PAYROLL PROFESSIONAL
PAYROLL INSIGHT SURVEY REPORT 2025
How can a CIPP-approved qualification impact earnings? A CIPP-approved Level Five qualification can have a significant impact on potential earnings, with an 11% increase on average for administrators, rising to 17% for managers and directors. It may be that employers who encourage employees to undertake the education also invest in their employee’s remuneration as well as development.
What is your highest level of qualification (outside of CIPP-approved qualifications) that is relevant to your current role?
21% 8%
None of these
Payroll Administrator
Payroll Team Leader
Level 1 and 2 (GCSE)
Average salary with a CIPP-approved Level 5 qualification £34,500 Average salary with no CIPP qualification £31,000 Difference and uplift (%) £3,500 (11%)
Average salary with a CIPP-approved Level 5 qualification £43,000 Average salary with no CIPP qualification £38,500 Difference and uplift (%) £4,500 (12%)
Level 3 (A Levels)
25%
Level 4 (HNC)
7%
Level 5 (HND)
11%
Level 6 (Honours degree) Level 7 (Postgraduate / Mast e rs) Level 8 (Doctorate)
19%
Payroll Manager
Payroll Director
9%
Average salary with a CIPP-approved Level 5 qualification £55,500 Average salary with no CIPP qualification £47,500 Difference and uplift (%) £8,000 (17%)
Average salary with a CIPP-approved Level 5
0%
qualification £105,500
0.48%
Average salary with no CIPP qualification £90,000 Difference and uplift (%) £15,500 (17%)
Outside of CIPP-approved qualifications, the most likely for a payroll profession to have reached is level 3 (A-level), with GCSEs and Level 6 qualifications following behind. Payroll expertise and industry specific qualifications are much more beneficial than previous academic learnings in the payroll industry.
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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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