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 Historic Senior Economist

This is a full time, 24 month fixed term position.

The location of this role is national, inclusive with hybrid working. You will be based in one of our following offices and/or from home - Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) Cambridge or London.

Salary is dependent on location;

National £40,778 per annum

GL+ £43,903 per annum

Inner London £45,395 per annum

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

Historic England is the public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England’s historic environment. The historic environment is intrinsically linked to economic activity, attracting investment, driving tourism, supporting local economies and improving quality of life.

This role will lead and support economic analysis across the organisation and the wider heritage sector. In this role, you will help our understanding and articulation of the economic value of the historic environment, including both use and non-use values. You will develop approaches to economic measurement of the historic environment, ensuring alignment with the HM Treasury’s Green Book and the DCMS Culture and Heritage Capital Framework, and other best practice guidance. You will play a key role in preparing for fiscal events and championing value for money across Historic England’s investments.

In this senior analytical role, you will bring innovative and robust economic and econometric research skills. You will provide technical leadership in economic analysis and contribute to sector-wide discussions with DCMS and other culture and heritage economists.

Who we are looking for

A graduate qualification in economics or a related field.
Substantial experience undertaking, delivering and commissioning economic research
Excellent knowledge of the application of economic and econometric tools and techniques.
Excellent writing skills
An excellent verbal communicator, capable of explaining complex results
Self-motivated, Proactive, independent and team player

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

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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: 9th November 2026

Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description –

https://historicengland.org.uk/media/ixvdlsnw/zw-senior-economist-jd-oct-2026.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.