People Partner Salary in North East
Official ONS earnings for North East.
Median salary — North East
£33,470
gross, per year
▲ 3.4% change on the previous year
Mean
£35,538
What most people partners actually earn
Half of people partners across the UK earn between £27,273 and £42,406. Earning above £42,406 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of people partners earn less than this.
How North East ranks for people partner pay
3rd
of 11 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £36,959 and Yorkshire and The Humber sits at the bottom on £27,977. North East is £3,489 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
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 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.
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 North East?
The median is £33,470 a year and the mean is £35,538, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good People Partner salary?
Half of people partners earn between £27,273 and £42,406. Anything above £42,406 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.
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