HR Analyst Contract Job Trends in Reading

Human Resources Analyst
Berkshire > Reading

The median Human Resources Analyst daily rate in Reading is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026.

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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 58 94
Rank change year-on-year -23 +36 -
Contract jobs requiring an HR Analyst 7 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.69% 0.34% 0.084%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% 0.36% 0.090%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £288 - -
25th Percentile £344 - £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £650 £500
Median % change year-on-year -32.69% +30.00% -
75th Percentile £531 - £525
90th Percentile £588 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £438 £650 £300
% change year-on-year -32.69% +116.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £24.64 - -
25th Percentile £26.79 - -
Median hourly rate £30.75 - -
75th Percentile £31.31 - -
90th Percentile £31.43 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £30.75 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 947 551 1,111
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 93.87% 93.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 587 332 634
10th Percentile £306 £318 £213
25th Percentile £425 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £560 £533
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +5.07% -3.09%
75th Percentile £626 £638 £623
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £505 £513
% change year-on-year -0.99% -1.46% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 128 4 51
10th Percentile £35.00 - £35.00
25th Percentile £80.75 - £52.90
Median hourly rate £84.00 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +13.64% -5.23%
75th Percentile £88.00 £71.80 £74.66
90th Percentile £105.50 £75.03 £87.46
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £63.37 £59.00
% change year-on-year +30.97% +7.41% +3.72%

HR Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

HR Analyst job vacancy trend in Reading

HR Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for HR Analyst job vacancies in Reading

HR Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HR Analyst in Reading over the 6 months to 3 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for HR Analyst in Reading

HR Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for HR Analyst job vacancies in Reading

HR Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 3 May 2026, HR Analyst 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 Reading region featuring HR Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (85.71%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (85.71%) Dashboard Development
2 6 (85.71%) iTrent
2 6 (85.71%) Oracle
2 6 (85.71%) Power BI
2 6 (85.71%) Power Platform
2 6 (85.71%) SAP
2 6 (85.71%) SuccessFactors
2 6 (85.71%) Workday
3 5 (71.43%) Security Cleared
4 4 (57.14%) Customer-Centricity
4 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (42.86%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (42.86%) Process Improvement
5 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
6 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
7 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
7 1 (14.29%) Analytics
7 1 (14.29%) Benchmarking
7 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
7 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
7 1 (14.29%) Data Privacy
7 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
7 1 (14.29%) Data Reconciliation
7 1 (14.29%) Data Visualisation
7 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
7 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
7 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office

HR Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (85.71%) iTrent
2 1 (14.29%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 6 (85.71%) Power Platform
1 6 (85.71%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (14.29%) OCI
2 1 (14.29%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (85.71%) Power BI
2 3 (42.86%) Oracle Reports
General
1 7 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (85.71%) Dashboard Development
2 4 (57.14%) Customer-Centricity
2 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (42.86%) Process Improvement
4 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
5 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (14.29%) Analytics
5 1 (14.29%) Benchmarking
5 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
5 1 (14.29%) Data Privacy
5 1 (14.29%) Data Reconciliation
5 1 (14.29%) Data Visualisation
5 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
5 1 (14.29%) Migration
5 1 (14.29%) People Management
5 1 (14.29%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Oracle
1 6 (85.71%) SAP
1 6 (85.71%) Workday
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft