Data Annotation Contract Job Trends in London

Data Annotation
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London 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 419 343 -
Rank change year-on-year -76 - -
Contract jobs citing Data Annotation 1 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.005% 0.033% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.006% 0.035% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - - £342

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 16,682 11,302 15,611
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.76% 92.31% 88.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,119 7,563 11,181
10th Percentile £358 £347 £340
25th Percentile £435 £425 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £681 £675
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £515 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 199 318
10th Percentile £18.07 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.16 £24.66 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.25 £32.89 £28.25
Median % change year-on-year +13.26% +16.42% -28.34%
75th Percentile £58.88 £49.88 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £68.23
England median hourly rate £47.50 £28.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +69.64% -25.33% +4.17%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Data Annotation job vacancy trend in London

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Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Dutch Language
1 1 (100.00%) French Language
1 1 (100.00%) German Language
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Interpretation
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement