Economics Job Trends in South Wales

Economics
Wales > South Wales

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

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - 78
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Economics 1 0 10
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.087% - 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% - 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £35,002
25th Percentile £75,750 - £44,754
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,500 - £51,528
75th Percentile £77,250 - £52,884
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £76,500 - £51,528

All Process & 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 823 331 934
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 71.38% 87.11% 74.30%
Number of salaries quoted 552 205 746
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,400 £28,290
25th Percentile £37,313 £39,000 £35,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% +4.40%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £72,500
Wales median annual salary £46,005 £51,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.67% +14.44% -

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Economics job vacancy trend in South Wales

Economics
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Economics.

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 17 May 2026. 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 - 1 £76,500 - 1
Economics
Wales

Economics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Delivery Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Delivery Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation