HR Data Analyst Jobs

Human Resources Data Analyst
UK

The median Human Resources Data Analyst salary in the UK is £45,171 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 711 879 964
Rank change year-on-year +168 +85 +269
Permanent jobs requiring an HR Data Analyst 7 5 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.013% 0.005% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.005% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 6 4 10
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 -
25th Percentile £41,375 £44,375 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,171 £52,500 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.96% +43.84% -14.12%
75th Percentile £47,941 £57,500 £43,063
90th Percentile £56,500 - £46,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £55,000 £35,500
% change year-on-year -20.91% +54.93% -11.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 50,627 94,635 91,055
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 94.71% 91.54%
Number of salaries quoted 26,942 67,569 57,579
10th Percentile £29,444 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% -5.66% +6.00%

HR Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for HR Data Analyst in the UK

HR Data Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for HR Data Analyst in the UK

HR Data Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing HR Data Analyst over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Salary histogram for HR Data Analyst in the UK

HR Data Analyst
Top 9 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 21 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +168 7 £45,171 -17.87% 6
UK excluding London +175 6 £43,500 -20.91% 2
East of England - 3 £46,842 -
Midlands +60 2 £42,500 -22.73% 1
West Midlands +57 2 £42,500 -22.73% 1
Work from Home - 2 £48,000 - 1
London +124 1 £65,000 +30.00% 5
North West - 1 £42,500 -
North of England - 1 £42,500 -

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

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, HR Data 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 Data Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (85.71%) Power BI
2 6 (85.71%) Power Platform
2 6 (85.71%) Analytics
2 6 (85.71%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (85.71%) BusinessObjects
3 5 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (42.86%) Data Analytics
4 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
4 3 (42.86%) Power Automate
4 3 (42.86%) iTrent
4 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
4 3 (42.86%) Degree
4 3 (42.86%) SQL
5 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
5 2 (28.57%) Change Management
5 2 (28.57%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
5 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
5 2 (28.57%) Visualisation
5 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (28.57%) SuccessFactors
6 1 (14.29%) Storytelling
6 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
6 1 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (14.29%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 1 (14.29%) GDPR

HR Data 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 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (42.86%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 6 (85.71%) Power Platform
2 3 (42.86%) Power Automate
3 2 (28.57%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (85.71%) BusinessObjects
1 6 (85.71%) Power BI
2 2 (28.57%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
General
1 5 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Advertising
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Financial Institution
3 1 (14.29%) Games
3 1 (14.29%) Law
3 1 (14.29%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Analytics
1 6 (85.71%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (42.86%) Data Analytics
3 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
4 2 (28.57%) Change Management
4 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
4 2 (28.57%) Visualisation
5 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (14.29%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 1 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 1 (14.29%) Kalman Filter
5 1 (14.29%) People Analytics
5 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
5 1 (14.29%) Project Management
5 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
5 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Storytelling
5 1 (14.29%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) SQL
2 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) SAP