Statistical Inference
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Statistical Inference skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Statistical Inference over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 894 969 1206
Rank change year-on-year +75 +237 -309
Permanent jobs citing Statistical Inference 8 3 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.008% 0.003% 0.015%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.009% 0.003% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £52,500 - -
25th Percentile £53,125 £62,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% - -
75th Percentile £56,875 £67,500 -
90th Percentile £57,500 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Statistical Inference 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 84,809 96,894 150,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,843 56,945 82,179
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Statistical Inference
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Statistical Inference in the UK

Statistical Inference
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Statistical Inference.

Salary trend for Statistical Inference in the UK

Statistical Inference
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Statistical Inference within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 +104 8 £55,000 -15.38%
UK excluding London - 6 £55,000 -
Work from Home +74 4 £55,000 -
South West - 4 £55,000 -
London +104 2 £55,000 -15.38%
South East - 2 - -

Statistical Inference
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:

Applications
1 6 (75.00%) Simulink
1 6 (75.00%) Stateflow
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Git
General
1 4 (50.00%) Games
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Developer
1 4 (50.00%) Machine Learning Developer
2 2 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (75.00%) PyTorch
1 6 (75.00%) TensorFlow
2 2 (25.00%) OpenCV
2 2 (25.00%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 6 (75.00%) Algorithms
2 4 (50.00%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 8 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 6 (75.00%) Algorithmic Trading
2 6 (75.00%) Computer Vision
2 6 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 6 (75.00%) Deep Learning
2 6 (75.00%) Feasibility Study
2 6 (75.00%) Mathematics
2 6 (75.00%) Model Validation
2 6 (75.00%) Natural Language Processing
2 6 (75.00%) Pattern Recognition
2 6 (75.00%) Reinforcement Learning
2 6 (75.00%) Validation
2 6 (75.00%) Verification and Validation
3 4 (50.00%) Decision Science
3 4 (50.00%) Multi-Agent System
3 4 (50.00%) Random Forest
3 4 (50.00%) Sensor Fusion
3 4 (50.00%) Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
3 4 (50.00%) Support Vector Machines
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) Python
2 6 (75.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Degree
1 6 (75.00%) PhD
1 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (25.00%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 2 (25.00%) Docker
Vendors
1 6 (75.00%) OpenAI