Economics Job Trends in Leicester

Economics
Leicestershire > Leicester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leicester requiring Economics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 32 -
Rank change year-on-year -32 - -
Permanent jobs citing Economics 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.11% 0.51% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.62% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median annual salary £33,500 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Leicester

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 Leicester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 680 161 257
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester 73.20% 82.56% 78.83%
Number of salaries quoted 453 90 150
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,850 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,625 £82,750
Leicestershire median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% - -14.29%

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Economics job vacancy trend in Leicester

Economics
Salary Trend in Leicester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Economics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Economics

Economics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) QA