Economics Jobs in Scotland

Economics
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Economics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Economics over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 159 276 216
Rank change year-on-year +117 -60 +12
Permanent jobs citing Economics 2 7 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.066% 0.10% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.071% 0.11% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £51,528 -
Median % change year-on-year +55.26% - -
UK median annual salary £80,000 £46,293 £52,500
% change year-on-year +72.81% -11.82% -6.25%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,807 6,203 4,364
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 93.01% 92.46% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,380 2,419 2,194
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,017
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,250 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +6.48%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £73,156
90th Percentile £83,000 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Economics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Economics in Scotland

Economics
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Economics in Scotland.

Salary trend for Economics in Scotland

Economics
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Economics within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 11 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow +177 1 £80,000 - 2
Edinburgh +18 1 - - 5
Economics
UK

Economics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Engineering Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Security Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Testing Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Econometrics
1 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Statistics
1 1 (50.00%) Stress Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree