Humanities Contract Job Trends in Wales

Humanities
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Humanities in contract job vacancies in 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 53 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Humanities 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.18% - -
As % of the General category 0.34% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £575 £515 -
% change year-on-year +11.65% - -
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 - - -
UK median hourly rate £33.25 - -

All General Skills
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 Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 291 161 179
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 52.72% 52.61% 42.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 104 105
10th Percentile £187 £160 £143
25th Percentile £290 £213 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £395 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.43% -12.22% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £588
90th Percentile £675 £625 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 28 22
10th Percentile £12.21 £15.76 £11.10
25th Percentile £13.33 £20.09 £11.75
Median hourly rate £18.50 £22.50 £20.75
Median % change year-on-year -17.78% +8.43% +36.42%
75th Percentile £35.78 £41.25 £52.31
90th Percentile £50.00 £45.00 £85.52
UK median hourly rate £25.77 £29.00 £26.37
% change year-on-year -11.14% +9.97% -24.66%

Humanities
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Humanities job vacancy trend in Wales

Humanities
Contract Job Locations in 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 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
South Wales - 1 - -
Humanities
UK

Humanities
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

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