Economic Analyst
| Company: | Historic England |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,594 to £40,000 a year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Newcastle · York · Manchester · Birmingham · Swindon · Bristol · Portsmouth · Cambridge, SN2 2EH |
| Working pattern: | Hybrid - 2 days remote |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Posting date: | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 11 Nov 2026 |
Summary
Historic England is the public organisation that brings new life to heritage to build a better future for every place and everyone.
Historic England has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Economic Analyst.
This is a Full Time, 2 Year Fixed-Term Contract.
The location of this role is either Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) or Cambridge, inclusive with hybrid working.
Salary
National: £33,594 - £34,150 pro-rata
Cambridge: £37,826 - £40,000 pro-rata
We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.
To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here.
What you will be doing:
This is a specialist analytical role working formally with the Senior Economist to provide economic analysis and to conduct and manage economic research on behalf of Historic England and the wider heritage sector.
You will use your economic and econometric skills to contribute to developing our approach to economic measurement of the historic environment, particular in relation to the Culture and Heritage Capital approach and impact evaluation. Your research and insight will be strongly guided by current government guidelines such as the Green Book and Magenta Book.
The role combines technical and analytical rigour with strong communication and project delivery skills. You will help to make the case for the historic environment through published advocacy-focused research, Heritage Counts and other appropriate routes. You will help to ensure that economic evidence is influential across key audiences from HM Treasury and DCMS to local stakeholders, and ensure evidence is communicated clearly, efficiently and accessibly.
Historic England is a Disability Confident Leader and normally offers guaranteed interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role, where it is practical and appropriate to do so. We want all candidates to shine in the recruitment process, so please tell us what we can do to help you show us your very best self. For more information, please visit our Everyone is Welcome page, or contact us at recruitmentTeam@Historicengland.org.uk if you have any recruitment queries.
We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having won the Gold Award from MIND for workplace wellbeing in seven consecutive years, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.
We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.
We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.
Why work for Historic England
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.
Historic England wants all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at recruitmentTeam@Historicengland.org.uk if you have any recruitment queries.
At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.
At Historic England, we value the expertise and individuality each candidate brings and want to hear about this in your own words. If you require the use or AI tools or other resources to support your application, we ask that all information is factually accurate, original, and reflects your own experience. To best represent yourself, we encourage you to write in your own words and use AI-generated content only as inspiration—not as direct input.
Provisional interview dates: w/c 23rd November 2026
Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description –
https://historicengland.org.uk/media/oc4hcoyq/economic-analyst.odt
Historic England only accepts applications through our authorised recruitment platform, Applied. We will never ask applicants to pay any fee or provide payment details during the recruitment process. Please only apply using the application link provided within this advert.
Essential requirements
Who we are looking for: Completion of relevant degree or significant relevant experience. An understanding of economic research methods and techniques Econometric knowledge Good administrative skills Ability to summarise and communicate data Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.
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