Economics Jobs in the West Midlands

Economics
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 237 214 282
Rank change year-on-year -23 +68 -39
Permanent jobs citing Economics 26 39 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.30% 0.67% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.38% 0.70% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 19 9 4
10th Percentile - £28,835 £48,750
25th Percentile - £29,000 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £55,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -54.55% -18.52% +35.00%
75th Percentile £32,000 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £44,000 - -
England median annual salary £44,671 £52,392 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.74% -4.74% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,880 5,588 7,489
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 80.26% 96.69% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 4,789 3,127 4,852
10th Percentile £26,700 £30,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,000 £39,967 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Economics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Economics in the West Midlands

Economics
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Economics in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Economics in the West Midlands

Economics
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Economics in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Economics in the West Midlands

Economics
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Economics within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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
Birmingham -15 9 £38,000 -41.54% 2
Tipton - 7 £25,000 -
Dudley - 5 £25,000 -
Shropshire - 2 - - 2
Warwickshire -8 1 - -
Economics
England

Economics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (15.38%) SAS
Applications
1 18 (69.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (53.85%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (15.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (3.85%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 14 (53.85%) Power Platform
2 2 (7.69%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.85%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (53.85%) Power BI
2 2 (7.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Git
General
1 24 (92.31%) Social Skills
2 18 (69.23%) Finance
3 12 (46.15%) Back Office
3 12 (46.15%) Local Government
4 6 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (19.23%) Social Science
6 4 (15.38%) Banking
6 4 (15.38%) Legal
6 4 (15.38%) Publishing
7 2 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (7.69%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 12 (46.15%) Analyst
1 12 (46.15%) Commercial Analyst
2 7 (26.92%) Senior
3 5 (19.23%) Consultant
4 4 (15.38%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 3 (11.54%) Senior Consultant
6 2 (7.69%) Graduate
7 1 (3.85%) Developer
7 1 (3.85%) Systems Developer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (46.15%) Smartcard
2 4 (15.38%) Credit Risk
3 2 (7.69%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (69.23%) Data Analysis
2 15 (57.69%) Mathematics
3 14 (53.85%) Business Intelligence
4 13 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (19.23%) Analytics
5 5 (19.23%) Qualitative Research
5 5 (19.23%) Quantitative Research
5 5 (19.23%) Statistics
6 4 (15.38%) Benchmarking
6 4 (15.38%) Budget Responsibility
6 4 (15.38%) Risk Management
6 4 (15.38%) Stress Testing
7 3 (11.54%) Focus Group
8 2 (7.69%) Analytical Thinking
8 2 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (7.69%) Data Science
8 2 (7.69%) Dynamic Pricing
8 2 (7.69%) Pricing Strategy
8 2 (7.69%) Strategic Thinking
8 2 (7.69%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.69%) SQL
2 1 (3.85%) Python
Qualifications
1 21 (80.77%) Degree
2 4 (15.38%) Master's Degree
3 3 (11.54%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (15.38%) IFRS
1 4 (15.38%) IFRS 9
Vendors
1 16 (61.54%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.69%) SAP