Careers in Mathematics
The Mathematics degree schemes at Cardiff will equip you with specialist numerical skills and develop your capacity for logical and analytical thought. These are qualities which are in demand across a broad range of stimulating and rewarding careers.
Of Cardiff's Mathematics graduates for the year 2006 their destinations were as follows:
- 37% Professions/Commerce (e.g. Finance, Computing etc.)
- 9% Industry
- 17% Public Service
- 12% Teaching
- 25% Research and further study
Studying mathematics allows you to keep your career options open. Recent mathematics graduates at Cardiff have joined:
- American Express
- Asda
- Automobile Association
- AXA Insurance
- Barclays Bank
- Bacon & Woodrow
- British Aerospace
- British Airways
- British Telecom
- Charles Schwab
- Cheltenham & Gloucester
- Clerical Medical Investment Group
- Coopers & Lybrand
- DEFRA
- Ernst & Young
- GEC Avionics
- General Accident
- Glaxo Smith Klein
- Glencore UK Ltd.
- HBOS
- HSBC
- KPMG
- Lloyds TSB
- MGM Assurance
- Motorola
- National Air Traffic Services
- National Assembly for Wales
- NatWest Bank
- Norwich Union
- Office for National Statistics
- PA Consulting
- Patents Office
- Pearl Assurance
- Price Waterhouse Coopers
- QinetiQ
- RM Computers
- Somerfield
- Standard Life Bank
- Sun Life Assurance
- Vodafone
- Waterstons