People Partner Salary in East Midlands
Official ONS earnings for East Midlands, covering 8,000 jobs.
Median salary — East Midlands
£32,889
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 8.8% change on the previous year
Mean
£36,090
Jobs measured
8,000
What a typical people partner takes home
On the median of £32,889, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,267
Take-home a year
£27,200
Income Tax
£4,064
National Insurance
£1,626
What most people partners actually earn
Half of people partners in East Midlands earn between £23,043 and £39,852. Earning above £39,852 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 “HR, Training and Other Vocational Associate Guidance Professionals” group in East Midlands.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of people partners earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Human resources and industrial relations officers
- SOC 2020 code
- 3571
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 13.4% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank East Midlands against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
ONS doesn't measure “people partner” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Human resources and industrial relations officers”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures human resources and industrial relations officers; recruitment is not counted separately.
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.
People Partner salary FAQs
What is the average People Partner salary in East Midlands?
The median is £32,889 a year and the mean is £36,090, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a people partner earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £17.98 excluding overtime, or £18.12 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for East Midlands.
What is a good People Partner salary?
Half of people partners earn between £23,043 and £39,852. Anything above £39,852 is in the top quarter for the role.
Do people partners in East Midlands earn more than the UK average?
The median in East Midlands is £32,889 against £33,012 across the UK, 0.4% lower. ONS marks the East Midlands figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Has people partner pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +8.8% for this occupation in East Midlands. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many people partners are there in East Midlands?
ASHE counts around 8,000 employee jobs in “Human resources and industrial relations officers” (SOC 3571) in East Midlands. Self-employed work is not included.
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.
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