HR Specialist Contract Job Trends in England

Human Resources Specialist
UK > England

The median Human Resources Specialist daily rate in England is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 524 499 575
Rank change year-on-year -25 +76 +198
Contract jobs requiring an HR Specialist 7 18 4
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.024% 0.058% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.062% 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - - £340
25th Percentile - £220 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £283 £500
Median % change year-on-year +94.69% -43.50% -18.37%
75th Percentile - £364 £600
90th Percentile - £411 £660
UK median daily rate £550 £283 £500
% change year-on-year +94.69% -43.50% -18.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £17.00 - £43.88
Median hourly rate £18.00 - £47.75
75th Percentile £19.00 - £51.63
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £18.00 - £47.75

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 26,557 29,007 37,741
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.15% 92.98% 93.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,058 17,724 26,241
10th Percentile £280 £300 £300
25th Percentile £403 £413 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,546 1,114 1,425
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.10 £15.23
25th Percentile £17.69 £21.12 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £41.50 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -39.40% -9.55% +55.53%
75th Percentile £50.75 £66.61 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% -16.67% +62.28%

HR Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'HR Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

HR Specialist job vacancy trend in England

HR Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for HR Specialist job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for HR Specialist job vacancies in England

HR Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for HR Specialist job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for HR Specialist job vacancies in England

HR Specialist
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HR Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
London +22 4 - - 4
West Midlands -27 2 - - 1
Midlands -29 2 - - 2
South West +2 1 £550 +129.17%
HR Specialist
UK

HR Specialist Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 31 October 2025, HR Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring HR Specialist in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (57.14%) Project Management
1 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Data Management
2 3 (42.86%) Operations Management
3 2 (28.57%) Analytics
3 2 (28.57%) SuccessFactors
3 2 (28.57%) Workday
4 1 (14.29%) Automation Anywhere
4 1 (14.29%) Change Management
4 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Data Architecture
4 1 (14.29%) Data Governance
4 1 (14.29%) Data Interpretation
4 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
4 1 (14.29%) Data Security
4 1 (14.29%) GDPR
4 1 (14.29%) iTrent
4 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
4 1 (14.29%) Knowledge Transfer
4 1 (14.29%) Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Oracle
4 1 (14.29%) Python
4 1 (14.29%) SAP
4 1 (14.29%) SLA
4 1 (14.29%) Test Automation
4 1 (14.29%) UiPath

HR Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) SuccessFactors
General
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Finance
3 3 (42.86%) Dutch Language
3 3 (42.86%) German Language
3 3 (42.86%) Legal
4 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (14.29%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Management Information System
1 3 (42.86%) Onboarding
2 1 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (14.29%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (57.14%) Project Management
1 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Data Management
2 3 (42.86%) Operations Management
3 2 (28.57%) Analytics
4 1 (14.29%) Change Management
4 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Data Architecture
4 1 (14.29%) Data Governance
4 1 (14.29%) Data Interpretation
4 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Data Security
4 1 (14.29%) Knowledge Transfer
4 1 (14.29%) Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
1 1 (14.29%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
1 1 (14.29%) GDPR
1 1 (14.29%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Workday
2 1 (14.29%) Automation Anywhere
2 1 (14.29%) Oracle
2 1 (14.29%) SAP
2 1 (14.29%) UiPath