Statistics
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 315 374 267
Rank change year-on-year +59 -107 -58
Permanent jobs citing Statistics 886 901 2,371
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.90% 0.87% 1.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.05% 0.91% 1.59%
Number of salaries quoted 504 553 726
10th Percentile £27,225 £32,890 £34,000
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,528 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.12% +5.26% +3.64%
75th Percentile £70,625 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £47,672 £50,173
% change year-on-year -5.60% -4.98% +0.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,683 99,249 149,267
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.94% 95.61% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 59,831 58,284 83,142
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,182 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Statistics
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Statistics in the UK

Statistics
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Statistics in the UK

Statistics
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Statistics in the UK

Statistics
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Statistics within the UK 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
England +73 811 £55,000 -10.86% 373
London +138 452 £60,000 -11.44% 224
UK excluding London -37 401 £45,000 -5.60% 158
Work from Home +78 347 £51,528 -6.31% 180
North of England +39 94 £45,000 -10.00% 42
Midlands -17 72 £42,500 - 31
South East -19 72 £55,000 -10.86% 36
South West -30 61 £54,043 +2.94% 18
East of England +47 58 £55,000 - 17
North West +11 53 £50,000 - 24
West Midlands -8 46 £41,250 +3.13% 16
Yorkshire +74 25 £51,528 -1.85% 9
East Midlands -15 22 £44,500 -24.25% 15
Wales -5 20 £43,750 +56.55% 5
Scotland -69 20 £51,528 -17.56% 10
North East 0 16 £37,500 -20.19% 10
Northern Ireland +38 4 £45,000 +12.50% 1

Statistics
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 75 (8.47%) SAS
2 43 (4.85%) Apache Spark
3 19 (2.14%) Apache
4 8 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.68%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (0.68%) SharePoint
6 3 (0.34%) Luigi
6 3 (0.34%) nginx
6 3 (0.34%) Smallworld
7 2 (0.23%) CMS
7 2 (0.23%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.11%) Confluence
8 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 128 (14.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (4.85%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (2.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (2.37%) SPSS
5 10 (1.13%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.45%) InDesign
6 4 (0.45%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.34%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.34%) Stata
8 2 (0.23%) EViews
9 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.45%) Lawson
3 3 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.34%) SAP CRM
3 3 (0.34%) SAP PM
4 2 (0.23%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 206 (23.25%) AWS
2 124 (14.00%) Power Platform
3 118 (13.32%) Azure
4 63 (7.11%) GCP
5 36 (4.06%) Microsoft 365
6 25 (2.82%) SaaS
7 21 (2.37%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (1.69%) Snowflake
9 9 (1.02%) Cloud Computing
9 9 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (1.02%) PaaS
9 9 (1.02%) Serverless
10 7 (0.79%) GitHub
10 7 (0.79%) Power Automate
11 6 (0.68%) Azure Machine Learning
11 6 (0.68%) Entra ID
12 5 (0.56%) Amazon ECS
12 5 (0.56%) Amazon S3
12 5 (0.56%) Google Analytics
13 4 (0.45%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.82%) WAN
2 23 (2.60%) LAN
3 16 (1.81%) WPA
4 13 (1.47%) Internet
5 10 (1.13%) DNS
6 7 (0.79%) DHCP
6 7 (0.79%) Firewall
