HR Manager Job Trends in Saffron Walden

Human Resources Manager
Essex > Saffron Walden

The median Human Resources Manager salary in Saffron Walden is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an HR Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Saffron Walden 4.55% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.88% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £47,250 - -
25th Percentile £50,625 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - -
75th Percentile £75,625 - -
90th Percentile £79,750 - -
Essex median annual salary £62,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Saffron Walden

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Saffron Walden. 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 Saffron Walden with a recognized job title 41 14 8
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.18% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 40 11 3
10th Percentile £38,800 - £71,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £45,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -40.00% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £50,625 -
90th Percentile £82,750 £57,500 -
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%

HR Manager
Salary Histogram in Saffron Walden

Salary distribution for jobs citing HR Manager in Saffron Walden over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Salary histogram for HR Manager in Saffron Walden

HR Manager Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Saffron Walden

For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, HR Manager 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 Saffron Walden region featuring HR Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CIPD
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) People Management

HR Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Saffron Walden 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%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (100.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) People Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CIPD
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft