The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term Statistics in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Statistics over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category.

Statistics
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank368329291
Rank change year-on-year
Down-39Down-38
Matching permanent IT job ads721821667
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.598 %0.670 %0.699 %
As % of the Miscellaneous category1.908 %2.034 %2.128 %
Number of salaries quoted598678533
Average salary£42,500£40,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,000£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£70,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£32,500£34,000
% change year-on-year
+23.07 %-4.41 %
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryAll Miscellaneous Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
377854035731337
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK31.33 %32.91 %32.82 %
Number of salaries quoted317933387625593
Average salary£45,000£47,500£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.26 %-5.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,500£27,962£28,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£85,000£82,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£37,500£37,500
% change year-on-year
+6.66 %-

Statistics
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Statistics within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Statistics Demand Trend

Statistics
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Statistics within the UK.

Statistics Salary Trend

Statistics
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Statistics over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

Statistics Salary Histogram

Statistics
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Statistics within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-35699£42,500+6.25 %
LondonDown-45345£45,000-10.00 %
South EastDown-10162£45,000+34.32 %
SurreyUp+2780£52,500+46.85 %
South WestUp+3672£35,000+11.11 %
City of LondonDown-1567£50,000-
BristolUp+4143£35,000+16.66 %
YorkshireDown-2336£31,500+5.00 %
West YorkshireDown-1430£31,500+5.00 %
East of EnglandDown-2429£42,500+25.00 %
LeedsDown-1927£31,500+8.62 %
BerkshireDown-2327£37,500+7.14 %
North WestDown-2426£22,000-45.00 %
HampshireDown-1321£45,000+63.63 %
LeatherheadNew entry-21£52,500-
West MidlandsDown-2418£36,250+15.07 %
BedfordshireUp+114£42,500+17.24 %
East MidlandsDown-2314£40,500+15.71 %
WiltshireDown-313£25,000-20.63 %
ManchesterDown-613£25,000-61.53 %
CambridgeshireUp+110£42,500+30.76 %
TelfordNew entry-10--
LancashireNew entry-10£19,000-
ShropshireNew entry-10--
CambridgeUp+89£42,500-
West SussexUp+19£39,250+29.75 %
ReadingDown-69£22,500-64.00 %
HertfordshireDown-109£47,500+34.05 %
ReigateDown-119£32,000+36.17 %
GuildfordDown-189£22,500-35.71 %

Statistics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Statistics also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Statistics.

1627 (39.63 %)Degree
2595 (37.61 %)Finance
3579 (36.60 %)SQL
4536 (33.88 %)Mathematics
5273 (17.26 %)Computer Science
6250 (15.80 %)Microsoft
7238 (15.04 %)Windows
8232 (14.66 %)SAS
9224 (14.16 %)C#
10216 (13.65 %)Java
11206 (13.02 %).NET
11206 (13.02 %)Physics
12198 (12.52 %)Marketing
13185 (11.69 %)SQL Server
14177 (11.19 %)C++
15162 (10.24 %)Data Analysis
16160 (10.11 %)MS Excel
17155 (9.798 %)OO
18152 (9.608 %)Linux
19143 (9.039 %)PhD
20134 (8.470 %)JavaScript
21118 (7.459 %)Business Intelligence
21118 (7.459 %)Economics
22117 (7.396 %)Data Mining
23104 (6.574 %)HTML
2497 (6.131 %)Oracle
2596 (6.068 %)Project Management
2695 (6.005 %)VBA
2792 (5.815 %)Cisco
2891 (5.752 %)ITIL

Statistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Statistics also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Statistics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1206 (13.02 %).NET
2104 (6.574 %)HTML
389 (5.626 %)ASP.NET
473 (4.614 %)XML
555 (3.477 %).NET Framework
651 (3.224 %)Web Services
745 (2.845 %)CSS
745 (2.845 %)jQuery
840 (2.528 %)LINQ
934 (2.149 %)J2EE
934 (2.149 %)VCL
1029 (1.833 %)WCF
1128 (1.770 %)OpenGL
1226 (1.643 %)WPF
1321 (1.327 %)Direct3D
1417 (1.075 %)WinForms
1516 (1.011 %)Java EE
1613 (0.822 %)EJB
1613 (0.822 %)MapReduce
1712 (0.759 %)Ajax
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1232 (14.66 %)SAS
222 (1.391 %)MS Exchange
321 (1.327 %)SharePoint
418 (1.138 %)Apache
517 (1.075 %)CMS
616 (1.011 %)IIS
715 (0.948 %)WebLogic
715 (0.948 %)Exchange Server 2003
812 (0.759 %)Exchange Server 2007
911 (0.695 %)Tomcat
109 (0.569 %)Exchange Server 2010
117 (0.442 %)SugarCRM
125 (0.316 %)Umbraco
134 (0.253 %)Confluence
134 (0.253 %)Mathematica
134 (0.253 %)OpenROAD
143 (0.190 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
152 (0.126 %)AquaLogic
152 (0.126 %)Joomla!
152 (0.126 %)WebSphere MQ
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1160 (10.11 %)MS Excel
288 (5.563 %)SPSS
376 (4.804 %)MATLAB
376 (4.804 %)MS Office
435 (2.212 %)MS Visio
533 (2.086 %)MS PowerPoint
615 (0.948 %)Photoshop
710 (0.632 %)Spreadsheet
87 (0.442 %)S-PLUS
96 (0.379 %)FastStats
96 (0.379 %)MS Project
96 (0.379 %)Weka
104 (0.253 %)Stata
113 (0.190 %)Windchill
122 (0.126 %)Adobe After Effects
122 (0.126 %)Acrobat
131 (0.063 %)AutoCAD
131 (0.063 %)Simulink
131 (0.063 %)Maple
131 (0.063 %)PowerPivot
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
149 (3.097 %)Google Analytics
216 (1.011 %)WebTrends
313 (0.822 %)SiteCatalyst
46 (0.379 %)Oracle EBS
46 (0.379 %)Oracle Applications
54 (0.253 %)Dynamics CRM
54 (0.253 %)Sage 200
63 (0.190 %)Remedy ITSM
63 (0.190 %)Oracle ERP
63 (0.190 %)Oracle EBS R12
63 (0.190 %)GoldMine
72 (0.126 %)Changepoint
72 (0.126 %)Bond Adapt
72 (0.126 %)Optimost
72 (0.126 %)SAP BPC
72 (0.126 %)SAP MDM
81 (0.063 %)Summit
81 (0.063 %)Pivotal CRM
81 (0.063 %)Dynamics AX
81 (0.063 %)Oracle BPM
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
185 (5.373 %)Internet
278 (4.930 %)Firewall
358 (3.666 %)Wireless
453 (3.350 %)VPN
552 (3.287 %)WAN
636 (2.276 %)LAN
733 (2.086 %)Network Security
831 (1.960 %)TCP/IP
929 (1.833 %)DNS
1024 (1.517 %)VoIP
1119 (1.201 %)DHCP
1216 (1.011 %)SAN
1315 (0.948 %)Intranet
1411 (0.695 %)Ethernet
158 (0.506 %)HTTP
167 (0.442 %)FTP
176 (0.379 %)MPLS
176 (0.379 %)Cisco ASA
176 (0.379 %)Intrusion Detection
185 (0.316 %)Cisco IOS
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1185 (11.69 %)SQL Server
2117 (7.396 %)Data Mining
360 (3.793 %)Data Warehouse
456 (3.540 %)SQL Server 2005
553 (3.350 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
650 (3.161 %)SQL Server Integration Services
742 (2.655 %)DB2
838 (2.402 %)MS Access
937 (2.339 %)Hadoop
1036 (2.276 %)SQL Server 2008
1133 (2.086 %)MySQL
1231 (1.960 %)ETL
1329 (1.833 %)Base SAS
1425 (1.580 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1425 (1.580 %)Crystal Reports
1524 (1.517 %)RDBMS
1623 (1.454 %)Apache Cassandra
1722 (1.391 %)GIS
1817 (1.075 %)QlikView
1916 (1.011 %)Oracle 11g
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
133 (2.086 %)Visual Studio
133 (2.086 %)Team Foundation Server
210 (0.632 %)MonkeyTalk
210 (0.632 %)Robotium
37 (0.442 %)Dreamweaver
37 (0.442 %)ClearQuest
37 (0.442 %)Subversion
37 (0.442 %)TestComplete
46 (0.379 %)Selenium
46 (0.379 %)Synon
46 (0.379 %)Eclipse
55 (0.316 %)JUnit
55 (0.316 %)JIRA
55 (0.316 %)Git (software)
64 (0.253 %)Xcode
64 (0.253 %)GNU Toolchain
73 (0.190 %)QuickTest Pro
73 (0.190 %)Ant
73 (0.190 %)Maven
82 (0.126 %)Firebug
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1595 (37.61 %)Finance
2198 (12.52 %)Marketing
383 (5.247 %)Telecoms
462 (3.919 %)Banking
554 (3.413 %)Retail
554 (3.413 %)Advertising
637 (2.339 %)Front Office
729 (1.833 %)Aerospace
826 (1.643 %)Investment Banking
925 (1.580 %)German Language
1024 (1.517 %)Games
1122 (1.391 %)Multimedia
1221 (1.327 %)Pharmaceutical
1315 (0.948 %)French Language
1414 (0.885 %)Publishing
1414 (0.885 %)Legal
1511 (0.695 %)Billing
167 (0.442 %)Electronics
176 (0.379 %)Manufacturing
176 (0.379 %)Law
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1431 (27.24 %)Analyst
2398 (25.16 %)Developer
3124 (7.838 %)Consultant
4114 (7.206 %)Data Analyst
575 (4.741 %).NET Developer
672 (4.551 %)C# Developer
764 (4.046 %)Senior Analyst
862 (3.919 %)Java Developer
959 (3.729 %)Team Leader
1057 (3.603 %)C++ Developer
1057 (3.603 %)Graduate
1145 (2.845 %)DBA
1145 (2.845 %)Administrator
1244 (2.781 %)Software Developer
1342 (2.655 %)Network Engineer
1439 (2.465 %)SQL Developer
1538 (2.402 %)Senior Consultant
1637 (2.339 %)Senior Developer
1637 (2.339 %)Security Engineer
1736 (2.276 %)Delphi Developer
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1536 (33.88 %)Mathematics
2273 (17.26 %)Computer Science
3206 (13.02 %)Physics
4118 (7.459 %)Economics
565 (4.109 %)Management Information System
644 (2.781 %)PKI
743 (2.718 %)Cryptography
841 (2.592 %)Derivative
841 (2.592 %)Credit Risk
940 (2.528 %)Visualisation
1034 (2.149 %)Big Data
1133 (2.086 %)Machine Learning
1133 (2.086 %)Social Media
1133 (2.086 %)Chemistry
1230 (1.896 %)Artificial Intelligence
1326 (1.643 %)Fixed Income
1423 (1.454 %)Equities
1521 (1.327 %)Hedge funds
1521 (1.327 %)CUDA
1618 (1.138 %)Open Source
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1238 (15.04 %)Windows
2152 (9.608 %)Linux
387 (5.499 %)UNIX
435 (2.212 %)Windows Server 2008
533 (2.086 %)Apple iOS
533 (2.086 %)Android
625 (1.580 %)AIX
723 (1.454 %)Windows XP
723 (1.454 %)Windows Server 2003
822 (1.391 %)Mac OS X
920 (1.264 %)Solaris
107 (0.442 %)HPUX
107 (0.442 %)Windows 2000
107 (0.442 %)Windows 7
114 (0.253 %)MVS
123 (0.190 %)Windows Mobile
132 (0.126 %)Windows Vista
132 (0.126 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
141 (0.063 %)Windows Phone 7
141 (0.063 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1162 (10.24 %)Data Analysis
2155 (9.798 %)OO
3118 (7.459 %)Business Intelligence
496 (6.068 %)Project Management
591 (5.752 %)ITIL
688 (5.563 %)Risk Management
