HR Manager Contracts

Human Resources Manager
UK

The median Human Resources Manager daily rate in the UK is £600, 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 486 531 646
Rank change year-on-year +45 +115 +104
Contract jobs requiring an HR Manager 34 51 72
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.12% 0.12% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.13% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 27 50
10th Percentile £460 £394 £446
25th Percentile £506 £403 £491
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £475 £544
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -12.64% -1.14%
75th Percentile £719 £576 £675
90th Percentile £748 £625 £850
UK excluding London median daily rate £613 £463 £575
% change year-on-year +32.43% -19.57% +6.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 8 1
10th Percentile £62.41 - -
25th Percentile £71.65 £41.25 £61.25
Median hourly rate £87.05 £51.75 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +68.21% -17.20% -
75th Percentile - £62.00 £63.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £72.28 £42.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year +70.06% -32.00% -

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 Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for HR Manager in the UK

HR Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for HR Manager in the UK

HR Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for HR Manager in the UK

HR Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for HR Manager in the UK

HR Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing HR Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for HR Manager in the UK

HR Manager
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 Manager 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 +46 28 £613 +25.64% 17
UK excluding London +52 15 £613 +32.43% 8
Work from Home +24 14 £588 +23.68% 4
London +37 13 £600 +17.07% 13
South East +42 9 £625 +47.06% 4
North of England +14 4 £650 +57.58%
North West +11 3 £700 +69.70%
South West +46 1 £250 -56.52%
Scotland +13 1 - -
Yorkshire - 1 £500 -

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, HR Manager 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 Manager in the job title.

1 19 (55.88%) Project Management
2 14 (41.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 13 (38.24%) SAP
4 12 (35.29%) Finance
4 12 (35.29%) Social Skills
5 11 (32.35%) Change Management
6 10 (29.41%) Agile
6 10 (29.41%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (26.47%) Management Information System
8 8 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (20.59%) Risk Management
9 7 (20.59%) Programme Management
10 6 (17.65%) Migration
10 6 (17.65%) ERP
10 6 (17.65%) SuccessFactors
10 6 (17.65%) Workday
11 5 (14.71%) Decision-Making
11 5 (14.71%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (14.71%) Service Delivery
11 5 (14.71%) Data Migration
12 4 (11.76%) SAP ERP
12 4 (11.76%) Information Management
12 4 (11.76%) Local Government
12 4 (11.76%) Collaborative Working
12 4 (11.76%) Agriculture
12 4 (11.76%) Matrix Organization
12 4 (11.76%) Data Strategy
13 3 (8.82%) Master's Degree
13 3 (8.82%) Renewable Energy
13 3 (8.82%) Resource Allocation

HR Manager 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 (5.88%) Trello
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (11.76%) SAP ERP
2 3 (8.82%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 2 (5.88%) SAP HR
3 2 (5.88%) SAP Payroll
3 2 (5.88%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (2.94%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (2.94%) SAP HCM
4 1 (2.94%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 6 (17.65%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (2.94%) OCI
2 1 (2.94%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.94%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.94%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 12 (35.29%) Finance
1 12 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 10 (29.41%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (14.71%) Influencing Skills
4 4 (11.76%) Agriculture
4 4 (11.76%) Local Government
5 3 (8.82%) Manufacturing
6 2 (5.88%) Law
6 2 (5.88%) Legal
6 2 (5.88%) Marketing
6 2 (5.88%) Telecoms
7 1 (2.94%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 9 (26.47%) Management Information System
2 3 (8.82%) Life Science
2 3 (8.82%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (5.88%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.94%) FMCG
4 1 (2.94%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (2.94%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (55.88%) Project Management
2 14 (41.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 11 (32.35%) Change Management
4 10 (29.41%) Agile
5 8 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (20.59%) Programme Management
6 7 (20.59%) Risk Management
7 6 (17.65%) ERP
7 6 (17.65%) Migration
8 5 (14.71%) Data Migration
8 5 (14.71%) Decision-Making
8 5 (14.71%) Service Delivery
9 4 (11.76%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (11.76%) Data Strategy
9 4 (11.76%) Information Management
9 4 (11.76%) Matrix Organization
10 3 (8.82%) Investment Management
10 3 (8.82%) PRINCE2
10 3 (8.82%) Resource Allocation
10 3 (8.82%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 3 (8.82%) Degree
1 3 (8.82%) Master's Degree
1 3 (8.82%) PMI Certification
1 3 (8.82%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.82%) Accessibility
2 2 (5.88%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (2.94%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (2.94%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 13 (38.24%) SAP
2 6 (17.65%) Workday
3 2 (5.88%) Oracle
4 1 (2.94%) Ariba