The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Humanities in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Humanities over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
133
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Humanities
4
0
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
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 common skills in the City of London.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills
1,366
2,049
2,953
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
70.45%
61.33%
65.62%
Number of salaries quoted
968
1,584
2,392
10th Percentile
£41,250
£41,250
£42,000
25th Percentile
£52,438
£52,500
£53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£70,000
£72,500
£75,000
Median % change year-on-year
-3.45%
-3.33%
+3.45%
75th Percentile
£95,000
£93,750
£98,750
90th Percentile
£122,500
£112,500
£118,750
Central London median annual salary
£70,900
£70,000
£72,500
% change year-on-year
+1.29%
-3.45%
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Humanities Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Humanities as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Humanities Salary Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Humanities in the City of London.
Humanities Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, job vacancies citing Humanities also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Humanities.
Humanities Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
