Economics Job Trends in Wales

Economics
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Economics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 - 105
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Economics 1 0 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.059% - 0.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.087% - 0.72%
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 - - -
UK median annual salary £95,000 £80,000 £46,293
% change year-on-year +18.75% +72.81% -11.82%

All Process & Methodology Skills
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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,145 468 1,383
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 67.99% 87.97% 75.86%
Number of salaries quoted 751 277 1,053
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,757 £26,550
25th Percentile £36,000 £37,170 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,009 £51,398 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.54% +14.22% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.97%

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Economics job vacancy trend in Wales

Economics
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Economics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Economics

Economics
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Economics within the Wales region over the 6 months to 16 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
South Wales - 1 £76,500 - 2
Economics
UK

Economics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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