HR Advisor Contract Job Trends

Human Resources Adviser
UK

The median Human Resources Adviser daily rate in the UK is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 651 542 579
Rank change year-on-year -109 +37 -
Contract jobs requiring an HR Advisor 10 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.019% 0.009% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.010% 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £288 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
75th Percentile £363 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
Median hourly rate - £19.97 £18.97
Median % change year-on-year - +5.27% -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £19.97 £18.97
% change year-on-year - +5.27% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 48,733 29,823 39,253
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.54% 91.69% 93.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,478 18,993 25,331
10th Percentile £325 £287 £288
25th Percentile £420 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £495
% change year-on-year +5.26% -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,268 1,412 2,586
10th Percentile £15.92 £13.75 £13.25
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.30 £17.50
Median hourly rate £44.50 £25.31 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +75.82% -36.73% -5.88%
75th Percentile £67.84 £55.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £80.02 £73.75 £74.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +78.93% -37.63% +5.15%

HR Advisor
Job Vacancy Trend

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

HR Advisor job vacancy trend in the UK

HR Advisor
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for HR Advisor job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for HR Advisor job vacancies in the UK

HR Advisor
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for HR Advisor job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for HR Advisor job vacancies in the UK

HR Advisor
Top 5 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HR Advisor within the UK over the 6 months to 17 July 2026. 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
England -113 10 £325 - 6
London - 8 £325 - 1
Work from Home - 6 - - 6
South East -63 2 - - 3
UK excluding London -98 2 - - 5

HR Advisor Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 July 2026, HR Advisor 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 featuring HR Advisor in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) Degree
2 6 (60.00%) Case Management
2 6 (60.00%) Change Management
2 6 (60.00%) Coaching
2 6 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (60.00%) Matrix Organization
2 6 (60.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (10.00%) CIPD
3 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (10.00%) Performance Management

HR Advisor Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

General
1 8 (80.00%) Law
2 7 (70.00%) Legal
3 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Case Management
1 6 (60.00%) Change Management
1 6 (60.00%) Coaching
1 6 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 6 (60.00%) Matrix Organization
1 6 (60.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (10.00%) Performance Management
Qualifications
1 7 (70.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) CIPD