HR Officer Contract Job Trends

Human Resources Officer
UK

The median Human Resources Officer daily rate in the UK is £262, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 659 - 562
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an HR Officer 10 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.018% - 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% - 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £256 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £262 - £160
75th Percentile £268 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £160

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 50,390 30,066 35,884
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.29% 91.06% 93.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,936 18,964 22,304
10th Percentile £325 £281 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
75th Percentile £625 £621 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,743 1,564 1,744
10th Percentile £14.56 £13.69 £14.73
25th Percentile £20.07 £17.06 £20.50
Median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £67.60 £52.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £79.00 £70.16 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +12.50%

HR Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

HR Officer job vacancy trend in the UK

HR Officer
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

HR Officer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

HR Officer
Top 7 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 Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 11 September 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 - 10 £262 - 3
UK excluding London - 9 - - 3
South East - 7 - - 1
East Midlands - 2 - -
Midlands - 2 - - 1
London - 1 £262 -
Work from Home - 1 £262 -

HR Officer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 September 2026, HR Officer 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 Officer in the job title.

1 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (10.00%) Agile
2 1 (10.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (10.00%) JIRA
2 1 (10.00%) PMO
2 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (10.00%) User Acceptance Testing

HR Officer 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (10.00%) Agile
2 1 (10.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (10.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) PMO