Data Annotation Contract Job Trends in England

Data Annotation
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Data Annotation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 590 479 537
Rank change year-on-year -111 +58 -
Contract jobs citing Data Annotation 2 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.005% 0.016% 0.005%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.006% 0.018% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £342
75th Percentile - - £371
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate - - £342
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26.25
Median hourly rate - - £27.50
75th Percentile - - £28.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £27.50

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Data Annotation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,262 22,351 32,031
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.14% 91.35% 85.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,961 14,463 20,809
10th Percentile £325 £303 £300
25th Percentile £413 £407 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,273 1,016 2,371
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.81
25th Percentile £20.82 £18.12 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £28.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +69.64% -25.33% +4.17%
75th Percentile £68.00 £58.75 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £27.28 £36.50
% change year-on-year +61.14% -25.26% +1.39%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Annotation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Data Annotation job vacancy trend in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Annotation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Annotation

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Annotation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Annotation

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Annotation within the England region over the 6 months to 11 June 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
London -76 1 - - 2
South East - 1 - -
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UK

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Metadata
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Automotive
1 1 (50.00%) Dutch Language
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) French Language
1 1 (50.00%) German Language
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Retail
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Data Governance Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Data Governance Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Data Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Governance Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) B2B
2 1 (50.00%) B2C
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Stewardship
2 1 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Metadata Management
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
2 1 (50.00%) Visualisation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR