Human Resources Analyst
UK

The median Human Resources Analyst salary in the UK is £47,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 832 919 1170
Rank change year-on-year +87 +251 -312
Permanent jobs requiring an HR Analyst 78 60 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.079% 0.058% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.083% 0.063% 0.044%
Number of salaries quoted 45 48 45
10th Percentile £35,500 £32,750 £33,033
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £38,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.88% -23.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £50,500 £47,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £59,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £38,000 £47,250
% change year-on-year +5.26% -19.58% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 93,479 94,643 151,222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,031 59,595 85,375
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,611
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

HR Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured HR Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for HR Analyst in the UK

HR Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HR Analyst.

Salary trend for HR Analyst in the UK

HR Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing HR Analyst over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for HR Analyst in the UK

HR Analyst
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HR Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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
England +124 71 £47,500 +24.18% 17
UK excluding London +23 64 £40,000 +5.26% 10
Work from Home +95 30 £47,500 +18.75% 8
North of England +72 23 £47,250 +5.00% 2
North West +35 21 £47,250 +5.00% 2
Midlands +14 17 £55,000 +44.74% 4
West Midlands +28 16 £55,000 +44.74% 2
London +121 14 £62,500 +48.81% 7
South East +22 11 £77,500 +118.31% 3
South West - 6 £40,000 - 1
Wales - 6 £39,134 -
Yorkshire +97 2 - -
East Midlands -16 1 - - 2
Northern Ireland - 1 £35,000 -

HR Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, HR Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring HR Analyst in the job title.

1 34 (43.59%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (41.03%) Social Skills
3 31 (39.74%) Microsoft Excel
4 30 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (30.77%) Decision-Making
6 23 (29.49%) Finance
7 18 (23.08%) Microsoft
8 15 (19.23%) GDPR
8 15 (19.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (17.95%) Law
10 13 (16.67%) Sage
10 13 (16.67%) ERP
10 13 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
10 13 (16.67%) Business Analysis
10 13 (16.67%) Trend Analysis
10 13 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
11 12 (15.38%) Management Information System
12 11 (14.10%) Legal
12 11 (14.10%) Project Management
13 10 (12.82%) Business Case
14 9 (11.54%) Power Platform
14 9 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
14 9 (11.54%) ITIL
14 9 (11.54%) Oracle
14 9 (11.54%) BT
14 9 (11.54%) Problem Management
15 8 (10.26%) Oracle Fusion
15 8 (10.26%) Oracle Reports
15 8 (10.26%) Power BI
15 8 (10.26%) Roadmaps

HR Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.28%) SharePoint
Applications
1 31 (39.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.56%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (1.28%) iTrent
2 1 (1.28%) SAP HCM
2 1 (1.28%) SAP HR
2 1 (1.28%) SAP Payroll
2 1 (1.28%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 9 (11.54%) Power Platform
2 6 (7.69%) SuccessFactors
3 4 (5.13%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.28%) Google Data Studio
4 1 (1.28%) Google Sheets
4 1 (1.28%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.28%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (10.26%) Oracle Reports
1 8 (10.26%) Power BI
2 1 (1.28%) Tableau
General
1 32 (41.03%) Social Skills
2 30 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (29.49%) Finance
4 15 (19.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (17.95%) Law
6 11 (14.10%) Legal
7 4 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (5.13%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.56%) Back Office
8 2 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.56%) Retail
9 1 (1.28%) Marketing
9 1 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (10.26%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.28%) HTML
2 1 (1.28%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (15.38%) Management Information System
2 2 (2.56%) e-Learning
3 1 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.28%) Learning Management System
3 1 (1.28%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (43.59%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (30.77%) Decision-Making
3 13 (16.67%) Business Analysis
3 13 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (16.67%) ERP
3 13 (16.67%) Trend Analysis
4 11 (14.10%) Project Management
5 10 (12.82%) Business Case
6 9 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (11.54%) ITIL
6 9 (11.54%) Problem Management
7 8 (10.26%) Roadmaps
7 8 (10.26%) Service Catalogue
8 6 (7.69%) Project Roadmap
9 5 (6.41%) Visualisation
10 4 (5.13%) Business Intelligence
10 4 (5.13%) Data Analysis
10 4 (5.13%) Process Improvement
11 3 (3.85%) Change Management
11 3 (3.85%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (5.13%) Degree
2 1 (1.28%) DBS Check
2 1 (1.28%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (19.23%) GDPR
2 1 (1.28%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 18 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 13 (16.67%) Sage
3 9 (11.54%) BT
3 9 (11.54%) Oracle
4 3 (3.85%) SAP
5 2 (2.56%) Google
5 2 (2.56%) Workday
6 1 (1.28%) ServiceNow