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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 302 378 267
Rank change year-on-year +76 -111 -53
Permanent jobs citing Statistics 981 870 2,514
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.98% 0.88% 1.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.15% 0.92% 1.63%
Number of salaries quoted 506 533 752
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,528 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.12% +5.26% +3.64%
75th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £77,765
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £100,450
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £49,000 £50,939
% change year-on-year -8.16% -3.81% +1.88%

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 85,135 94,784 153,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.22% 95.58% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 59,872 55,911 82,488
10th Percentile £29,089 £34,000 £33,635
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 £96,250
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 18 May 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 18 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 +99 907 £55,000 -11.31% 404
London +167 528 £60,000 -14.29% 225
UK excluding London -35 419 £45,000 -8.16% 226
Work from Home +103 416 £51,528 -6.31% 163
North of England +47 94 £45,000 -10.00% 53
Midlands -24 85 £42,500 - 29
South East -19 76 £55,000 -9.61% 74
South West -35 63 £54,043 -0.33% 26
East of England +37 58 £55,000 -8.33% 28
North West +8 53 £50,000 -0.50% 33
West Midlands -21 48 £39,000 -6.87% 15
East Midlands +4 33 £45,001 -25.00% 14
Yorkshire +67 24 £51,528 -1.85% 13
Wales -10 19 £42,500 +52.08% 8
Scotland -76 19 £50,759 -18.79% 9
North East +2 17 £30,000 -36.15% 8
Northern Ireland +24 4 £45,000 +12.50% 1
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 73 (7.44%) SAS
2 41 (4.18%) Apache Spark
3 17 (1.73%) Apache
4 8 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.71%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.61%) SharePoint
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
10 1 (0.10%) Confluence
10 1 (0.10%) IIS
10 1 (0.10%) Umbraco
Applications
1 143 (14.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (5.61%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (2.45%) SPSS
4 22 (2.24%) 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 2 (0.20%) EViews
9 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.10%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (1.12%) ResourceLink
2 8 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.41%) Lawson
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
1 256 (26.10%) AWS
2 126 (12.84%) Power Platform
3 115 (11.72%) Azure
4 63 (6.42%) GCP
5 36 (3.67%) Microsoft 365
6 24 (2.45%) SaaS
7 19 (1.94%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (1.63%) Snowflake
9 11 (1.12%) SuccessFactors
10 9 (0.92%) Amazon S3
10 9 (0.92%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (0.92%) Serverless
11 8 (0.82%) Cloud Computing
11 8 (0.82%) PaaS
12 7 (0.71%) GitHub
13 6 (0.61%) Azure Machine Learning
13 6 (0.61%) Entra ID
13 6 (0.61%) Google Analytics
13 6 (0.61%) Power Automate
14 5 (0.51%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.55%) WAN
2 23 (2.34%) LAN
3 16 (1.63%) WPA
4 13 (1.33%) Internet
5 10 (1.02%) DNS
6 7 (0.71%) DHCP
6 7 (0.71%) Firewall
7 5 (0.51%) SMS
7 5 (0.51%) Wireless
8 4 (0.41%) VPN
9 3 (0.31%) FTP
9 3 (0.31%) Intranet
9 3 (0.31%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.20%) SMTP
10 2 (0.20%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.10%) BGP
11 1 (0.10%) MPLS
11 1 (0.10%) SAN
11 1 (0.10%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 300 (30.58%) Tableau
2 125 (12.74%) Power BI
3 47 (4.79%) Big Data
4 39 (3.98%) Data Warehouse
5 32 (3.26%) Data Mining
6 30 (3.06%) SQL Server
7 26 (2.65%) MySQL
8 24 (2.45%) Looker
9 21 (2.14%) Relational Database
10 18 (1.83%) Hadoop
10 18 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
11 17 (1.73%) Redis
12 16 (1.63%) Amazon Redshift
13 14 (1.43%) Elasticsearch
14 13 (1.33%) Amazon QuickSight
15 11 (1.12%) Geospatial Data
15 11 (1.12%) MongoDB
15 11 (1.12%) NoSQL
15 11 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 11 (1.12%) Text Mining
Development Applications
1 196 (19.98%) Git
2 7 (0.71%) 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
1 473 (48.22%) Social Skills
2 453 (46.18%) Analytical Skills
3 211 (21.51%) Retail
4 210 (21.41%) Finance
5 180 (18.35%) Presentation Skills
6 83 (8.46%) Marketing
7 57 (5.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 52 (5.30%) Banking
9 49 (4.99%) Law
10 39 (3.98%) Games
11 34 (3.47%) Organisational Skills
12 27 (2.75%) Pharmaceutical
13 26 (2.65%) Legal
14 23 (2.34%) Manufacturing
15 17 (1.73%) Investment Banking
16 15 (1.53%) Public Sector
17 14 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
17 14 (1.43%) Local Government
17 14 (1.43%) Retail Finance
18 13 (1.33%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 420 (42.81%) Analyst
2 307 (31.29%) Senior
3 242 (24.67%) Data Analyst
4 161 (16.41%) Data Scientist
4 161 (16.41%) Senior Analyst
5 111 (11.31%) Senior Data Analyst
6 102 (10.40%) Senior Data Scientist
7 75 (7.65%) Lead
8 37 (3.77%) Developer
9 35 (3.57%) Lead Data Analyst
10 33 (3.36%) Data Manager
11 30 (3.06%) Analytics Manager
12 26 (2.65%) Service Analyst
13 23 (2.34%) Lead Data Scientist
14 21 (2.14%) Administrator
15 19 (1.94%) Service Desk Analyst
15 19 (1.94%) Software Engineer
16 18 (1.83%) Business Intelligence Analyst
17 16 (1.63%) Senior Manager
17 16 (1.63%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (11.11%) TensorFlow
2 67 (6.83%) Pandas
3 58 (5.91%) scikit-learn
4 53 (5.40%) PySpark
5 46 (4.69%) PyTorch
6 40 (4.08%) Kafka
7 39 (3.98%) NumPy
8 35 (3.57%) .NET
9 27 (2.75%) Keras
10 19 (1.94%) XML
11 18 (1.83%) CSS
11 18 (1.83%) HTML
12 14 (1.43%) Web Services
13 12 (1.22%) Apache Beam
13 12 (1.22%) XGBoost
14 11 (1.12%) JSON
14 11 (1.12%) React
15 10 (1.02%) RESTful
16 9 (0.92%) .NET Framework
17 8 (0.82%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 162 (16.51%) Algorithms
2 78 (7.95%) Management Information System
3 49 (4.99%) Onboarding
4 37 (3.77%) Data Structures
5 31 (3.16%) Life Science
5 31 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (2.45%) Credit Risk
7 21 (2.14%) Driving Licence
8 18 (1.83%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (1.22%) Blog
10 11 (1.12%) Distributed Computing
11 10 (1.02%) Product Ownership
11 10 (1.02%) Social Media
12 9 (0.92%) Taxonomies
13 8 (0.82%) Cloud Native
13 8 (0.82%) Hedge funds
14 7 (0.71%) Biopharmaceutical
14 7 (0.71%) Blockchain
15 6 (0.61%) Greenfield Project
15 6 (0.61%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 41 (4.18%) Windows
2 21 (2.14%) Android
3 15 (1.53%) Linux
4 8 (0.82%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.31%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.31%) Unix
5 3 (0.31%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.10%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 494 (50.36%) Mathematics
2 424 (43.22%) Analytics
3 365 (37.21%) Visualisation
4 325 (33.13%) Problem-Solving
5 308 (31.40%) Data Analysis
6 287 (29.26%) Data Science
7 280 (28.54%) Computer Science
8 271 (27.62%) Actionable Insight
9 237 (24.16%) Machine Learning
10 206 (21.00%) Business Intelligence
11 201 (20.49%) Root Cause Analysis
12 190 (19.37%) Decision-Making
13 184 (18.76%) Storytelling
14 172 (17.53%) Business Strategy
15 167 (17.02%) Data Pipeline
16 141 (14.37%) Data Visualisation
17 134 (13.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 131 (13.35%) Artificial Intelligence
19 128 (13.05%) Customer Intelligence
20 124 (12.64%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 530 (54.03%) Python
2 500 (50.97%) SQL
3 126 (12.84%) R
4 46 (4.69%) C#
5 45 (4.59%) JavaScript
6 40 (4.08%) Java
7 29 (2.96%) MATLAB
8 22 (2.24%) C++
8 22 (2.24%) VBA
9 20 (2.04%) T-SQL
10 15 (1.53%) C
11 14 (1.43%) TypeScript
12 9 (0.92%) VB
13 8 (0.82%) Groovy
14 7 (0.71%) PHP
15 6 (0.61%) Go
16 5 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 3 (0.31%) Bash
17 3 (0.31%) Clojure
17 3 (0.31%) Scala
Qualifications
1 657 (66.97%) Degree
2 189 (19.27%) Master's Degree
3 175 (17.84%) DBS Check
4 85 (8.66%) PhD
5 84 (8.56%) Numerate Degree
6 50 (5.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 34 (3.47%) Security Cleared
8 19 (1.94%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.02%) MBA
10 8 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (0.61%) CCNA
12 6 (0.61%) HNC
13 5 (0.51%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.51%) SC Cleared
14 4 (0.41%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.41%) Network+ Certification
14 4 (0.41%) Postgraduate
15 3 (0.31%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 3 (0.31%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (7.75%) Data Quality
2 30 (3.06%) QA
3 29 (2.96%) Accessibility
4 24 (2.45%) SLA
5 18 (1.83%) Actionable Recommendations
5 18 (1.83%) GDPR
6 13 (1.33%) IFRS
6 13 (1.33%) IFRS 9
7 12 (1.22%) CRD IV
8 11 (1.12%) CDISC
8 11 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (0.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 7 (0.71%) ISO 14001
10 7 (0.71%) ISO 9001
11 6 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.41%) Good Clinical Practice
12 4 (0.41%) MiFID
13 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 2 (0.20%) PMO
14 1 (0.10%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 37 (3.77%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.82%) Docker
3 3 (0.31%) Terminal Services
4 2 (0.20%) Firmware
4 2 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.10%) DFS Replication
5 1 (0.10%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.10%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 9 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.82%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.71%) 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
1 193 (19.67%) Databricks
2 148 (15.09%) Microsoft
3 24 (2.45%) Google
3 24 (2.45%) Oracle
3 24 (2.45%) SAP
4 15 (1.53%) OpenAI
5 12 (1.22%) Alteryx
6 11 (1.12%) Kronos
7 10 (1.02%) Salesforce
8 8 (0.82%) Cisco
8 8 (0.82%) Cognos
9 7 (0.71%) Adobe
9 7 (0.71%) Dataiku
9 7 (0.71%) iManage
9 7 (0.71%) Mapbox
10 5 (0.51%) Citrix
10 5 (0.51%) Rapid7
10 5 (0.51%) SolarWinds
11 4 (0.41%) Avaya
11 4 (0.41%) Bloomberg