Statistics Jobs

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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 305 376 262
Rank change year-on-year +71 -114 -47
Permanent jobs citing Statistics 978 824 2,750
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.90% 0.89% 1.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.09% 0.93% 1.67%
Number of salaries quoted 479 528 766
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,500 £33,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £77,347
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £49,250 £51,000
% change year-on-year -8.63% -3.43% +7.37%

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 89,994 88,841 164,871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.98% 95.43% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 62,089 53,798 83,455
10th Percentile £29,500 £33,848 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £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 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Statistics in the UK

Statistics
Top 18 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 9 June 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 +80 908 £55,000 -8.33% 367
London +155 535 £60,000 -14.29% 191
Work from Home +101 418 £54,043 -1.74% 143
UK excluding London -62 408 £45,000 -8.63% 179
Midlands -38 85 £42,500 -5.56% 20
North of England +9 84 £42,500 -18.55% 54
South East -36 80 £55,000 +10.55% 51
South West -24 66 £54,043 -1.74% 24
East of England +20 54 £55,000 -18.52% 24
North West -11 49 £50,000 -20.00% 30
West Midlands -40 48 £39,000 -8.23% 9
East Midlands -14 33 £45,001 -33.33% 11
Scotland -80 19 £62,055 +33.45% 5
North East -5 18 £36,000 -23.38% 10
Yorkshire +41 17 £48,000 -10.70% 16
Wales 0 16 £42,500 +52.08% 6
Northern Ireland +20 3 £45,000 +12.50%
Channel Islands - 1 £67,500 - 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 57 (5.83%) SAS
2 27 (2.76%) Apache Spark
3 8 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (0.61%) SharePoint
6 5 (0.51%) Apache
7 4 (0.41%) Luigi
8 3 (0.31%) Jupyter
8 3 (0.31%) nginx
8 3 (0.31%) Smallworld
9 2 (0.20%) CMS
9 2 (0.20%) IIS
10 1 (0.10%) Confluence
10 1 (0.10%) Umbraco
Applications
1 140 (14.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (5.32%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (2.25%) SPSS
4 20 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.41%) InDesign
6 4 (0.41%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.31%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.31%) Stata
8 1 (0.10%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.10%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (1.12%) ResourceLink
2 8 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.41%) Lawson
3 4 (0.41%) Ripple
4 3 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.31%) SAP CRM
4 3 (0.31%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.10%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 258 (26.38%) AWS
2 127 (12.99%) Power Platform
3 108 (11.04%) Azure
4 58 (5.93%) GCP
5 32 (3.27%) Microsoft 365
6 25 (2.56%) SaaS
7 19 (1.94%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (1.33%) Amazon S3
8 13 (1.33%) Snowflake
9 12 (1.23%) Google Gemini
10 11 (1.12%) SuccessFactors
11 9 (0.92%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (0.92%) Serverless
12 8 (0.82%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (0.82%) PaaS
13 7 (0.72%) GitHub
13 7 (0.72%) WhatsApp
14 6 (0.61%) Azure Machine Learning
14 6 (0.61%) Entra ID
14 6 (0.61%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.56%) WAN
2 23 (2.35%) LAN
3 20 (2.04%) Internet
4 17 (1.74%) WPA
5 10 (1.02%) DNS
6 7 (0.72%) DHCP
6 7 (0.72%) Firewall
7 5 (0.51%) SMS
7 5 (0.51%) VPN
7 5 (0.51%) Wireless
8 4 (0.41%) FTP
9 3 (0.31%) Intranet
