HR Manager Job Trends in England

Human Resources Manager
UK > England

The median Human Resources Manager salary in England is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 March 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 591 610 757
Rank change year-on-year +19 +147 +176
Permanent jobs requiring an HR Manager 58 18 33
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.088% 0.047% 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.095% 0.052% 0.047%
Number of salaries quoted 51 13 25
10th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £42,454
25th Percentile £51,250 £60,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £80,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -34.38% +55.34% -14.17%
75th Percentile £65,000 - £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £71,500
UK median annual salary £54,537 £80,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year -31.83% +55.34% -15.92%

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 60,799 34,868 70,502
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.92% 90.36% 94.43%
Number of salaries quoted 39,652 21,084 55,582
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,500 £28,550
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 17 March 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 17 March 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 -1 33 £52,500 - 2
North West +13 26 £52,500 - 2
London +14 11 £73,250 +1.03% 7
Yorkshire - 7 £52,500 -
South East - 6 £55,000 - 6
East of England - 5 £70,000 - 2
West Midlands +8 3 £67,500 -15.63% 4
Midlands -20 3 £67,500 -15.63% 4
HR Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 March 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 30 (51.72%) Stakeholder Management
2 28 (48.28%) Continuous Improvement
3 26 (44.83%) Decision-Making
4 24 (41.38%) Dashboard Development
4 24 (41.38%) Data Quality
4 24 (41.38%) DBS Check
4 24 (41.38%) System Testing
4 24 (41.38%) Workday
5 8 (13.79%) CIPD
6 7 (12.07%) Microsoft
6 7 (12.07%) Performance Management
6 7 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (10.34%) SAP
7 6 (10.34%) SuccessFactors
8 5 (8.62%) Microsoft Office
8 5 (8.62%) Time Management
9 4 (6.90%) Conflict Resolution
9 4 (6.90%) Degree
9 4 (6.90%) SAP S/4HANA
10 3 (5.17%) Analytics
10 3 (5.17%) Change Management
10 3 (5.17%) Line Management
10 3 (5.17%) Risk Management
10 3 (5.17%) SaaS
10 3 (5.17%) Service Delivery
10 3 (5.17%) SharePoint
10 3 (5.17%) Strategic Planning
11 2 (3.45%) Business Development
11 2 (3.45%) Data Analysis
11 2 (3.45%) GDPR

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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (5.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (8.62%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (6.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.72%) ResourceLink
2 1 (1.72%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 6 (10.34%) SuccessFactors
2 3 (5.17%) SaaS
3 1 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
General
1 26 (44.83%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (17.24%) Social Skills
3 9 (15.52%) Law
4 7 (12.07%) Finance
5 5 (8.62%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (6.90%) Public Sector
7 3 (5.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (3.45%) Back Office
8 2 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (3.45%) Legal
9 1 (1.72%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 12 (20.69%) Onboarding
2 2 (3.45%) Social Media
3 1 (1.72%) Cyberattack
3 1 (1.72%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (51.72%) Stakeholder Management
2 28 (48.28%) Continuous Improvement
3 26 (44.83%) Decision-Making
4 24 (41.38%) Dashboard Development
4 24 (41.38%) System Testing
5 7 (12.07%) Performance Management
5 7 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (8.62%) Time Management
7 4 (6.90%) Conflict Resolution
8 3 (5.17%) Analytics
8 3 (5.17%) Change Management
8 3 (5.17%) Line Management
8 3 (5.17%) Risk Management
8 3 (5.17%) Service Delivery
8 3 (5.17%) Strategic Planning
9 2 (3.45%) Business Development
9 2 (3.45%) Data Analysis
9 2 (3.45%) ITIL
9 2 (3.45%) Programme Management
9 2 (3.45%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 24 (41.38%) DBS Check
2 8 (13.79%) CIPD
3 4 (6.90%) Degree
4 1 (1.72%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (41.38%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.45%) GDPR
2 2 (3.45%) PMO
3 1 (1.72%) NIST
Vendors
1 24 (41.38%) Workday
2 7 (12.07%) Microsoft
3 6 (10.34%) SAP