HR Analyst Contract Job Trends in Central London

Human Resources Analyst
London > Central London

The median Human Resources Analyst daily rate in Central London is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 121 129 153
Rank change year-on-year +8 +24 +50
Contract jobs requiring an HR Analyst 1 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.052% 0.086% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% 0.092% 0.067%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £392 -
25th Percentile £481 £398 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £430 £450
Median % change year-on-year +13.37% -4.44% -10.00%
75th Percentile £494 £458 £475
90th Percentile - £461 -
London median daily rate £488 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -7.14% +16.67% -5.26%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Central London with a recognized job title 1,797 2,170 2,985
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 93.62% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,226 1,379 2,090
10th Percentile £315 £363 £339
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +1.32%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
London median daily rate £545 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 26 14
10th Percentile £17.79 £21.25 £16.73
25th Percentile £22.75 £25.80 £18.06
Median hourly rate £28.15 £35.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.57% -1.41% -12.35%
75th Percentile £43.75 £74.38 £45.64
90th Percentile £64.84 £124.75 £63.88
London median hourly rate £28.15 £35.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.57% -6.67% +19.05%

HR Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured HR Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for HR Analyst in Central London

HR Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for HR Analyst job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for HR Analyst job vacancies in Central London

HR Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for HR Analyst job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for HR Analyst job vacancies in Central London

HR Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HR Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 30 September 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London 0 1 £488 +13.37% 1
HR Analyst
London

HR Analyst Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 30 September 2025, HR Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region featuring HR Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Extraction
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Workday HCM
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Workday

HR Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Workday HCM
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Extraction
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Workday