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UK salary report · 2026

People Partner Salary in Scotland

Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 12,000 jobs.

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

Median salary — Scotland

£32,328

gross, per year

▲ 4.1% change on the previous year

Mean

£38,339

Jobs measured

12,000

What most people partners actually earn

Half of people partners in Scotland earn between £28,523 and £44,794. Earning above £44,794 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 Scotland.

The full pay range

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

10th
£22,074
20th
£27,855
25th
£28,523
30th
£29,540
40th
£31,673
50th
£35,178
60th
£37,872
70th
£42,248
75th
£44,794
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How Scotland ranks for people partner pay

8th

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. Scotland is £4,631 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 Scotland?

The median is £32,328 a year and the mean is £38,339, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good People Partner salary?

Half of people partners earn between £28,523 and £44,794. Anything above £44,794 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 12,000 jobs in this occupation.

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