Economics Job Trends in Sheffield

Economics
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield 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 71 44 62
Rank change year-on-year -27 +18 -
Permanent jobs citing Economics 1 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.093% 0.25% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.32% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 - -
75th Percentile £35,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £34,500 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 738 312 640
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 68.33% 78.79% 74.68%
Number of salaries quoted 615 232 345
10th Percentile £35,000 £26,875 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £31,250 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £46,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +8.70% -12.38% +16.67%

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Economics job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Economics
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Economics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Economics

Economics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree