Payroll Manager Contracts in the South East

Payroll Manager
England > South East

The median Payroll Manager daily rate in the South East is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 - 217
Rank change year-on-year - - +39
Contract jobs requiring a Payroll Manager 6 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.20% - 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - 0.018%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £553 £550 £520
% change year-on-year +0.45% +5.77% -9.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £59.33 - -
25th Percentile £63.95 - -
Median hourly rate £72.28 - -
75th Percentile £79.98 - -
90th Percentile £84.22 - -
England median hourly rate £57.50 - £70.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 2,767 5,133 5,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.84% 92.49% 94.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,823 3,082 3,806
10th Percentile £250 £213 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.28%
75th Percentile £600 £615 £606
90th Percentile £663 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 482 241
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.78 £17.72
25th Percentile £20.48 £18.32 £22.16
Median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £30.78 £36.02 £44.77
% change year-on-year -14.55% -19.53% +98.96%

Payroll Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Payroll Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Payroll Manager in the South East

Payroll Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Payroll Manager in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Payroll Manager in the South East

Payroll Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Payroll Manager in the South East over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Payroll Manager in the South East

Payroll Manager
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Thames Valley - 4 - - 1
Berkshire - 4 - - 1
Hampshire - 1 £450 -
West Sussex - 1 - - 1
Payroll Manager
England

Payroll Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Payroll Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Payroll Manager in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) SAP
2 4 (66.67%) Project Management
2 4 (66.67%) Change Management
2 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Migration
2 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (66.67%) Data Migration
2 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Agriculture
3 3 (50.00%) Life Science
4 2 (33.33%) Agile
4 2 (33.33%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 2 (33.33%) Degree
4 2 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (33.33%) Master's Degree
4 2 (33.33%) Renewable Energy
4 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
4 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
4 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 2 (33.33%) PMP
4 2 (33.33%) PMI Certification
4 2 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (16.67%) Oracle
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
5 1 (16.67%) Service Management
5 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery

Payroll Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 2 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 4 (66.67%) Agriculture
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Life Science
2 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 2 (33.33%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Change Management
1 4 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
1 4 (66.67%) Data Migration
1 4 (66.67%) Migration
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (66.67%) Project Management
1 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) Agile
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Service Management
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
1 2 (33.33%) Master's Degree
1 2 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 2 (33.33%) PMP
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) SAP
2 1 (16.67%) Ceridian
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Oracle