HR Consultant Job Trends in Manchester

Human Resources Consultant
North West > Manchester

The median Human Resources Consultant salary in Manchester is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 152 142
Rank change year-on-year +26 -10 -
Permanent jobs requiring an HR Consultant 2 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.074% 0.14% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.083% 0.15% 0.050%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +58.82% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £43,750
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £62,500 £67,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -7.41% +58.82% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 2,408 2,644 1,992
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.22% 93.99% 95.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1,510 1,280 1,604
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,000 £71,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,854 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.68% -7.54% +4.76%

HR Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

HR Consultant job vacancy trend in Manchester

HR Consultant
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for HR Consultant job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for HR Consultant job vacancies in Manchester

HR Consultant Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 22 December 2025, HR Consultant 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 permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring HR Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Case Management
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

HR Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Law
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Case Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow