Economics
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire requiring Economics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Economics over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 113 | 121 | 167 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +46 | - |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing Economics | 7 | 15 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 0.42% | 0.58% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.46% | 0.74% | 0.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £81,750 | £57,500 | £84,832 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £83,500 | £60,000 | £87,125 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -31.13% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £85,250 | £62,500 | £89,417 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £83,500 | £60,000 | £87,125 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -31.13% | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
West Yorkshire
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 West Yorkshire.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,508 | 2,037 | 2,974 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 91.23% | 79.32% | 97.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 794 | 1,270 | 1,820 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | £40,988 | £41,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £53,250 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -3.18% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,250 | £69,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £82,500 | £87,500 |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £47,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.00% | -5.66% | +0.95% |
Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Job postings citing Economics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
Economics
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Economics.
Economics
Job Locations in West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Economics within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 23 August 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 DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | +31 | 7 | £83,500 | +39.17% | 10 |
| Economics Yorkshire |
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Economics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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: