Content moderation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-18, Content moderation appears in 209 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for AI Quality Analyst roles, with demand up 140% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-18
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Frequently asked questions about Content moderation
+Is Content moderation in demand in 2026?
Yes. Content moderation appears in 209 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, with demand up 140% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for AI Quality Analyst roles (11% of AI Quality Analyst postings list it).
+What jobs require Content moderation?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, the job titles most likely to require Content moderation are AI Quality Analyst (11% of postings list Content moderation), Safeguards Enforcement Analyst (9% of postings list Content moderation), Product Manager (8% of postings list Content moderation).
+What skills are commonly paired with Content moderation?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-18), Content moderation most often appears alongside data annotation, Data analysis, SQL, Python, red-teaming.
+Where is Content moderation most in demand?
As of 2026-09-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Content moderation are Bucharest, San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Content moderation — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Content moderation
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| AI Quality Analyst | 23 | 11.0% |
| Safeguards Enforcement Analyst | 19 | 9.1% |
| Product Manager | 16 | 7.7% |
| Program Manager | 15 | 7.2% |
| Software Engineer | 13 | 6.2% |
| AI Safety Evaluation Expert | 9 | 4.3% |
| Data Quality Assurance Analyst | 9 | 4.3% |
| AI Safety Evaluator | 7 | 3.3% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 7 | 3.3% |
| AI Safety Specialist | 5 | 2.4% |
Top metros hiring for Content moderation
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bucharest | 18 | 8.6% |
| San Francisco | 18 | 8.6% |
| New York City | 14 | 6.7% |
| Los Angeles | 9 | 4.3% |
| Las Vegas | 6 | 2.9% |
| Seattle | 4 | 1.9% |
| Bastrop | 2 | 1.0% |
| Columbia | 2 | 1.0% |
| Guadalajara | 2 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with Content moderation
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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