HR Analyst Contracts

Human Resources Analyst
UK

The median Human Resources Analyst daily rate in the UK is £556, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 502 553 659
Rank change year-on-year +51 +106 +117
Contract jobs requiring an HR Analyst 18 29 59
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.061% 0.067% 0.099%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.072% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 21 40
10th Percentile £291 £281 £324
25th Percentile £366 £413 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £556 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +17.11% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £703 £500 £543
90th Percentile £721 £538 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £388 £465 £475
% change year-on-year -16.67% -2.11% +14.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £13.50 £29.50
Median hourly rate - £14.00 £31.00
Median % change year-on-year - -54.84% +149.70%
75th Percentile - £18.50 £32.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £14.00 £31.00
% change year-on-year - -54.84% +149.70%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 27,084 40,415 56,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,692 26,309 39,470
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,035 2,664 1,570
10th Percentile £14.07 £12.86 £14.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%

HR Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured HR Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for HR Analyst in the UK

HR Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing HR Analyst.

Daily rate trend for HR Analyst in the UK

HR Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HR Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for HR Analyst in the UK

HR Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HR Analyst.

Hourly rate trend for HR Analyst in the UK

HR Analyst
Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HR Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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
England +48 18 £556 +19.62% 19
London +37 10 £675 +42.11% 9
Work from Home +34 9 £644 +35.53% 7
UK excluding London +54 8 £388 -16.67% 13
North of England +19 4 £300 -29.41% 1
South East +45 3 £650 +116.67% 7
North West +16 3 £300 -29.41% 1
Midlands +18 1 - - 2
East Midlands +8 1 - -
Yorkshire - 1 - -

HR Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, HR Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring HR Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (61.11%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (44.44%) Social Skills
3 7 (38.89%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (38.89%) Finance
4 6 (33.33%) Migration
4 6 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (27.78%) Project Management
5 5 (27.78%) Degree
5 5 (27.78%) Workday
5 5 (27.78%) Data Migration
6 4 (22.22%) Data Governance
6 4 (22.22%) Analytics
6 4 (22.22%) Business Analysis
7 3 (16.67%) Data Analysis
7 3 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (16.67%) Process Improvement
7 3 (16.67%) Validation
7 3 (16.67%) Marketing
7 3 (16.67%) Investment Management
7 3 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (16.67%) User Experience
7 3 (16.67%) Power BI
7 3 (16.67%) Data Strategy
7 3 (16.67%) Power Platform
7 3 (16.67%) Public Sector
8 2 (11.11%) Journey Map
8 2 (11.11%) OCI
8 2 (11.11%) Impact Assessments
8 2 (11.11%) Impact Analysis
8 2 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering

HR Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (5.56%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (5.56%) BambooHR
2 1 (5.56%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (5.56%) SAP HR
2 1 (5.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (5.56%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 3 (16.67%) Power Platform
2 2 (11.11%) OCI
3 1 (5.56%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (16.67%) Power BI
2 1 (5.56%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 11 (61.11%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (44.44%) Social Skills
3 7 (38.89%) Finance
4 3 (16.67%) Marketing
4 3 (16.67%) Public Sector
5 2 (11.11%) Local Government
5 2 (11.11%) Retail
6 1 (5.56%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (5.56%) Law
6 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.56%) Life Science
1 1 (5.56%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (38.89%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (33.33%) Migration
2 6 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (27.78%) Data Migration
3 5 (27.78%) Project Management
4 4 (22.22%) Analytics
4 4 (22.22%) Business Analysis
4 4 (22.22%) Data Governance
5 3 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (16.67%) Data Analysis
5 3 (16.67%) Data Strategy
5 3 (16.67%) Investment Management
5 3 (16.67%) Process Improvement
5 3 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (16.67%) User Experience
5 3 (16.67%) Validation
6 2 (11.11%) Decision-Making
6 2 (11.11%) Requirements Workshops
6 2 (11.11%) Target Operating Model
6 2 (11.11%) User Journey Map
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) Degree
2 2 (11.11%) CBAP
3 1 (5.56%) CIPD
3 1 (5.56%) CTC Cleared
3 1 (5.56%) Master's Degree
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 5 (27.78%) Workday
2 2 (11.11%) Oracle
3 1 (5.56%) Aderant
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.56%) PeopleSoft
3 1 (5.56%) Sage
3 1 (5.56%) SAP