Human-in-the-Loop (HITL)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Human-in-the-Loop skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 686 | - | 864 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +145 |
| Permanent jobs citing Human-in-the-Loop | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.009% | - | 0.001% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.012% | - | 0.001% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,500 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £56,875 | - | £85,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,250 | - | £90,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | - | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £129,000 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
Human-in-the-Loop 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 | 60,207 | 38,067 | 76,796 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 77.10% | 93.27% | 86.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,835 | 22,259 | 57,410 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,250 | £29,035 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,750 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | -11.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £80,000 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £102,410 | £93,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | -8.41% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Human-in-the-Loop relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Human-in-the-Loop.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Human-in-the-Loop over the 6 months to 28 March 2026.
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Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Human-in-the-Loop within the UK over the 6 months to 28 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | - | 7 | £71,250 | - | 24 |
| London | - | 6 | £80,000 | - | 18 |
| Work from Home | - | 4 | £52,500 | - | 11 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £52,500 | - | |
| UK excluding London | - | 1 | £52,500 | - | 8 |
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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: