Anthropology Job Trends

Anthropology
UK

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 645 - 683
Rank change year-on-year - - +321
Permanent jobs citing Anthropology 2 0 22
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% - 0.041%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.004% - 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £39,748
Median % change year-on-year - - -50.32%
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £39,748

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,377 48,922 48,139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.45% 90.25% 90.80%
Number of salaries quoted 28,391 23,950 36,604
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Anthropology
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Anthropology job vacancy trend in the UK

Anthropology
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Anthropology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Anthropology

Anthropology
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Anthropology within the UK over the 6 months to 6 January 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
London - 2 £50,000 - 3
England - 2 £50,000 - 3
Work from Home - 2 £50,000 - 2

Anthropology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 2 (100.00%) Psychology
1 2 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Sociology
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility