HR Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Reading

Human Resources Data Analyst
Berkshire > Reading

The median Human Resources Data Analyst daily rate in Reading is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026.

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

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an HR Data Analyst 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.69% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £250 - £313
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 948 552 1,096
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.58% 93.88% 92.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 586 332 628
10th Percentile £306 £318 £213
25th Percentile £425 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £560 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% +3.70% -1.82%
75th Percentile £629 £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 £58.65
% change year-on-year +30.97% +8.05% +3.10%

HR Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

HR Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Reading

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

For the 6 months to 5 May 2026, HR Data 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 Data Analyst in the job title.

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

HR Data 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 7 (100.00%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 7 (100.00%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (14.29%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (100.00%) Power BI
2 2 (28.57%) Oracle Reports
General
1 7 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 7 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
2 5 (71.43%) Customer-Centricity
3 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (42.86%) Process Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
6 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (14.29%) Benchmarking
6 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
6 1 (14.29%) Data Privacy
6 1 (14.29%) Data Visualisation
6 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
6 1 (14.29%) People Management
6 1 (14.29%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) SAP
1 7 (100.00%) Workday
2 6 (85.71%) Oracle
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft