Anthropology Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Anthropology
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Anthropology skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 661 - 614
Rank change year-on-year - - -39
Permanent jobs citing Anthropology 3 0 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.004% - 0.021%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.005% - 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £45,250 - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £62,500 - -
90th Percentile £64,750 - -
UK median annual salary £55,180 - £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +38.37%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Anthropology falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 60,135 29,546 42,069
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 70.33% 86.64% 78.67%
Number of salaries quoted 42,401 15,981 22,391
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

Anthropology
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Anthropology relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Anthropology job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Anthropology
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Anthropology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Anthropology

Anthropology
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Anthropology in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Anthropology in the UK excluding London

Anthropology
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Anthropology within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 September 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West - 2 £55,000 - 3
South East - 1 - - 1
Anthropology
UK

Anthropology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
1 2 (66.67%) User Researcher
2 1 (33.33%) Senior User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Psychology
1 3 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 3 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) UX Research
2 2 (66.67%) Critical Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Diary Studies
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Product Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Service Design
2 2 (66.67%) Sociology
2 2 (66.67%) Usability Testing
2 2 (66.67%) User Research
2 2 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Accessibility