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 21 November 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 585 698 666
Rank change year-on-year +113 -32 +341
Permanent jobs requiring an HR Manager 26 24 19
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.056% 0.040% 0.041%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% 0.042% 0.043%
Number of salaries quoted 21 18 13
10th Percentile £40,000 £50,000 £43,350
25th Percentile £40,500 £50,813 £49,236
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% -7.14% +16.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £81,500 £85,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% -7.14% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 42,027 56,965 44,328
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.63% 94.37% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 26,978 31,944 34,350
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £53,048 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.74% -4.17% -

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 21 November 2025.

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 21 November 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
South East +60 11 £41,000 -18.00% 5
London +53 5 £111,250 +41.27% 7
North of England +36 4 £71,250 +23.38% 1
Yorkshire +12 4 £71,250 +28.38%
East of England - 3 £70,000 - 2
Midlands +56 2 £67,500 -15.63% 1
West Midlands +46 2 £67,500 -15.63% 1
HR Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 21 November 2025, 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 9 (34.62%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (30.77%) SAP
3 7 (26.92%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (26.92%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (23.08%) CIPD
4 6 (23.08%) Performance Management
4 6 (23.08%) Project Delivery
4 6 (23.08%) SuccessFactors
4 6 (23.08%) Time Management
5 5 (19.23%) Actionable Insight
5 5 (19.23%) SAP S/4HANA
6 4 (15.38%) AI
6 4 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (15.38%) Conflict Resolution
6 4 (15.38%) Decision-Making
6 4 (15.38%) Service Delivery
7 3 (11.54%) Analytics
7 3 (11.54%) Customer Service
7 3 (11.54%) Data Analysis
7 3 (11.54%) Data Visualisation
7 3 (11.54%) Degree
7 3 (11.54%) Human Resource Management
7 3 (11.54%) iTrent
7 3 (11.54%) Microsoft
7 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Office
7 3 (11.54%) People Analytics
7 3 (11.54%) Power BI
7 3 (11.54%) Power Platform
7 3 (11.54%) Process Improvement
7 3 (11.54%) Strategic Planning

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 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (19.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (11.54%) iTrent
3 1 (3.85%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (3.85%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 6 (23.08%) SuccessFactors
2 3 (11.54%) Power Platform
3 1 (3.85%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (11.54%) Power BI
1 3 (11.54%) Tableau
General
1 8 (30.77%) Finance
1 8 (30.77%) Social Skills
2 7 (26.92%) Law
3 4 (15.38%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (15.38%) Public Sector
4 3 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (11.54%) Legal
5 2 (7.69%) Back Office
6 1 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 11 (42.31%) Onboarding
2 1 (3.85%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.85%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (34.62%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (26.92%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (26.92%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (23.08%) Performance Management
3 6 (23.08%) Project Delivery
3 6 (23.08%) Time Management
4 5 (19.23%) Actionable Insight
5 4 (15.38%) AI
5 4 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (15.38%) Conflict Resolution
5 4 (15.38%) Decision-Making
5 4 (15.38%) Service Delivery
6 3 (11.54%) Analytics
6 3 (11.54%) Customer Service
6 3 (11.54%) Data Analysis
6 3 (11.54%) Human Resource Management
6 3 (11.54%) People Analytics
6 3 (11.54%) Process Improvement
6 3 (11.54%) Strategic Planning
6 3 (11.54%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 6 (23.08%) CIPD
2 3 (11.54%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.85%) GDPR
Vendors
1 8 (30.77%) SAP
2 3 (11.54%) Microsoft
3 2 (7.69%) Workday