HR Data Analyst Contracts

Human Resources Data Analyst
UK

The median Human Resources Data Analyst daily rate in the UK is £481, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 August 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
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 540 558 652
Rank change year-on-year +18 +94 +203
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an HR Data Analyst 13 6 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.039% 0.015% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% 0.017% 0.019%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 5
10th Percentile £441 £264 £370
25th Percentile £455 £313 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £530 £413
Median % change year-on-year -9.20% +28.33% -15.28%
75th Percentile £500 £550 £488
90th Percentile £510 - £518
UK excluding London median daily rate £505 £281 £438
% change year-on-year +79.56% -35.71% +34.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £31.12 - -
25th Percentile £32.64 - £40.25
Median hourly rate £35.27 - £40.50
75th Percentile £38.02 - £40.75
90th Percentile £39.60 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.27 - -

All DemandTrendContract 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 30,134 36,051 48,460
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.24% 92.97% 94.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,011 23,015 33,428
10th Percentile £280 £300 £305
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £534
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.69% -1.57%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,572 1,954 1,495
10th Percentile £13.69 £14.16 £14.57
25th Percentile £17.30 £19.52 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% - +67.45%
75th Percentile £53.89 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.50 £75.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £39.58
% change year-on-year -41.51% +8.65% +86.24%

HR Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for HR Data Analyst in the UK

HR Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

HR Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

HR Data Analyst
Top 10 DemandTrendContract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HR Data Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 23 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +16 10 £475 +8.57% 6
UK excluding London +8 10 £505 +79.56% 2
South East - 5 - -
London +13 3 £475 -13.64% 4
Scotland - 3 £505 -
Work from Home +10 1 £505 +18.13% 2
Midlands -11 1 - - 1
North of England - 1 - - 1
Yorkshire - 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 23 August 2025, HR Data 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 Data Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (76.92%) Data Analysis
2 7 (53.85%) Power BI
2 7 (53.85%) Power Platform
3 6 (46.15%) Workday
4 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
4 5 (38.46%) Analytics
4 5 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (38.46%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (38.46%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (30.77%) SQL
5 4 (30.77%) Validation
5 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (30.77%) Data Privacy
5 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
6 3 (23.08%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (23.08%) Tableau
6 3 (23.08%) Process Improvement
6 3 (23.08%) People Management
6 3 (23.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 3 (23.08%) Dashboard Development
6 3 (23.08%) SC Cleared
6 3 (23.08%) Oracle
6 3 (23.08%) Data Modelling
6 3 (23.08%) Identity Management
6 3 (23.08%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (23.08%) Finance
6 3 (23.08%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (23.08%) Customer Requirements
6 3 (23.08%) Actionable Insight
6 3 (23.08%) Customer-Centricity

HR Data 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 5 (38.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (7.69%) iTrent
2 1 (7.69%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 7 (53.85%) Power Platform
2 2 (15.38%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (53.85%) Power BI
2 3 (23.08%) Tableau
3 2 (15.38%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (7.69%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (7.69%) Power Query
General
1 5 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 3 (23.08%) Finance
2 3 (23.08%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Retail
4 1 (7.69%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (23.08%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) Data Analysis
2 5 (38.46%) Analytics
2 5 (38.46%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (30.77%) Data Privacy
3 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (30.77%) Validation
4 3 (23.08%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (23.08%) Customer Requirements
4 3 (23.08%) Customer-Centricity
4 3 (23.08%) Dashboard Development
4 3 (23.08%) Data Modelling
4 3 (23.08%) Identity Management
4 3 (23.08%) People Management
4 3 (23.08%) Process Improvement
5 2 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (15.38%) Data Extraction
5 2 (15.38%) Data Science
5 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
5 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (15.38%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 4 (30.77%) SQL
2 3 (23.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (7.69%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
2 3 (23.08%) SC Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) Degree
3 1 (7.69%) Master's Degree
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) Data Quality
1 2 (15.38%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (46.15%) Workday
2 3 (23.08%) Oracle
3 2 (15.38%) Alteryx
3 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
4 1 (7.69%) ServiceNow