Humanities
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Humanities in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Humanities over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 875 | 949 | 1163 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +74 | +214 | -274 |
| Permanent jobs citing Humanities | 10 | 37 | 59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.010% | 0.036% | 0.038% |
| As % of the General category | 0.017% | 0.052% | 0.059% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 16 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,500 | £30,393 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £24,875 | £32,682 | £30,076 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,000 | £37,501 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | -16.66% | +45.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | £41,323 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £50,503 | £42,500 | £58,864 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £36,870 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.63% | -18.07% | +2.27% |
All General Skills
UK
Humanities is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 58,854 | 71,332 | 99,359 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 59.84% | 68.58% | 63.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39,596 | 38,382 | 51,164 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £43,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £101,250 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Humanities
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Humanities as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Humanities
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Humanities.
Humanities
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Humanities over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Humanities
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Humanities within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +92 | 8 | £31,500 | -16.00% | 11 |
| London | +128 | 7 | £33,000 | -17.50% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +52 | 3 | £24,000 | -34.91% | 1 |
| North of England | +22 | 1 | £30,000 | -18.63% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 1 | £30,000 | -18.63% | 10 |
| North West | - | 1 | £30,000 | - | 1 |
Humanities
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: