2023 Human Resources Salaries and Hiring Trends

Demand for HR professionals is strong as employees change their expectations around their working experiences. Organisations are looking for HR professionals who have the experience and soft skills to support new DEI and ESG initiatives, and drive efforts to enhance employee wellbeing.

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Hiring trends in HR

Skills shortages greatly affect junior HR roles

The HR function is integral to managing workforce change and increased competition for skills.

Companies are prioritising HR business partners to update onboarding and hiring procedures while supporting productivity and engagement.

Junior roles like HR coordinators are in demand but hard to find as many professionals have been promoted to HR advisors or HR managers.

The 3 HR roles that companies will want and need in 2023

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and Inclusion
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corporate values ESG activity The company’s
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funding/investment Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion
(DEI) program Ethics and
corporate values ESG activity The company’s
sources of
funding/investment

HR is crucial to shaping the future of work

With hybrid working here to stay, HR professionals are in high demand to establish workplace strategies that support productivity and engagement within a decentralised workforce.

Mental health support is in the spotlight with HR responsible for delivering mental wellbeing initiatives.

HR professionals must ensure career development options and flexible work practices live up to the expectations of staff and the new generation of job candidates.

How (and when) to hire a skilled Human Resources Specialist

Wellness programs Remote work
options Employee
assistance program Leave of absence/
sabbaticals Wellness programs Remote work
options Employee
assistance program Leave of absence/
sabbaticals

of employers disclose the salary range when advertising jobs of employers disclose the salary range when advertising jobs

of employers provide a clear rationale and process for how salaries are set of employers provide a clear rationale and process for how salaries are set

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In-demand roles

HR Coordinator

HR Manager

HR Advisor

HR Business Partner

Talent Acquisition Coordinator/Manager

In-demand skills

Human Resource Information System (HRIS) (ELMO, Workday, PageUp, and Success Factors)

CRM (Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM)

Communication skills

Stakeholder management skills

Resilience

Organisational skills

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Data referenced in this Salary Guide is based on an online survey developed by Robert Half and conducted by an independent research firm in November 2022, surveying 300 hiring managers from companies across Australia.