Economic Analyst

Historic England; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme with employer 28.97%

29 days holiday

Free entry to English Heritage sites

Development opportunities

Job summary

Historic England seeks an Economic Analyst to join our team on a Full Time, 2 Year Fixed-Term Contract. The role is based in the UK with hybrid working across Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth or Cambridge.

You will work with the Senior Economist to provide economic analysis, conduct research, and measure the economic impact of the historic environment. Salary ranges pro-rata depending on location, with a focus on policy-relevant evidence and stakeholder

Qualifications

• Strong econometric and economic analysis skills.
• Experience conducting economic research for policy or heritage sectors.
• Ability to communicate complex economic evidence to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Conduct economic analysis and research for Historic England and the heritage sector.
• Develop and apply economic measurement methods for the historic environment.
• Communicate findings to HM Treasury, DCMS, and local stakeholders.

Skills

Econometric skills

Economic analysis

Communication

Project delivery

Job description

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.

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.

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 [e-mail] 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 [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

Salary

National: £33,594 - £34,150 pro-rata

Cambridge: £37,826 - £40,000 pro-rata

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

Provisional interview dates: w/c 23rd November 2026

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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