7 5 (0.56%) SMS
7 5 (0.56%) Wireless
8 4 (0.45%) VPN
9 3 (0.34%) Intranet
9 3 (0.34%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.23%) FTP
10 2 (0.23%) SMTP
10 2 (0.23%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.11%) SAN
11 1 (0.11%) SNA
11 1 (0.11%) SNMP
11 1 (0.11%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 232 (26.19%) Tableau
2 122 (13.77%) Power BI
3 41 (4.63%) Big Data
4 32 (3.61%) Data Mining
4 32 (3.61%) Data Warehouse
5 29 (3.27%) SQL Server
6 24 (2.71%) Looker
6 24 (2.71%) MySQL
7 21 (2.37%) Relational Database
8 18 (2.03%) Hadoop
9 16 (1.81%) PostgreSQL
10 15 (1.69%) Redis
11 13 (1.47%) Elasticsearch
12 12 (1.35%) Amazon Redshift
12 12 (1.35%) NoSQL
13 11 (1.24%) BusinessObjects
13 11 (1.24%) Geospatial Data
13 11 (1.24%) Text Mining
14 10 (1.13%) GIS
14 10 (1.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 136 (15.35%) Git
2 8 (0.90%) Visual Studio
3 6 (0.68%) Postman
3 6 (0.68%) SoapUI
4 5 (0.56%) GitLab
4 5 (0.56%) gulp
4 5 (0.56%) PostCSS
4 5 (0.56%) rollup.js
4 5 (0.56%) SonarQube
4 5 (0.56%) Vite
5 4 (0.45%) JIRA
6 3 (0.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.23%) MLflow
7 2 (0.23%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.11%) AdminStudio
8 1 (0.11%) GDB
8 1 (0.11%) Maven
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.11%) Rational DOORS
General
1 391 (44.13%) Social Skills
2 385 (43.45%) Analytical Skills
3 208 (23.48%) Finance
4 157 (17.72%) Retail
5 134 (15.12%) Presentation Skills
6 81 (9.14%) Marketing
7 55 (6.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 54 (6.09%) Banking
9 49 (5.53%) Law
10 40 (4.51%) Games
11 34 (3.84%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (2.14%) Manufacturing
12 19 (2.14%) Pharmaceutical
13 16 (1.81%) Investment Banking
14 15 (1.69%) Legal
14 15 (1.69%) Public Sector
15 14 (1.58%) Local Government
15 14 (1.58%) Retail Finance
16 13 (1.47%) Advertising
17 10 (1.13%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 351 (39.62%) Analyst
2 232 (26.19%) Senior
3 183 (20.65%) Data Analyst
4 138 (15.58%) Data Scientist
5 115 (12.98%) Senior Analyst
6 78 (8.80%) Senior Data Scientist
7 76 (8.58%) Lead
8 63 (7.11%) Senior Data Analyst
9 36 (4.06%) Developer
10 35 (3.95%) Lead Data Analyst
11 32 (3.61%) Data Manager
12 30 (3.39%) Analytics Manager
13 26 (2.93%) Service Analyst
14 23 (2.60%) Lead Data Scientist
15 22 (2.48%) Administrator
16 20 (2.26%) Software Engineer
17 19 (2.14%) Service Desk Analyst
18 18 (2.03%) Business Intelligence Analyst
19 15 (1.69%) Graduate
19 15 (1.69%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 89 (10.05%) TensorFlow
2 49 (5.53%) Pandas
3 46 (5.19%) PyTorch
4 41 (4.63%) scikit-learn
5 38 (4.29%) Kafka
5 38 (4.29%) NumPy
6 36 (4.06%) .NET
7 34 (3.84%) PySpark
8 26 (2.93%) Keras
9 19 (2.14%) XML
10 18 (2.03%) CSS
10 18 (2.03%) HTML
11 15 (1.69%) Web Services
12 13 (1.47%) JSON
13 12 (1.35%) Apache Beam
13 12 (1.35%) RESTful
13 12 (1.35%) XGBoost
14 11 (1.24%) React
15 10 (1.13%) .NET Framework
16 9 (1.02%) SpaCy
Miscellaneous
1 133 (15.01%) Algorithms
2 79 (8.92%) Management Information System
3 39 (4.40%) Data Structures
3 39 (4.40%) Onboarding
4 30 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (3.16%) Credit Risk
6 22 (2.48%) Life Science
7 16 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.35%) Blog
9 11 (1.24%) Distributed Computing
10 10 (1.13%) Driving Licence
10 10 (1.13%) Product Ownership
10 10 (1.13%) Social Media
11 9 (1.02%) Taxonomies
12 8 (0.90%) Cloud Native
13 7 (0.79%) Biopharmaceutical
13 7 (0.79%) Blockchain
13 7 (0.79%) Hedge funds
14 6 (0.68%) Distributed Applications
14 6 (0.68%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 38 (4.29%) Windows
2 21 (2.37%) Android
3 14 (1.58%) Linux
4 7 (0.79%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.34%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.34%) Unix
5 3 (0.34%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 423 (47.74%) Mathematics
2 361 (40.74%) Analytics
3 287 (32.39%) Visualisation
4 269 (30.36%) Problem-Solving
5 259 (29.23%) Data Analysis
6 257 (29.01%) Computer Science
7 252 (28.44%) Data Science
8 219 (24.72%) Machine Learning
9 207 (23.36%) Actionable Insight
10 198 (22.35%) Business Intelligence
11 163 (18.40%) Decision-Making
12 139 (15.69%) Root Cause Analysis
13 129 (14.56%) Data Visualisation
14 123 (13.88%) Agile
14 123 (13.88%) Business Strategy
15 120 (13.54%) Data Pipeline
15 120 (13.54%) Storytelling
16 114 (12.87%) Artificial Intelligence
17 106 (11.96%) Data Analytics
18 101 (11.40%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 462 (52.14%) Python
2 423 (47.74%) SQL
3 121 (13.66%) R
4 48 (5.42%) JavaScript
5 47 (5.30%) C#
6 38 (4.29%) Java
7 26 (2.93%) MATLAB
8 24 (2.71%) C++
9 20 (2.26%) T-SQL
10 19 (2.14%) VBA
11 17 (1.92%) TypeScript
12 16 (1.81%) C
13 9 (1.02%) VB
14 7 (0.79%) Groovy
15 6 (0.68%) Go
15 6 (0.68%) PHP
16 4 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 3 (0.34%) Bash
17 3 (0.34%) Perl
18 2 (0.23%) Clojure
Qualifications
1 569 (64.22%) Degree
2 161 (18.17%) Master's Degree
3 111 (12.53%) DBS Check
4 79 (8.92%) Numerate Degree
5 76 (8.58%) PhD
6 47 (5.30%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (3.72%) Security Cleared
8 18 (2.03%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.13%) MBA
10 8 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.79%) HNC
12 6 (0.68%) CCNA
12 6 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.56%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.56%) SC Cleared
14 4 (0.45%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.45%) Network+ Certification
15 3 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
15 3 (0.34%) CCNP
15 3 (0.34%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (8.24%) Data Quality
2 30 (3.39%) Accessibility
3 29 (3.27%) QA
4 24 (2.71%) SLA
5 18 (2.03%) Actionable Recommendations
5 18 (2.03%) GDPR
6 16 (1.81%) IFRS
6 16 (1.81%) IFRS 9
7 15 (1.69%) CRD IV
8 12 (1.35%) CDISC
9 11 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (1.02%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 7 (0.79%) ISO 14001
11 7 (0.79%) ISO 9001
12 6 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.56%) Good Clinical Practice
14 2 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 2 (0.23%) MiFID
14 2 (0.23%) PMO
14 2 (0.23%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 38 (4.29%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.90%) Docker
3 2 (0.23%) Firmware
3 2 (0.23%) Terminal Services
3 2 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.11%) DFS Replication
4 1 (0.11%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.11%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 8 (0.90%) Kubernetes
1 8 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.79%) Terraform
3 5 (0.56%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 4 (0.45%) Ansible
5 3 (0.34%) Galera Cluster
5 3 (0.34%) Perfmon
5 3 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.23%) Kubeflow
6 2 (0.23%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.11%) Grafana
7 1 (0.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 134 (15.12%) Microsoft
2 128 (14.45%) Databricks
3 23 (2.60%) Google
3 23 (2.60%) Oracle
4 15 (1.69%) OpenAI
5 13 (1.47%) SAP
6 12 (1.35%) Alteryx
7 10 (1.13%) Salesforce
8 8 (0.90%) Cisco
8 8 (0.90%) Cognos
9 7 (0.79%) Adobe
9 7 (0.79%) Dataiku
9 7 (0.79%) iManage
9 7 (0.79%) Mapbox
10 5 (0.56%) Rapid7
10 5 (0.56%) SolarWinds
11 4 (0.45%) Avaya
11 4 (0.45%) Citrix
11 4 (0.45%) JD Edwards
11 4 (0.45%) MicroStrategy