Job market reports · Skill · September 2026

statistical analysis

203 live US technical postings name statistical analysis in September 2026. Here is which roles ask for it, what those roles pay, and where they are.

Which roles ask for it

Share of the 203 postings naming statistical analysis that belong to each role. This is the answer to "what would learning this qualify me for".

  1. 1Data Scientist52.7%
  2. 2Data Analyst16.3%
  3. 3Software Engineer16.3%
  4. 4Data Engineer5.9%
  5. 5Machine Learning Engineer4.9%
  6. 6AI Engineer3.4%

What postings asking for it pay

Across every role, for the postings that both name this skill and disclose a salary. A skill does not cause a salary — senior roles ask for more of everything — so read this as association, not as a raise.

Disclosed pay where statistical analysis is named
n = 112
10th
$110k
25th
$130k
Median
$175k
75th
$203k
90th
$263k

Where those jobs are

Metro share of the postings naming this skill.

  1. 1New York, NY12.8%
  2. 2San Francisco, CA11.8%
  3. 3Remote10.3%
  4. 4Silicon Valley, CA7.9%
  5. 5Washington, DC5.9%
  6. 6Boston, MA3.4%
  7. 7Chicago, IL2.5%
  8. 8Seattle, WA1.5%

How we counted

668,970 live US postings read directly from 79,892 employers’ own careers pages in September 2026 — not from a jobs aggregator, so a role reposted across several sites is counted once. Full methodology, limitations and external checks.