HR Manager Job Trends in England

Human Resources Manager
UK > England

The median Human Resources Manager salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 September 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 683 621 722
Rank change year-on-year -62 +101 -3
Permanent jobs requiring an HR Manager 70 14 29
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.070% 0.032% 0.042%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.075% 0.036% 0.044%
Number of salaries quoted 58 13 23
10th Percentile £50,000 £32,100 £41,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £40,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +16.67% -16.96%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,225 £106,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -21.43% +16.67% -16.96%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 93,551 39,204 65,851
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 90.37% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 66,181 23,579 40,776
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,300 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £58,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.45% - -8.33%

HR Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

HR Manager job vacancy trend in England

HR Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for HR Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for HR Manager job vacancies in England

HR Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing HR Manager in England over the 6 months to 12 September 2026.

Salary histogram for HR Manager in England

HR Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HR Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 12 September 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 - 41 £55,000 - 1
North West - 39 £55,000 - 1
London -30 17 £77,500 -30.34% 15
Midlands - 8 £50,000 - 7
West Midlands - 7 £50,000 - 2
East of England -30 2 £55,000 -21.43% 1
Yorkshire - 2 £52,500 -
South East -38 1 £42,500 +3.66% 4
South West - 1 £47,500 - 1
East Midlands - 1 - - 5
HR Manager
UK

HR Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 September 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 England region featuring HR Manager in the job title.

1 20 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
2 17 (24.29%) SaaS
3 15 (21.43%) Workday
4 13 (18.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (18.57%) Decision-Making
5 12 (17.14%) Dashboard Development
5 12 (17.14%) Data Quality
5 12 (17.14%) DBS Check
5 12 (17.14%) System Testing
6 8 (11.43%) Case Management
7 7 (10.00%) Service Delivery
8 6 (8.57%) CIPD
9 4 (5.71%) Coaching
9 4 (5.71%) Logistics
9 4 (5.71%) People Management
10 3 (4.29%) B2B
10 3 (4.29%) Commercial Awareness
10 3 (4.29%) CRM
10 3 (4.29%) Customer Experience
10 3 (4.29%) Customer Retention
10 3 (4.29%) Data Privacy
10 3 (4.29%) Decision Intelligence
10 3 (4.29%) HubSpot
10 3 (4.29%) Line Management
10 3 (4.29%) Product Marketing
10 3 (4.29%) QA
10 3 (4.29%) Salesforce
10 3 (4.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 3 (4.29%) Strategic Planning
10 3 (4.29%) Technology Strategy

HR Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 1 (1.43%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 17 (24.29%) SaaS
2 2 (2.86%) Power Platform
2 2 (2.86%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.86%) Power BI
General
1 19 (27.14%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (18.57%) Social Skills
3 10 (14.29%) Law
4 4 (5.71%) Marketing
5 3 (4.29%) Finance
5 3 (4.29%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (4.29%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (2.86%) Retail
7 1 (1.43%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 11 (15.71%) Onboarding
2 2 (2.86%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.43%) CCTV
3 1 (1.43%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
2 13 (18.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 13 (18.57%) Decision-Making
3 12 (17.14%) Dashboard Development
3 12 (17.14%) System Testing
4 8 (11.43%) Case Management
5 7 (10.00%) Service Delivery
6 4 (5.71%) Coaching
6 4 (5.71%) Logistics
6 4 (5.71%) People Management
7 3 (4.29%) B2B
7 3 (4.29%) Commercial Awareness
7 3 (4.29%) CRM
7 3 (4.29%) Data Privacy
7 3 (4.29%) Decision Intelligence
7 3 (4.29%) Line Management
7 3 (4.29%) Product Marketing
7 3 (4.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (4.29%) Strategic Planning
7 3 (4.29%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 12 (17.14%) DBS Check
2 6 (8.57%) CIPD
3 1 (1.43%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.43%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (17.14%) Data Quality
2 3 (4.29%) QA
Vendors
1 15 (21.43%) Workday
2 3 (4.29%) HubSpot
2 3 (4.29%) Salesforce
3 2 (2.86%) SAP
4 1 (1.43%) ServiceNow