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UK salary report · 2026

HR Manager Salary in West Midlands

Official ONS earnings for West Midlands, covering 15,000 jobs.

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

Median salary — West Midlands

£51,662

gross, per year

▼ 1.9% change on the previous year

Mean

Jobs measured

15,000

What most hr managers actually earn

Half of hr managers in West Midlands earn between £39,277 and £86,602. Earning above £86,602 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Functional Managers and Directors” group in West Midlands.

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
£22,087
20th
£35,817
25th
£39,277
30th
£43,037
40th
£50,506
50th
£59,280
60th
£68,228
70th
£81,364
75th
£86,602
80th
£96,918
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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 West Midlands?

The median is £51,662 a year and the mean is —, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good HR Manager salary?

Half of hr managers earn between £39,277 and £86,602. Anything above £86,602 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 15,000 jobs in this occupation.

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