Data Annotation Job Trends

Data Annotation
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Data Annotation skills. It covers permanent 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 - - 900
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Permanent jobs citing Data Annotation 0 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK - - 0.002%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £56,625
25th Percentile - - £64,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £81,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +261.11%
75th Percentile - - £99,688
90th Percentile - - £108,875
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Data Annotation 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 67,331 40,980 87,741
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.88% 92.69% 82.42%
Number of salaries quoted 46,057 21,831 62,274
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%

Data Annotation
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Data Annotation job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Annotation
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Annotation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Annotation