Humanities Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Humanities
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Humanities in contract job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Humanities over the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Humanities 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East Midlands 0.12% - -
As % of the General category 0.20% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £192 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £204 - -
75th Percentile £217 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £204 - -

All General Skills
East Midlands

Humanities falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 507 445 424
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 61.83% 58.40% 49.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 354 262 294
10th Percentile £219 £263 £215
25th Percentile £346 £356 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £403 £449 £500
Median % change year-on-year -10.36% -10.20% +5.26%
75th Percentile £492 £550 £636
90th Percentile £589 £618 £721
England median daily rate £500 £534 £550
% change year-on-year -6.28% -3.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 28 28
10th Percentile £15.25 £12.75 £12.88
25th Percentile £16.17 £15.08 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.39 £17.66 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.12% -35.78% +48.65%
75th Percentile £25.15 £44.97 £51.50
90th Percentile £25.83 £55.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £29.50
% change year-on-year -32.93% +27.12% +18.00%

Humanities
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing Humanities as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Humanities in the East Midlands

Humanities
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Humanities within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 September 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Leicestershire - 1 £204 - 1
Humanities
England

Humanities
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check