Economics Job Trends in Birmingham

Economics
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Economics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 129 108
Rank change year-on-year +26 -21 +34
Permanent jobs citing Economics 5 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.29% 0.055% 0.074%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.059% 0.084%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £66,625 - -
25th Percentile £67,188 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,250 - -
75th Percentile £85,313 - -
90th Percentile £88,125 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £67,500 £52,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year +28.57% +75.00% -32.58%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Birmingham

Economics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,381 1,683 1,194
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 79.37% 93.29% 88.05%
Number of salaries quoted 979 784 1,009
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £43,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -2.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,875 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Economics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Economics job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Economics
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Economics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Economics

Economics
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Economics in Birmingham over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Economics in Birmingham

Economics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
1 1 (20.00%) Tableau
General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Analyst
1 3 (60.00%) Lead
2 2 (40.00%) Credit Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Credit Risk Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Architect
3 1 (20.00%) Cloud Architect
3 1 (20.00%) Credit Risk Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Engagement Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Lead Architect
3 1 (20.00%) Lead Cloud Architect
3 1 (20.00%) Network Architect
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Senior
3 1 (20.00%) Senior Analytics Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Senior Engagement Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Senior Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Senior Risk Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Credit Risk
2 2 (40.00%) Algorithms
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (20.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (80.00%) Statistical Modelling
2 3 (60.00%) Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Data Science
2 3 (60.00%) Data Visualisation
2 3 (60.00%) Statistics
2 3 (60.00%) Visualisation
3 2 (40.00%) A/B Testing
3 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (40.00%) Credit Risk Analytics
3 2 (40.00%) Credit Risk Modelling
3 2 (40.00%) Data Cleansing
3 2 (40.00%) Machine Learning
3 2 (40.00%) Predictive Modelling
3 2 (40.00%) Risk Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
4 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Model Validation
4 1 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) Python
1 4 (80.00%) SQL
2 3 (60.00%) R
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (20.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Salesforce