Humanities Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Humanities
North West > Merseyside

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Humanities in contract job vacancies in Merseyside. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Humanities over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Humanities 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 0.45% - -
As % of the General category 0.81% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £163 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 - -
75th Percentile £188 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £175 - -

All General Skills
Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 124 104 116
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside 56.11% 47.06% 58.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 46 67
10th Percentile £142 £153 £209
25th Percentile £202 £189 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £419 £320 £500
Median % change year-on-year +30.86% -36.00% -
75th Percentile £508 £454 £563
90th Percentile £650 £588 £588
North West median daily rate £450 £483 £500
% change year-on-year -6.74% -3.50% +3.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 9 15
10th Percentile - £17.44 £11.85
25th Percentile £12.21 £18.03 £16.25
Median hourly rate £15.18 £20.19 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.81% +15.37% -
75th Percentile £18.72 £23.53 £24.97
90th Percentile £33.23 £36.80 £41.60
North West median hourly rate £29.27 £32.50 £22.53
% change year-on-year -9.94% +44.25% +0.13%

Humanities
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Humanities within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 3 November 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
Wallasey - 1 £175 -
Humanities
North West

Humanities
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree