Statistics Jobs in Scotland

Statistics
UK > Scotland

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

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 264 195 188
Rank change year-on-year -69 -7 -31
Permanent jobs citing Statistics 20 33 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.30% 0.70% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.74% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 7 7 13
10th Percentile £35,987 £39,500 -
25th Percentile £45,133 £43,625 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,528 £62,500 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.56% +6.84% +30.00%
75th Percentile £58,589 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £64,294 £71,750 -
UK median annual salary £51,528 £60,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -14.12% +5.26% +3.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Statistics 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 advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,252 4,454 5,239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.81% 94.28% 90.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2,422 2,240 2,807
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,231 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,577 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.82% +9.67% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,906 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Statistics
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Statistics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Statistics in Scotland

Statistics
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Statistics in Scotland.

Salary trend for Statistics in Scotland

Statistics
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Statistics in Scotland over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Statistics in Scotland

Statistics
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Statistics within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 2 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
Glasgow -106 8 £62,055 +8.87% 1
Edinburgh +39 4 £51,528 -17.56% 6
Lanarkshire - 2 - -
North Lanarkshire - 2 - -
South Lanarkshire - 2 - -
Renfrewshire - 1 £44,436 - 1
Dundee - 1 £49,990 -
Statistics
UK

Statistics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 3 (15.00%) SAS
2 2 (10.00%) Apache
2 2 (10.00%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 8 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (35.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (5.00%) EViews
3 1 (5.00%) SPSS
Cloud Services
1 2 (10.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (10.00%) Power BI
2 1 (5.00%) QlikView
2 1 (5.00%) Tableau
General
1 9 (45.00%) Analytical Skills
1 9 (45.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (35.00%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (15.00%) Banking
3 3 (15.00%) Finance
3 3 (15.00%) Retail
4 2 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Marketing
5 1 (5.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (20.00%) Analyst
2 2 (10.00%) Head of Analytics
2 2 (10.00%) Head of Data Analytics
2 2 (10.00%) Senior
2 2 (10.00%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (5.00%) Data Analyst
3 1 (5.00%) Network Engineer
3 1 (5.00%) Report Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (40.00%) Management Information System
2 3 (15.00%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.00%) Linux
1 1 (5.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (45.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (40.00%) Mathematics
3 7 (35.00%) Line Management
3 7 (35.00%) Quality Management
4 5 (25.00%) Information Security
5 4 (20.00%) Analytics
5 4 (20.00%) Budgeting
5 4 (20.00%) Commercial Awareness
5 4 (20.00%) Data Analysis
5 4 (20.00%) Data Protection
5 4 (20.00%) ERP
5 4 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 4 (20.00%) Validation
6 3 (15.00%) Agile
6 3 (15.00%) Decision-Making
6 3 (15.00%) Economics
6 3 (15.00%) Operations Research
6 3 (15.00%) Physics
6 3 (15.00%) Statistical Modelling
7 2 (10.00%) Stress Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (20.00%) Python
1 4 (20.00%) R
2 2 (10.00%) SQL
3 1 (5.00%) C++
3 1 (5.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 12 (60.00%) Degree
2 1 (5.00%) CCDP
2 1 (5.00%) CCNP
2 1 (5.00%) CCSP
2 1 (5.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (5.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (35.00%) ISO 14001
1 7 (35.00%) ISO 9001
2 4 (20.00%) SLA
3 2 (10.00%) CRD IV
3 2 (10.00%) IFRS
3 2 (10.00%) IFRS 9
4 1 (5.00%) Actionable Recommendations