Economics
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Economics skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 59 | 72 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +4 | +35 |
| Permanent jobs citing Economics | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales | 0.15% | 0.091% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.18% | 0.14% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £57,250 | £71,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £60,500 | £72,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.97% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £63,750 | £73,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wales median annual salary | - | £60,500 | £72,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -15.97% | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 552 | 712 | 642 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales | 83.38% | 64.90% | 95.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 417 | 469 | 500 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,087 | £30,500 | £31,985 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,750 | £36,125 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £65,000 | £65,380 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £75,000 | £73,750 |
| Wales median annual salary | £48,500 | £47,014 | £45,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | +3.33% | -9.00% |
Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing Economics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
Economics
Salary Trend in South Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Economics.
Economics
Job Locations in South Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Economics within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 19 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | +25 | 1 | - | - | |
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Economics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:
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