Payroll Manager Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Payroll Manager
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Payroll Manager daily rate in Northern Ireland is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Payroll Manager 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 1.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £425 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £400 £600 £583
% change year-on-year -33.33% +2.92% +1.39%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 196 172 137
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.33% 91.01% 91.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 75 83
10th Percentile £256 £148 £160
25th Percentile £325 £183 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £445 £400
Median % change year-on-year +6.74% +11.25% -15.79%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £531
90th Percentile £638 £600 £600
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 30 10
10th Percentile £12.31 - £11.08
25th Percentile £13.58 £15.48 £11.63
Median hourly rate £15.50 £24.18 £13.70
Median % change year-on-year -35.90% +76.50% +27.59%
75th Percentile £17.15 £26.48 £16.09
90th Percentile £26.28 £40.60 £18.08
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% -20.45% +44.26%

Payroll Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Payroll Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Payroll Manager job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Payroll Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Payroll Manager job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Payroll Manager job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Payroll Manager
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Payroll Manager within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 2 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
County Antrim - 3 £400 -
Payroll Manager
UK