HR Analyst Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Human Resources Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Human Resources Analyst daily rate in the West Midlands is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 113 104
Rank change year-on-year -14 -9 +72
Contract jobs requiring an HR Analyst 4 1 6
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.20% 0.053% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.057% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile £393 - £365
25th Percentile £419 £313 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £325 £400
Median % change year-on-year +46.15% -18.75% -3.03%
75th Percentile £538 £338 £413
90th Percentile £568 - £435
England median daily rate £500 £488 £400
% change year-on-year +2.56% +21.88% -13.04%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 1,802 1,761 1,797
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.25% 92.83% 94.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,165 1,114 1,229
10th Percentile £256 £213 £220
25th Percentile £393 £381 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
75th Percentile £588 £612 £588
90th Percentile £675 £700 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 58 66
10th Percentile £12.62 £12.58 £15.38
25th Percentile £15.71 £14.03 £17.31
Median hourly rate £25.15 £23.05 £22.20
Median % change year-on-year +9.11% +3.85% +25.25%
75th Percentile £36.75 £33.23 £33.64
90th Percentile £50.00 £45.63 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.33 £45.88
% change year-on-year -37.63% -12.11% +52.93%

HR Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

HR Analyst job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

HR Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for HR Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for HR Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

HR Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HR Analyst in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 5 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for HR Analyst in the West Midlands

HR Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for HR Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for HR Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

HR Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 November 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
Birmingham -5 1 £400 +23.08% 1
Shropshire - 1 - -
Warwickshire - 1 £575 - 1
Coventry - 1 £475 - 2
HR Analyst
England

HR Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, HR Analyst 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 across the West Midlands region featuring HR Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Business Case
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) SAP
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (50.00%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) iTrent
2 1 (25.00%) Journey Map
2 1 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (25.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (25.00%) Scorecard
2 1 (25.00%) Time Management
2 1 (25.00%) Use Case
2 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (25.00%) User Experience
2 1 (25.00%) User Journey Map

HR Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) BusinessObjects
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (25.00%) Learning Management System
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Business Case
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Journey Map
2 1 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (25.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (25.00%) Scorecard
2 1 (25.00%) Time Management
2 1 (25.00%) Use Case
2 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (25.00%) User Experience
2 1 (25.00%) User Journey Map
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) SAP