Statistical Programmer
UK

As of 6 December 2023, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Statistical Programmer salary in the UK.

6 months to
6 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 665 563 721
Rank change year-on-year -102 +158 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Statistical Programmer 65 618 395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.12% 0.50% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.52% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £82,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 51,159 118,464 121,698
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.44% 95.41% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 37,465 74,592 83,940
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%

Statistical Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Statistical Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Statistical Programmer in the UK

Statistical Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Statistical Programmer in the UK

Statistical Programmer
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Statistical Programmer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 December 2023. 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 -17 65 - - 7
Work from Home +164 64 - - 8
UK excluding London -90 64 - - 2
South East +118 51 - - 1
Yorkshire +16 13 - -
North of England -1 13 - - 1
London +216 1 - - 6

Statistical Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 December 2023, Statistical Programmer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Statistical Programmer in the job title.

1 65 (100.00%) SAS
1 65 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 65 (100.00%) Statistics
1 65 (100.00%) Degree
1 65 (100.00%) CDISC
2 64 (98.46%) SAS Macro
2 64 (98.46%) Base SAS
2 64 (98.46%) Line Management
2 64 (98.46%) Creative Thinking
2 64 (98.46%) Collaborative Working
2 64 (98.46%) Problem-Solving
2 64 (98.46%) Mathematics
2 64 (98.46%) Biotechnology
2 64 (98.46%) Computer Science
2 64 (98.46%) Life Science
2 64 (98.46%) QA
2 64 (98.46%) XML
2 64 (98.46%) Metadata
2 64 (98.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 64 (98.46%) Onboarding
3 32 (49.23%) Immunology
4 30 (46.15%) Time Management
4 30 (46.15%) Clinical Data Management
4 30 (46.15%) Decision-Making
4 30 (46.15%) Project Management
4 30 (46.15%) Numerate Degree
4 30 (46.15%) Data Management
4 30 (46.15%) Biostatistics
5 3 (4.62%) Commercialisation
6 1 (1.54%) Validation

Statistical Programmer Skill Set
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 65 (100.00%) SAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (98.46%) Base SAS
1 64 (98.46%) Metadata
General
1 65 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 64 (98.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (1.54%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (98.46%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 64 (98.46%) Life Science
1 64 (98.46%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (100.00%) Statistics
2 64 (98.46%) Biotechnology
2 64 (98.46%) Collaborative Working
2 64 (98.46%) Computer Science
2 64 (98.46%) Creative Thinking
2 64 (98.46%) Line Management
2 64 (98.46%) Mathematics
2 64 (98.46%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (49.23%) Immunology
4 30 (46.15%) Biostatistics
4 30 (46.15%) Clinical Data Management
4 30 (46.15%) Data Management
4 30 (46.15%) Decision-Making
4 30 (46.15%) Project Management
4 30 (46.15%) Time Management
5 3 (4.62%) Commercialisation
6 1 (1.54%) Task Automation
6 1 (1.54%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 64 (98.46%) SAS Macro
2 1 (1.54%) Java
2 1 (1.54%) R
Qualifications
1 65 (100.00%) Degree
2 30 (46.15%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (100.00%) CDISC
2 64 (98.46%) QA
3 1 (1.54%) Good Clinical Practice