HR Data Analyst Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Human Resources Data Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Human Resources Data Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £40,000 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 501 566 550
Rank change year-on-year +65 -16 +192
Permanent jobs requiring an HR Data Analyst 15 7 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.035% 0.019% 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% 0.021% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 12 6 11
10th Percentile £25,725 - -
25th Percentile £37,500 £30,000 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £34,500 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.94% +11.29% -47.23%
75th Percentile £49,063 £39,500 £48,125
90th Percentile £54,500 £46,625 £57,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £34,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year +15.94% -11.54% -33.62%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,285 33,619 31,967
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.45% 92.95% 95.35%
Number of salaries quoted 23,298 16,416 24,168
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

HR Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'HR Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

HR Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

HR Data Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for HR Data Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for HR Data Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

HR Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing HR Data Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Salary histogram for HR Data Analyst in the UK excluding London

HR Data Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HR Data Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +14 6 £25,500 -15.00% 1
South East +29 5 £40,000 +2.56% 2
Yorkshire - 5 £25,500 -
East Midlands - 2 £48,750 -
Midlands - 2 £48,750 - 1
South West - 2 £55,000 -
North West +19 1 £30,000 - 1
HR Data Analyst
UK

HR Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, HR Data Analyst 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 UK excluding London region featuring HR Data Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (46.67%) Analytics
1 7 (46.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 6 (40.00%) Visualisation
3 5 (33.33%) Data Privacy
3 5 (33.33%) Data Quality
3 5 (33.33%) SQL
4 4 (26.67%) Actionable Insight
4 4 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (26.67%) Data Visualisation
4 4 (26.67%) Power BI
4 4 (26.67%) Power Platform
4 4 (26.67%) Tableau
5 3 (20.00%) Accessibility
5 3 (20.00%) Data Governance
5 3 (20.00%) GDPR
5 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
5 3 (20.00%) Predictive Analytics
5 3 (20.00%) Storytelling
5 3 (20.00%) Validation
6 2 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (13.33%) Data Analysis
6 2 (13.33%) Data Analytics
6 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (13.33%) Predictive Modelling
6 2 (13.33%) Process Improvement
6 2 (13.33%) Statistical Analysis
6 2 (13.33%) Statistical Modelling
7 1 (6.67%) DBS Check

HR Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 7 (46.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (26.67%) Power Platform
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (26.67%) Power BI
1 4 (26.67%) Tableau
General
1 4 (26.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (20.00%) Finance
2 3 (20.00%) Legal
3 2 (13.33%) Law
4 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Marketing
4 1 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.67%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) Analytics
2 6 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 6 (40.00%) Visualisation
3 5 (33.33%) Data Privacy
4 4 (26.67%) Actionable Insight
4 4 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (26.67%) Data Visualisation
5 3 (20.00%) Data Governance
5 3 (20.00%) Predictive Analytics
5 3 (20.00%) Storytelling
5 3 (20.00%) Validation
6 2 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (13.33%) Data Analysis
6 2 (13.33%) Data Analytics
6 2 (13.33%) Predictive Modelling
6 2 (13.33%) Process Improvement
6 2 (13.33%) Statistical Analysis
6 2 (13.33%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 5 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (6.67%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (33.33%) Data Quality
2 3 (20.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (20.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.67%) Sage