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 June 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 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 491 | 511 | 614 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +103 | +121 |
| Contract jobs requiring an HR Manager | 30 | 56 | 80 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.14% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 29 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £394 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £413 | £503 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £500 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -6.98% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £600 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £640 | £780 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £500 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -13.04% | +9.52% |
| 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 | 26,951 | 39,900 | 53,039 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.33% | 92.83% | 94.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,434 | 25,854 | 37,038 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,073 | 2,824 | 1,465 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.83 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.33% | -16.67% | +86.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.00 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.15 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.31 | £40.00 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.73% | -6.98% | +115.00% |
HR Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured HR Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing HR Manager.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HR Manager over the 6 months to 1 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HR Manager.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing HR Manager over the 6 months to 1 June 2025.
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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 June 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 |
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| England | +28 | 23 | £600 | +19.40% | 182 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 17 | £600 | +26.32% | 104 |
| London | +44 | 14 | £613 | +11.36% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | +30 | 9 | £575 | +15.00% | 176 |
| South East | +43 | 5 | £600 | +41.18% | 45 |
| North of England | +6 | 2 | £550 | +33.33% | 52 |
| South West | +40 | 1 | £250 | -56.52% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 1 | £500 | - | 24 |
| North West | +5 | 1 | £600 | +45.45% | 24 |
| Scotland | +4 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
HR Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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.
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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: