The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Humanities in permanent job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Humanities over the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
71 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs citing Humanities |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
0.11% |
- |
- |
| As % of the General category |
0.26% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
- |
- |
- |
| South Wales median annual salary |
- |
- |
- |
Humanities falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Cardiff.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
381 |
148 |
292 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff |
40.36% |
56.70% |
46.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
214 |
102 |
234 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£24,690 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,868 |
£27,750 |
£35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£44,658 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
+11.96% |
-14.94% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£69,750 |
£69,940 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
£44,315 |
| % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
+1.55% |
-5.51% |