766 (4.172 %)Statistical Modelling
864 (4.046 %)Operations Research
962 (3.919 %)Service Delivery
1061 (3.856 %)Software Engineering
1160 (3.793 %)Data Management
1259 (3.729 %)Incident Management
1357 (3.603 %)CRM
1456 (3.540 %)SEO
1456 (3.540 %)Statistical Analysis
1555 (3.477 %)E-Commerce
1654 (3.413 %)Data Modelling
1753 (3.350 %)OOP
1849 (3.097 %)Web Analytics
1948 (3.034 %)Network Planning
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1579 (36.60 %)SQL
2224 (14.16 %)C#
3216 (13.65 %)Java
4177 (11.19 %)C++
5134 (8.470 %)JavaScript
695 (6.005 %)VBA
762 (3.919 %)R
853 (3.350 %)Python
947 (2.971 %)PHP
947 (2.971 %)Delphi
1045 (2.845 %)T-SQL
1135 (2.212 %)C
1230 (1.896 %)Perl
1328 (1.770 %)VB
1328 (1.770 %)VC++
1417 (1.075 %)PL/SQL
1516 (1.011 %)Fortran
1612 (0.759 %)VB.NET
1710 (0.632 %)Objective-C
189 (0.569 %)Scala
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1627 (39.63 %)Degree
2143 (9.039 %)PhD
324 (1.517 %)Cisco Certification
324 (1.517 %)Security Cleared
423 (1.454 %)CFA
522 (1.391 %)CCNA
619 (1.201 %)ISEB
718 (1.138 %)Microsoft Certification
816 (1.011 %)CCNP
915 (0.948 %)ITIL Certification
1010 (0.632 %)SC Cleared
1010 (0.632 %)GISP
119 (0.569 %)MCITP
119 (0.569 %)Postgraduate
125 (0.316 %)ISTQB
125 (0.316 %)CEH
125 (0.316 %)DV Cleared
125 (0.316 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
134 (0.253 %)IBM Certification
134 (0.253 %)MBA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
183 (5.247 %)SLA
258 (3.666 %)QA
315 (0.948 %)ISO/IEC 27001
46 (0.379 %)CDISC
46 (0.379 %)PCI DSS
55 (0.316 %)Data Quality
55 (0.316 %)ISO 9001
64 (0.253 %)Basel II
73 (0.190 %)TickIT
73 (0.190 %)Solvency II
82 (0.126 %)ISO 14001
91 (0.063 %)ISO/IEC 17799
91 (0.063 %)COBIT
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
161 (3.856 %)Active Directory
240 (2.528 %)VMware Infrastructure
310 (0.632 %)UAG
310 (0.632 %)Oracle RAC
49 (0.569 %)ISA Server
55 (0.316 %)XenApp
64 (0.253 %)vSphere
64 (0.253 %)VMware ESX
72 (0.126 %)BlackBerry Internet Service
81 (0.063 %)NFS
81 (0.063 %)Samba
81 (0.063 %)Terminal Services
81 (0.063 %)SRDF
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
17 (0.442 %)Nagios
17 (0.442 %)Norton AntiVirus
26 (0.379 %)SCCM
35 (0.316 %)HP Quality Center
44 (0.253 %)SCOM
53 (0.190 %)BladeLogic
62 (0.126 %)NetBackup
62 (0.126 %)OpenView
62 (0.126 %)Cacti
62 (0.126 %)Cisco UCCX
71 (0.063 %)OpenNMS
71 (0.063 %)SolarWinds Orion
71 (0.063 %)CA Wily
71 (0.063 %)HP SIM
71 (0.063 %)CiscoWorks
71 (0.063 %)Tivoli
71 (0.063 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
71 (0.063 %)MOM
71 (0.063 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
71 (0.063 %)EMC TimeFinder
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1250 (15.80 %)Microsoft
297 (6.131 %)Oracle
392 (5.815 %)Cisco
467 (4.235 %)VMware
565 (4.109 %)CheckPoint
663 (3.982 %)Google
753 (3.350 %)Omniture
852 (3.287 %)Symantec
927 (1.707 %)IBM
1026 (1.643 %)Business Objects
1123 (1.454 %)SAP
1221 (1.327 %)Siebel
1320 (1.264 %)Mapinfo
1419 (1.201 %)HP
1518 (1.138 %)Adobe
1518 (1.138 %)Cognos
1518 (1.138 %)Citrix
1518 (1.138 %)Remedy
1518 (1.138 %)Sage
1615 (0.948 %)Salesforce.com