# Tools & technology — actuarial assistant

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 43-9111.00 (Statistical Assistants) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 3314; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Google Workspace software | Office suite software | yes |
| IBM SPSS Statistics | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP | Web platform development software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Oracle PL/SQL | Data base management system software | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| R | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software | yes |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| A programming language APL | Development environment software |  |
| Avidian Technologies Prophet | Customer relationship management CRM software |  |
| Benfield ReMetrica | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Corel WordPerfect Office Suite | Office suite software |  |
| Data visualization software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Database software | Data base user interface and query software |  |
| dBASE | Data base user interface and query software |  |
| GGY AXIS | Financial analysis software |  |
| Harvard Graphics | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| Hyland OnBase Enterprise Content Management | Document management software |  |
| IBM Lotus 1-2-3 | Spreadsheet software |  |
| Insightful S-PLUS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Minitab | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| PolySystems Asset Delphi | Financial analysis software |  |
| QSR International NVivo | Data base user interface and query software |  |
| SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports | Data base reporting software |  |
| Software development tools | Development environment software |  |
| StataCorp Stata | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| STATISTICA | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Systat Software SigmaStat | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Towers Perrin MoSes | Financial analysis software |  |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |  |
| Wolfram Research Mathematica | Analytical or scientific software |  |

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 60 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Tools

- Microsoft Excel — **55 %**
- SQL — **53 %**
- Python — **37 %**
- SAS — **23 %**
- VBA — **20 %**

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