HR Manager Job Trends in England

Human Resources Manager
UK > England

The median Human Resources Manager salary in England is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 623 718 726
Rank change year-on-year +95 +8 +377
Permanent jobs requiring an HR Manager 14 29 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.032% 0.042% 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% 0.044% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 13 23 13
10th Percentile £32,100 £41,750 £43,350
25th Percentile £40,500 £50,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -17.24% +20.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £106,000 £72,500 -
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% -17.24% +20.83%

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 38,927 65,264 51,744
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.35% 95.19% 93.90%
Number of salaries quoted 23,272 39,661 39,990
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

HR Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for HR Manager 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 16 September 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 16 September 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 +45 5 £41,000 -18.00% 16
East of England +2 5 £70,000 +35.92% 1
London +52 2 £111,250 +58.93% 21
North of England +43 1 - - 3
Yorkshire +15 1 - - 1
HR Manager
UK

HR Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, HR Manager 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 across the England region featuring HR Manager in the job title.

1 7 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 5 (35.71%) Finance
2 5 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (28.57%) Artificial Intelligence
3 4 (28.57%) Onboarding
4 3 (21.43%) Customer Service
4 3 (21.43%) Power Platform
4 3 (21.43%) People Analytics
4 3 (21.43%) Power BI
4 3 (21.43%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (21.43%) iTrent
4 3 (21.43%) Decision-Making
4 3 (21.43%) Change Management
4 3 (21.43%) Analytics
4 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (21.43%) Visualisation
4 3 (21.43%) Data Visualisation
4 3 (21.43%) Tableau
5 2 (14.29%) Process Improvement
5 2 (14.29%) Service Delivery
5 2 (14.29%) Project Management
5 2 (14.29%) Workday
5 2 (14.29%) Human Resource Management
5 2 (14.29%) Roadmaps
6 1 (7.14%) Product Ownership
6 1 (7.14%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (7.14%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (7.14%) Business Strategy

HR Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (21.43%) iTrent
2 1 (7.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (7.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 3 (21.43%) Power Platform
2 1 (7.14%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (21.43%) Power BI
1 3 (21.43%) Tableau
General
1 5 (35.71%) Finance
2 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Onboarding
2 1 (7.14%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 5 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (28.57%) Artificial Intelligence
3 4 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (21.43%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (21.43%) Analytics
4 3 (21.43%) Change Management
4 3 (21.43%) Customer Service
4 3 (21.43%) Data Visualisation
4 3 (21.43%) Decision-Making
4 3 (21.43%) People Analytics
4 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (21.43%) Visualisation
5 2 (14.29%) Human Resource Management
5 2 (14.29%) Process Improvement
5 2 (14.29%) Project Management
5 2 (14.29%) Roadmaps
5 2 (14.29%) Service Delivery
6 1 (7.14%) ERP
6 1 (7.14%) Migration
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) CIPD
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Workday
2 1 (7.14%) SAP