Humanities Job Trends in Somerset

Humanities
South West > Somerset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Humanities in permanent job vacancies in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Humanities over the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Humanities 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.17% - -
As % of the General category 0.27% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median annual salary - £30,000 -

All General Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 366 274 188
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 63.76% 58.30% 52.22%
Number of salaries quoted 150 87 156
10th Percentile £24,250 £32,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £26,500 £40,000 £28,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -34.55% +29.41% -15.00%
75th Percentile £48,552 £75,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £85,000 £70,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Humanities
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Humanities job vacancy trend in Somerset

Humanities
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Humanities.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Humanities

Humanities
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Humanities within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 28 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bath - 1 - -
Humanities
South West

Humanities
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Science
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lecturer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Motion Capture
1 1 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Reinforcement Learning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google