Humanities Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Humanities
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Humanities in contract job vacancies in Leicestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Humanities over the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Humanities 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire 0.74% - -
As % of the General category 1.30% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £192 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £204 - -
75th Percentile £217 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £204 - -

All General Skills
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 77 50 65
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 56.62% 44.64% 36.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 38 48
10th Percentile £153 £197 £160
25th Percentile £250 £283 £312
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 £375 £425
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -11.76% -
75th Percentile £488 £500 £550
90th Percentile £560 £713 £646
East Midlands median daily rate £402 £449 £500
% change year-on-year -10.47% -10.20% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 4
10th Percentile £15.70 - £14.78
25th Percentile £18.50 £20.75 £18.94
Median hourly rate £20.50 £21.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.65% -4.44% +26.76%
75th Percentile £21.30 £22.25 £34.06
90th Percentile £24.42 - £52.63
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.39 £18.32 £27.50
% change year-on-year +16.76% -33.38% +48.65%

Humanities
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Job postings citing Humanities as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Humanities in Leicestershire

Humanities
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Humanities within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 29 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
Leicester - 1 £204 - 1
Humanities
East Midlands

Humanities
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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