Statistics Job Trends in Scotland

Statistics
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Statistics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 132 191
Rank change year-on-year -2 +59 +2
Permanent jobs citing Statistics 7 16 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.25% 0.62% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.67% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2 10 4
10th Percentile - £25,000 -
25th Percentile £53,750 £25,313 £50,172
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,872 £60,764
Median % change year-on-year +8.75% -12.99% +10.48%
75th Percentile £61,250 £72,682 £73,438
90th Percentile - £75,000 £75,125
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

Statistics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,206 2,381 2,956
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 79.84% 92.90% 93.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,076 1,004 1,812
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,325 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,250 £41,250 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,370 £88,750 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Statistics
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Statistics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Statistics job vacancy trend in Scotland

Statistics
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Statistics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Statistics

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 14 January 2026. 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 +21 5 - - 1
Edinburgh -21 2 £57,500 +33.15% 1
Statistics
UK

Statistics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) Firewall
General
1 5 (71.43%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Advertising
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Marketing
2 2 (28.57%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Lead
1 5 (71.43%) Technical Leader
2 2 (28.57%) Account Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Web Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Driving Licence
2 2 (28.57%) Digital Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Asset Management
1 5 (71.43%) Business Strategy
1 5 (71.43%) ERP
1 5 (71.43%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
2 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
2 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (28.57%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Degree
1 5 (71.43%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (71.43%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (71.43%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (71.43%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (71.43%) Cisco
2 5 (71.43%) VMware