Economics Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Economics
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring Economics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 74 59
Rank change year-on-year +9 -15 -
Permanent jobs citing Economics 2 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.25% 0.15% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.16% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £31,099
25th Percentile - £47,500 £32,747
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £65,000 £35,887
Median % change year-on-year - +81.12% -
75th Percentile - £82,500 £39,420
90th Percentile - - £41,304
North East median annual salary - £58,750 £35,887
% change year-on-year - +63.71% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 646 619 459
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 79.26% 91.03% 87.43%
Number of salaries quoted 481 267 399
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £36,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £69,914 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £88,500 £77,500
North East median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -5.00%

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Economics job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Economics
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Economics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Economics

Economics
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Economics within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Newcastle upon Tyne +1 2 - - 1
Economics
North East

Economics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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 (50.00%) Chatbot
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (50.00%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Research Scientist
1 1 (50.00%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Chemistry
1 1 (50.00%) Conversational UI
1 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (50.00%) Physics
1 1 (50.00%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) PayPal