Humanities Job Trends in the South West

Humanities
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Humanities in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Humanities over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 169 204 -
Rank change year-on-year +35 - -
Permanent jobs citing Humanities 4 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.10% 0.13% -
As % of the General category 0.17% 0.28% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 8 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £30,000 -
England median annual salary £45,000 £32,453 £28,000
% change year-on-year +38.66% +15.90% -37.08%

All General Skills
South West

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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,298 2,873 2,625
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 59.26% 46.88% 56.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,395 1,485 1,950
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,000 £29,440
25th Percentile £30,083 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,881 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.51% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £59,451 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £84,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -

Humanities
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Humanities job vacancy trend in the South West

Humanities
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Humanities.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Humanities

Humanities
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Humanities within the South West region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
Wiltshire +15 4 - -
Humanities
England

Humanities
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Marketing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) CRM
2 1 (25.00%) Business Development
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Salesforce