PAYROLL INSIGHTS SURVEY 2026 IN-HOUSE
FOREWORD Welcome to the Payroll Insights Report 2026. This report looks at data collected from in- house payroll teams. Thank you to all who responded, and I hope this report provides some valuable insights into how such teams are operated. The results can be used for benchmarking and helping organisations to review payroll operations and identify opportunities for improvement or highlighting where you are excelling. 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 pay professionals across the UK.
CIPP Policy and Research Team
Contents
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Number of pay professionals in an organisation
Working arrangements Qualification requirements
Third party or outsourced providers
Pay frequencies Payslip access Payment methods Benefits offered Benefit processing Statutory payments Pension processing
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Overpayments Payroll queries Top challenges
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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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