0.41%) Embedded Linux
8 11 (0.41%) Mac OS
9 9 (0.34%) Debian
10 6 (0.23%) CentOS
11 5 (0.19%) Windows Server
11 5 (0.19%) Windows Vista
12 4 (0.15%) SUSE
12 4 (0.15%) Windows 7
13 3 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
14 2 (0.075%) FreeRTOS
14 2 (0.075%) Windows 8
14 2 (0.075%) Windows Server 2016
15 1 (0.038%) Scientific Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,045 (39.24%) Computer Science
2 933 (35.04%) Problem-Solving
3 669 (25.12%) Software Engineering
4 511 (19.19%) Physics
5 470 (17.65%) Agile
6 468 (17.57%) Statistics
7 460 (17.27%) Data Analysis
8 441 (16.56%) Analytics
9 405 (15.21%) Data Science
9 405 (15.21%) Decision-Making
10 339 (12.73%) Machine Learning
11 300 (11.27%) Visualisation
12 283 (10.63%) Customer Service
13 274 (10.29%) Artificial Intelligence
14 269 (10.10%) Coaching
15 268 (10.06%) Mentoring
16 213 (8.00%) Actionable Insight
17 211 (7.92%) SDLC
18 204 (7.66%) Business Intelligence
19 187 (7.02%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 814 (30.57%) Python
2 587 (22.04%) SQL
3 286 (10.74%) Java
4 259 (9.73%) C++
5 234 (8.79%) C#
6 221 (8.30%) C
7 141 (5.29%) R
8 99 (3.72%) JavaScript
9 87 (3.27%) MATLAB
10 61 (2.29%) Fortran
11 44 (1.65%) Embedded C
12 40 (1.50%) VBA
13 33 (1.24%) Bash
14 32 (1.20%) TypeScript
15 25 (0.94%) Go
16 23 (0.86%) Haskell
17 21 (0.79%) PowerShell
18 18 (0.68%) T-SQL
19 16 (0.60%) GLSL
20 12 (0.45%) VB
Qualifications
1 1,568 (58.88%) Degree
2 274 (10.29%) Master's Degree
3 212 (7.96%) Computer Science Degree
4 205 (7.70%) PhD
5 193 (7.25%) DBS Check
6 189 (7.10%) Security Cleared
7 97 (3.64%) Numerate Degree
8 68 (2.55%) HNC
9 57 (2.14%) BPSS Clearance
10 55 (2.07%) SC Cleared
11 41 (1.54%) HND
12 37 (1.39%) DV Cleared
13 31 (1.16%) PMI Certification
14 16 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
14 16 (0.60%) NVQ Level 3
15 15 (0.56%) MBA
16 12 (0.45%) Azure Certification
17 11 (0.41%) CCNA
17 11 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
18 10 (0.38%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (3.87%) QA
2 68 (2.55%) Data Quality
3 39 (1.46%) GDPR
4 32 (1.20%) SLA
5 28 (1.05%) Accessibility
5 28 (1.05%) ISO 9001
6 21 (0.79%) CDISC
7 16 (0.60%) IFRS
7 16 (0.60%) IFRS 9
8 15 (0.56%) CRD IV
9 14 (0.53%) Good Clinical Practice
9 14 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 11 (0.41%) ISO 9002
10 11 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 10 (0.38%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 9 (0.34%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 9 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
13 8 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
13 8 (0.30%) PMO
14 7 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 55 (2.07%) Firmware
2 43 (1.61%) Docker
3 24 (0.90%) Active Directory
4 19 (0.71%) Embedded Firmware
5 16 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (0.15%) VMware Server
8 3 (0.11%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.11%) IAG
9 2 (0.075%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.038%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.038%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 46 (1.73%) Kubernetes
2 20 (0.75%) Terraform
3 6 (0.23%) Grafana
4 3 (0.11%) Ansible
4 3 (0.11%) Progress Chef
4 3 (0.11%) Puppet
5 2 (0.075%) Kubeflow
5 2 (0.075%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.038%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.038%) Oracle ZFS
6 1 (0.038%) Red Hat Satellite
6 1 (0.038%) SCCM
6 1 (0.038%) yum
Vendors
1 363 (13.63%) Microsoft
2 169 (6.35%) Databricks
3 77 (2.89%) Google
4 31 (1.16%) Apple
5 24 (0.90%) SAP
6 22 (0.83%) Oracle
7 18 (0.68%) OpenAI
8 14 (0.53%) Alteryx
9 13 (0.49%) Cisco
10 10 (0.38%) IFS
11 9 (0.34%) ServiceNow
11 9 (0.34%) VMware
12 7 (0.26%) CA
12 7 (0.26%) Cadence
12 7 (0.26%) Salesforce
12 7 (0.26%) Veeam
13 6 (0.23%) Bloomberg
13 6 (0.23%) Red Hat
13 6 (0.23%) Sage
13 6 (0.23%) Sophos