Humanities Contract Job Trends in Newport

Humanities
South Wales > Newport

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Humanities in contract job vacancies in Newport. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Humanities over the 6 months leading up to 5 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Humanities 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 1.37% - -
As % of the General category 3.70% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South Wales median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31.00 - -
Median hourly rate £34.00 - -
75th Percentile £37.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median hourly rate £34.00 - -

All General Skills
Newport

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 general skills in Newport.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 27 42 61
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 36.99% 71.19% 65.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 14 29
10th Percentile £402 £151 £137
25th Percentile £408 £192 £190
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £365 £513
Median % change year-on-year +33.56% -28.78% -6.39%
75th Percentile £575 £429 £625
90th Percentile £590 £678 £648
South Wales median daily rate £413 £388 £438
% change year-on-year +6.45% -11.43% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 17 12
10th Percentile £30.80 £18.15 £11.34
25th Percentile - £20.12 £19.53
Median hourly rate £50.00 £26.50 £23.93
Median % change year-on-year +88.68% +10.74% -4.28%
75th Percentile £85.00 £41.25 £63.39
90th Percentile £88.00 £45.00 £87.80
South Wales median hourly rate £19.72 £22.50 £22.68
% change year-on-year -12.38% -0.79% +74.46%

Humanities
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) e-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Economics
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Humanities jobs