Statistical Inference Job Trends

Statistical Inference
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Statistical Inference skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 715 642 857
Rank change year-on-year -73 +215 +124
Permanent jobs citing Statistical Inference 1 5 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.001% 0.012% 0.008%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.002% 0.013% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £52,500
25th Percentile £71,101 - £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,077 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.38%
75th Percentile £79,052 - £56,875
90th Percentile - - £57,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £55,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Statistical Inference 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 65,473 38,805 81,335
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 75.33% 92.93% 85.93%
Number of salaries quoted 40,444 22,598 59,573
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -8.90%

Statistical Inference
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Statistical Inference relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Statistical Inference job vacancy trend in the UK

Statistical Inference
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Statistical Inference.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Statistical Inference

Statistical Inference
Top 1 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 19 April 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
England -68 1 £75,077 - 2

Statistical Inference
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Researcher
1 1 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Experimental Design
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Psychology
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) UX Research
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations