Tools & technology — research and development manager

Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 11-9121.00.

Software	Category	Hot technology
IBM SPSS Statistics	Analytical or scientific software	yes
SAS	Analytical or scientific software	yes
The MathWorks MATLAB	Analytical or scientific software	yes
Oracle Database	Data base management system software	yes
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	yes
Structured query language SQL	Data base user interface and query software	yes
Adobe Acrobat	Document management software	yes
Microsoft SharePoint	Document management software	yes
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	yes
SAP software	Enterprise resource planning ERP software	yes
ESRI ArcGIS software	Geographic information system	yes
Adobe Photoshop	Graphics or photo imaging software	yes
R	Object or component oriented development software	yes
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	yes
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	yes
Microsoft Visio	Process mapping and design software	yes
Microsoft Project	Project management software	yes
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	yes
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	yes
Laboratory information management system LIMS	Analytical or scientific software
StataCorp Stata	Analytical or scientific software
STATISTICA	Analytical or scientific software
SAP Business Objects	Data base reporting software
Clinical trial management software	Data base user interface and query software
Integrated development environment IDE software	Development environment software
Graphics software	Graphics or photo imaging software
Web browser software	Internet browser software
IBM Lotus 1-2-3	Spreadsheet software

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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