Number’s up for HR as IT drives ahead in status game

Beleaguered HR professionals may feel that IT is valued more highly than them in business – and this latest revelation won’t do anything to help.

The HR-related number plate ‘1 HR’ has featured in a new league table of personalised number plates published by NewReg.com – and is valued at a bank account-emptying £68,995 – twice the average salary of an HR manager.

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But despite the hefty price tag, HR is firmly wedged in the slow lane compared with IT. The number plate ‘IT 1’ is valued at more than £100,000.

Other occupational plates include ‘DOC 7OR’ at £69,995, ‘PEN 510N’ at £14,995 and ‘TAX 15’ at £12,595.