Humanities Contract Job Trends in the North West

Humanities
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Humanities in contract job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Humanities over the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 138 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Humanities 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.042% - -
As % of the General category 0.068% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £163 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 - -
75th Percentile £188 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £204 - -

All General Skills
North West

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 North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,469 1,343 1,527
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 61.00% 57.61% 54.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 955 722 998
10th Percentile £220 £264 £256
25th Percentile £368 £376 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £483 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.74% -3.50% +4.17%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £594
90th Percentile £666 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 144 90 113
10th Percentile £13.61 £16.00 £15.14
25th Percentile £17.30 £18.13 £16.70
Median hourly rate £29.44 £32.50 £22.53
Median % change year-on-year -9.43% +44.25% +2.41%
75th Percentile £45.46 £43.59 £45.88
90th Percentile £70.11 £65.00 £61.09
England median hourly rate £25.00 £31.97 £30.05
% change year-on-year -21.80% +6.39% +16.88%

Humanities
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Humanities relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Humanities job vacancy trend in the North West

Humanities
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Humanities within the North West region over the 6 months to 4 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
Merseyside - 1 £175 -
Humanities
England

Humanities
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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