PAYROLL INSIGHTS SURVEY 2026 – PAY PROFESSIONALS
FOREWORD
Welcome to the Payroll Insights Report 2026. This report looks at data collected from payroll professionals. Thank you to all who responded, and I hope this report provides some valuable insights into the people that make up this sector and profession. The results can be used for benchmarking and understanding how you compare with other payroll professionals across the country. You can use it to see where in your career you are, where you want to be and what you can expect from job roles, salary and qualification levels. Please share this report with other pay professionals, colleagues and peers. It is important that we raise the profile of payroll as a profession and showcase the important work carried out by payroll professionals across the UK.
CIPP Policy and Research Team
Contents
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Respondent demographics Working arrangements
Respondent payroll job breakdown
Average age and salary for each seniority level Length of service in job, roles and industry
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The payroll career ladder CIPP-approved qualifications
How can a CIPP-approved qualification impact your earnings?
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In most cases percentages have been rounded to two decimal places for clarity and may not add up to 100%. Graphics may have been rounded to whole percentages.
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