People Partner Salary in North East
Official ONS earnings for North East.
Median salary — North East
£33,470
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 3.4% change on the previous year
Mean
£35,538
What a typical people partner takes home
On the median of £33,470, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,302
Take-home a year
£27,618
Income Tax
£4,180
National Insurance
£1,672
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.
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 14.9% 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 North East 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 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. 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 North East.
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.
What is the starting salary for a people partner?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of people partners earn under £20,625 and the lowest quarter under £27,273 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
Do people partners in North East earn more than the UK average?
The median in North East is £33,470 against £33,012 across the UK, 1.4% higher. ONS marks the North East 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 +3.4% for this occupation in North East. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
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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