9 3 (0.31%) Network Security
9 3 (0.31%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.31%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.20%) BGP
10 2 (0.20%) MPLS
10 2 (0.20%) SMTP
10 2 (0.20%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 307 (31.39%) Tableau
2 126 (12.88%) Power BI
3 50 (5.11%) Big Data
4 42 (4.29%) Data Warehouse
5 29 (2.97%) Data Mining
5 29 (2.97%) SQL Server
6 26 (2.66%) MySQL
7 23 (2.35%) Looker
8 22 (2.25%) Amazon QuickSight
8 22 (2.25%) Amazon Redshift
9 21 (2.15%) Relational Database
10 19 (1.94%) Hadoop
10 19 (1.94%) PostgreSQL
11 17 (1.74%) Redis
12 14 (1.43%) Elasticsearch
13 12 (1.23%) MongoDB
14 11 (1.12%) Geospatial Data
14 11 (1.12%) NoSQL
15 10 (1.02%) Spatial Data
15 10 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 198 (20.25%) Git
2 7 (0.72%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.51%) GitLab
3 5 (0.51%) JIRA
3 5 (0.51%) Postman
3 5 (0.51%) SoapUI
3 5 (0.51%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.31%) gulp
4 3 (0.31%) PostCSS
4 3 (0.31%) rollup.js
4 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.31%) Vite
5 2 (0.20%) MLflow
5 2 (0.20%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.10%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.10%) GDB
6 1 (0.10%) Maven
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.10%) Rational DOORS
General
1 474 (48.47%) Social Skills
2 444 (45.40%) Analytical Skills
3 201 (20.55%) Retail
4 195 (19.94%) Finance
5 173 (17.69%) Presentation Skills
6 85 (8.69%) Marketing
7 59 (6.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 51 (5.21%) Law
9 39 (3.99%) Banking
9 39 (3.99%) Games
10 34 (3.48%) Organisational Skills
11 32 (3.27%) Legal
12 30 (3.07%) Pharmaceutical
13 24 (2.45%) Manufacturing
14 16 (1.64%) Investment Banking
14 16 (1.64%) Public Sector
15 15 (1.53%) Influencing Skills
16 14 (1.43%) Local Government
17 12 (1.23%) Advertising
18 10 (1.02%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 418 (42.74%) Analyst
2 308 (31.49%) Senior
3 245 (25.05%) Data Analyst
4 154 (15.75%) Senior Analyst
5 153 (15.64%) Data Scientist
6 116 (11.86%) Senior Data Analyst
7 101 (10.33%) Senior Data Scientist
8 70 (7.16%) Lead
9 39 (3.99%) Developer
10 35 (3.58%) Lead Data Analyst
11 33 (3.37%) Data Manager
12 27 (2.76%) Analytics Manager
13 26 (2.66%) Service Analyst
14 23 (2.35%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 23 (2.35%) Software Engineer
15 20 (2.04%) Administrator
15 20 (2.04%) Senior Manager
16 19 (1.94%) Service Desk Analyst
17 18 (1.84%) Lead Data Scientist
17 18 (1.84%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 107 (10.94%) TensorFlow
2 66 (6.75%) Pandas
3 58 (5.93%) scikit-learn
4 55 (5.62%) PySpark
5 43 (4.40%) PyTorch
6 41 (4.19%) Kafka
7 40 (4.09%) NumPy
8 32 (3.27%) .NET
9 28 (2.86%) Keras
10 22 (2.25%) CSS
10 22 (2.25%) HTML
11 19 (1.94%) XML
12 15 (1.53%) React
12 15 (1.53%) Web Services
13 12 (1.23%) Apache Beam
14 11 (1.12%) JSON
15 10 (1.02%) AngularJS
15 10 (1.02%) RESTful
16 9 (0.92%) REST
16 9 (0.92%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 164 (16.77%) Algorithms
2 76 (7.77%) Management Information System
3 55 (5.62%) Onboarding
4 36 (3.68%) Data Structures
5 34 (3.48%) Life Science
6 29 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
7 21 (2.15%) Driving Licence
8 19 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (1.23%) Blog
9 12 (1.23%) Credit Risk
10 11 (1.12%) Blockchain
10 11 (1.12%) Distributed Computing
10 11 (1.12%) Hedge funds
10 11 (1.12%) Social Media
11 10 (1.02%) Product Ownership
12 9 (0.92%) Taxonomies
13 8 (0.82%) Cloud Native
13 8 (0.82%) Reinsurance
14 7 (0.72%) Biopharmaceutical
14 7 (0.72%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 43 (4.40%) Windows
2 21 (2.15%) Android
3 20 (2.04%) Linux
4 8 (0.82%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.41%) Unix
6 3 (0.31%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.20%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.10%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 487 (49.80%) Mathematics
2 427 (43.66%) Analytics
3 379 (38.75%) Visualisation
4 333 (34.05%) Problem-Solving
5 306 (31.29%) Data Analysis
6 297 (30.37%) Computer Science
7 282 (28.83%) Data Science
8 281 (28.73%) Actionable Insight
9 228 (23.31%) Machine Learning
10 210 (21.47%) Business Intelligence
11 199 (20.35%) Root Cause Analysis
12 194 (19.84%) Decision-Making
13 186 (19.02%) Storytelling
14 175 (17.89%) Business Strategy
15 168 (17.18%) Data Pipeline
16 148 (15.13%) Data Visualisation
17 134 (13.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 128 (13.09%) Customer Intelligence
19 123 (12.58%) Artificial Intelligence
20 117 (11.96%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 522 (53.37%) Python
2 504 (51.53%) SQL
3 113 (11.55%) R
4 47 (4.81%) Java
4 47 (4.81%) JavaScript
5 41 (4.19%) C#
6 31 (3.17%) MATLAB
7 22 (2.25%) VBA
8 21 (2.15%) C++
9 18 (1.84%) T-SQL
10 16 (1.64%) C
10 16 (1.64%) TypeScript
11 9 (0.92%) Groovy
11 9 (0.92%) VB
12 7 (0.72%) PHP
13 6 (0.61%) Go
14 5 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 4 (0.41%) Clojure
15 4 (0.41%) Scala
16 3 (0.31%) Bash
Qualifications
1 663 (67.79%) Degree
2 199 (20.35%) Master's Degree
3 180 (18.40%) DBS Check
4 93 (9.51%) PhD
5 81 (8.28%) Numerate Degree
6 56 (5.73%) Computer Science Degree
7 35 (3.58%) Security Cleared
8 20 (2.04%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (1.02%) MBA
10 8 (0.82%) CCNA
10 8 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.61%) HNC
12 5 (0.51%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.51%) SC Cleared
13 4 (0.41%) AWS Certification
13 4 (0.41%) CCNP
13 4 (0.41%) Network+ Certification
13 4 (0.41%) Postgraduate
14 3 (0.31%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (7.77%) Data Quality
2 31 (3.17%) QA
3 28 (2.86%) Accessibility
4 25 (2.56%) SLA
5 18 (1.84%) GDPR
6 16 (1.64%) Actionable Recommendations
7 11 (1.12%) CDISC
7 11 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (0.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 7 (0.72%) ISO 14001
9 7 (0.72%) ISO 9001
10 6 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.51%) MiFID
12 4 (0.41%) Good Clinical Practice
13 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 2 (0.20%) PMO
14 1 (0.10%) IFRS
14 1 (0.10%) IFRS 9
14 1 (0.10%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 36 (3.68%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.02%) Docker
3 4 (0.41%) Terminal Services
4 3 (0.31%) Firmware
5 2 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.10%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.10%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 10 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (0.92%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.72%) Terraform
4 5 (0.51%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 4 (0.41%) Ansible
6 3 (0.31%) Galera Cluster
6 3 (0.31%) Perfmon
6 3 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.20%) Kubeflow
7 2 (0.20%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.10%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.10%) Grafana
8 1 (0.10%) SCCM
Vendors
1 200 (20.45%) Databricks
2 147 (15.03%) Microsoft
3 24 (2.45%) SAP
4 23 (2.35%) Google
5 21 (2.15%) Oracle
6 15 (1.53%) OpenAI
7 11 (1.12%) Kronos
8 10 (1.02%) Alteryx
9 9 (0.92%) Cisco
9 9 (0.92%) Salesforce
10 8 (0.82%) Adobe
10 8 (0.82%) Cognos
11 7 (0.72%) Dataiku
11 7 (0.72%) iManage
11 7 (0.72%) Mapbox
12 5 (0.51%) Bloomberg
12 5 (0.51%) Citrix
12 5 (0.51%) Rapid7
12 5 (0.51%) SolarWinds
12 5 (0.51%) Splunk