HR Specialist Contract Job Trends in London

Human Resources Specialist
England > London

The median Human Resources Specialist daily rate in London is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 April 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 402 347 392
Rank change year-on-year -55 +45 +99
Contract jobs requiring an HR Specialist 9 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.051% 0.008% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.008% 0.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £331 - -
25th Percentile £359 - £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £285 £410
Median % change year-on-year +40.35% -30.49% -35.69%
75th Percentile £425 - £415
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £400 £285 £410
% change year-on-year +40.35% -30.49% -31.67%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 16,357 11,839 16,511
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.78% 93.48% 93.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,892 8,132 11,935
10th Percentile £350 £340 £325
25th Percentile £425 £431 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 271 147 337
10th Percentile £18.75 £20.45 £16.01
25th Percentile £24.27 £24.09 £20.02
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +27.27% -21.99%
75th Percentile £63.10 £50.75 £43.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £64.25 £65.00
England median hourly rate £45.59 £31.76 £35.65
% change year-on-year +43.53% -10.91% -20.78%

HR Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

HR Specialist job vacancy trend in London

HR Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

HR Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

HR Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 28 April 2026, 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 London region featuring HR Specialist in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) Data Cleansing
2 5 (55.56%) Data Migration
2 5 (55.56%) Migration
2 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (33.33%) Regression Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Regulatory Change
3 3 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (33.33%) SAP
3 3 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 3 (33.33%) SuccessFactors
3 3 (33.33%) Time Management
3 3 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
4 2 (22.22%) Analytical Thinking
4 2 (22.22%) CIPD
4 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
4 2 (22.22%) Data Conversion
4 2 (22.22%) Data Entry
4 2 (22.22%) Data Management
4 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
4 2 (22.22%) Degree
4 2 (22.22%) ServiceNow
4 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (22.22%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Workday
4 2 (22.22%) Workday HCM
4 2 (22.22%) Workflow

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

Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) SuccessFactors
General
1 3 (33.33%) Finance
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Law
2 2 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Data Cleansing
2 5 (55.56%) Data Migration
2 5 (55.56%) Migration
2 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (33.33%) Regression Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Regulatory Change
3 3 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Time Management
3 3 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
4 2 (22.22%) Analytical Thinking
4 2 (22.22%) Data Conversion
4 2 (22.22%) Data Entry
4 2 (22.22%) Data Management
4 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (22.22%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) CIPD
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) SAP
2 2 (22.22%) ServiceNow
2 2 (22.22%) Workday