Economics Job Trends in Bristol

Economics
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Economics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 105 127
Rank change year-on-year +15 +22 +41
Permanent jobs citing Economics 5 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.25% 0.070% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.38% 0.080% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £53,750 £24,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £25,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year +125.49% -34.62% +7.51%
75th Percentile £61,250 £26,250 £40,500
90th Percentile - - £59,280
South West median annual salary £71,250 £25,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year +179.41% -34.62% -8.19%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,305 1,246 1,599
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 64.73% 87.81% 93.78%
Number of salaries quoted 979 675 1,305
10th Percentile £28,700 £30,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £39,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,886 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,050 £86,600 £88,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £54,720 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.62% +4.23% +4.23%

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Economics job vacancy trend in Bristol

Economics
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Economics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Economics

Economics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 2 (40.00%) Chatbot
General
1 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Product Owner
2 2 (40.00%) Research Scientist
2 2 (40.00%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Product Ownership
1 3 (60.00%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) AI
2 3 (60.00%) Agile
2 3 (60.00%) Backlog Management
2 3 (60.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (60.00%) Data Science
2 3 (60.00%) Fintech
2 3 (60.00%) Insurtech
2 3 (60.00%) Machine Learning
2 3 (60.00%) Natural Language Processing
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Product Backlog
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (60.00%) SOA
2 3 (60.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (60.00%) User Stories
2 3 (60.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 2 (40.00%) Chemistry
3 2 (40.00%) Conversational UI
3 2 (40.00%) Physics
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (40.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) PayPal