Economic Analyst

Be Applied Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Historic England is seeking an Economic Analyst to join their team. In this hybrid role, you will perform critical economic research and analysis while working closely with the Senior Economist. The position entails utilizing econometric skills to support economic measurement related to the historic environment, informed by current government guidelines. You will contribute to advocacy research that influences key audiences, ensuring the significance of heritage is well-communicated across all platforms.

Benefits

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Mentoring/coaching

Payroll giving

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Completion of relevant degree or significant relevant experience.
• Experience of economic research and data analysis.
• An ability to summarise quantitative and qualitative data.

Responsibilities

• Provide economic analysis and manage research for Historic England.
• Develop approach to economic measurement related to heritage.
• Communicate economic evidence effectively to stakeholders.

Skills

Economic research

Data analysis

Communication

Statistical analysis

Project delivery

Education

Relevant degree or significant experience

Tools

Excel

R Studio

Stata

SPSS

Word

Outlook

Job description

Employment Type Full time Fixed term to 30 September 2026

Location Hybrid ·London, UK We offer hybrid working where you will be based in the office and from home

Team Policy and Evidence - Analytics

Seniority Mid-level

• Closing:11:59pm, 22nd Jun 2025 BST

Perks and benefits

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Mentoring/coaching

Payroll giving

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Team lunches

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

Candidate happiness

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Job Description

Summary

We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.

Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as one of our Economic Analysts.

This is a Full Time, Fixed-Term Contract to 30 September 2026 based in London with hybrid working.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 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. 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. The post holder will help to make the case for the historic environment, through published advocacy-focused research, Heritage Counts and other appropriate routes. You will help ensure that economic evidence is influential across key audiences from HM Treasury and DCMS to local stakeholders, and ensure evidence is communicated clearly, effectively and accessibly.

Please note the role will require occasional travel to Historic England’s offices and site visits may be required to support staff with the implementation of research, monitoring and evaluation activities.

Who we are looking for

Completion of relevant degree or significant relevant experience.

Experience of economic research and data analysis.

An understanding of economic research methods and techniques

Econometric knowledge

An ability to summarise quantitative and qualitative data and communicate this clearly, concisely and effectively to internal and external audiences.

Proficiency in using Excel, statistical packages (e.g. R Studio, Stata, SPSS), and more general IT skills including Word and Outlook.

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

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 just won the Gold Award from MIND, 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 want 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 [e-mail] 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.

To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.

Provisional interview dates: 10th and 11th July 2025

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