Humanities
Wales > South Wales
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Humanities in contract job vacancies in South Wales. 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 | 46 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Humanities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Wales | 0.24% | - | - |
| As % of the General category | 0.49% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | £34.00 | - | - |
All General Skills
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 206 | 134 | 149 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 49.28% | 52.55% | 41.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 115 | 83 | 88 |
| 10th Percentile | £214 | £160 | £143 |
| 25th Percentile | £304 | £213 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £388 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.45% | -11.43% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £534 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £625 | £625 |
| Wales median daily rate | £413 | £395 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.43% | -12.22% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 26 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.21 | £15.60 | £11.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £20.12 | £12.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.72 | £22.50 | £22.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.38% | -0.79% | +74.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.75 | £41.25 | £55.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.25 | £45.00 | £87.80 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £18.50 | £22.50 | £20.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.78% | +8.43% | +36.42% |
Humanities
Contract Job Locations in South Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Humanities within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 5 April 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Humanities Wales |
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Humanities
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:
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