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UK salary report · 2026

HR Manager Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 171,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Where this comes from →

Median salary

£54,474

gross, per year

▲ 8.2% change on the previous year

Mean

£65,374

Jobs measured

171,000

What most hr managers actually earn

Half of hr managers earn between £40,108 and £75,459. Earning above £75,459 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of hr managers earn less than this.

10th
£29,324
20th
£37,063
25th
£40,108
30th
£43,472
40th
£49,004
50th
£54,474
60th
£61,650
70th
£70,097
75th
£75,459
80th
£83,598
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HR Manager salary by region

10 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
London £66,725 £83,363
South East £63,289 £72,019
East £54,912 £59,859
South West £52,370 £59,179
West Midlands £51,662
Scotland £49,688 £52,721
North West £49,067 £60,630
Yorkshire and The Humber £48,675 £51,967
East Midlands £45,493 £46,620
Wales £42,497 £45,252

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Human resource managers and directors
SOC 2020 code
1136
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

HR Manager salary FAQs

What is the average HR Manager salary in UK?

The median is £54,474 a year and the mean is £65,374, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good HR Manager salary?

Half of hr managers earn between £40,108 and £75,459. Anything above £75,459 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 171,000 jobs in this occupation.

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