content moderation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-08-26, content moderation appears in 22 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Safeguards Enforcement Analyst roles, with demand down 70% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-26

Postings · last 90 days
22
Demand vs prior month
down 70% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 36% require it
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about content moderation

+Is content moderation in demand in 2026?

Yes. content moderation appears in 22 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, with demand down 70% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Safeguards Enforcement Analyst roles (36% of Safeguards Enforcement Analyst postings list it).

+What jobs require content moderation?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, the job titles most likely to require content moderation are Safeguards Enforcement Analyst (36% of postings list content moderation), AI Red Teamer (9% of postings list content moderation), Software Engineer (9% of postings list content moderation).

+What skills are commonly paired with content moderation?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-26), content moderation most often appears alongside SQL, Python, data analysis, Threat intelligence, policy enforcement.

+Where is content moderation most in demand?

As of 2026-08-26, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring content moderation are San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Bastrop, Little Canada, 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

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Safeguards Enforcement Analyst836.4%
AI Red Teamer29.1%
Software Engineer29.1%
AI Enforcement Analyst14.5%
AI Safety Engineer14.5%
AI/ML Engineer14.5%
Data Annotation Specialist14.5%
Director of Engineering, Trust & Safety14.5%
Product Manager14.5%
Product Safety Engineer14.5%

Top metros hiring for content moderation

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco313.6%
New York City29.1%
Seattle29.1%
Bastrop14.5%
Little Canada14.5%
Palo Alto14.5%
San Jose14.5%

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 2026-08-26. 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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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index