Note-Taking and Reference Management Tools
Utilize note-taking and reference management tools to organize information and support academic work.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is academic research?
This requirement appears in 0.1% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share was broadly unchanged compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts0.1%UK · 2025
Change in share0.0 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
Information Access
Access information for research from open-access systems.
Document Preparation Systems
Tools for formatting and organizing documents for publication or processing.
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO01.01. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where academic research appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Human resources administrative occupations Example titles: Human resources administrator · People clerk · Admin officer · Admin assistant | 3.3% | |
| 2 | Librarians Example titles: Librarian · Film librarian · Information scientist · Learning resource manager | 2.9% | |
| 3 | Printers Example titles: Printer · Mark maker · Hat printer · Stamp maker | 1.8% | |
| 4 | Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors Example titles: Newspaper editor · Art editor · Editorial manager · Editorial director | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Personal assistants and other secretaries Example titles: Personal assistant · Medical PA · Virtual pa · Diary manager | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Library clerks and assistants Example titles: Library clerk · Press clipper · Book looker-out · Chief assistant | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Youth work professionals Example titles: Youth worker · Senior youth worker · Youth offending officer · Youth worker in charge | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Other educational professionals n.e.c Example titles: Exam marker · Exams officer · Academic tutor · Executive officer | 1.0% | |
| 9 | Human resources and industrial relations officers Example titles: Human resource officer · HR adviser · HR analyst · HR officer | 1.0% | |
| 10 | Managers and directors in the creative industries Example titles: Creative manager · Film agent · Model agent · Arts manager | 0.9% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Academic and Scientific Research
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Sciences Sociology and Social Science Studies · Geography Knowledge · Justice Studies Knowledge | 7.3% | -1.4 pp | |
| 2 | Science and Research Observational Research and Empirical Methods · Understanding Scientific Principles · Biological Science Knowledge | 3.0% | +0.4 pp | |
| 3 | Humanities and Social Sciences Cultural Exchange Program Management Skills · Anthropology and Humanities Study Knowledge · Religious Studies and Theology | 1.0% | +0.2 pp | |
| 4 | Physical Sciences Physics and Advanced Computational Science · Natural Science Knowledge · Space Sciences | 0.9% | +0.1 pp | |
| 5 | Academic Research Selected skill · Note-Taking and Reference Management Tools · Information Access · Document Preparation Systems | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Media and Research Methods Fact-Checking Techniques | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 7 | Legal and Social Sciences Criminology and Organized Crime Knowledge | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 8 | Engineering and Scientific Computing Finite Element Analysis and Simulation Software · Computer Algebra Systems · Electromagnetic Simulation Software Skills | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 9 | Mathematics and Applied Domains Spatial Reasoning Skills · Game Theory Concepts | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 10 | Physics and Optics Optical Dispersion Theory · Wave Physics and Optics Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 11 | Natural Sciences Mineralogy Knowledge · Geology Knowledge · Palaeontology | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 12 | Physics and Astronomy Stellar System Concept Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.