Payroll Manager Contract Job Trends in the South East

Payroll Manager
England > South East

The median Payroll Manager daily rate in the South East is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 December 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 186 174 209
Rank change year-on-year -12 +35 +41
Contract jobs requiring a Payroll Manager 3 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.071% 0.025% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.078% 0.027% 0.041%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £500
75th Percentile £425 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £400 £600 £573
% change year-on-year -33.33% +4.80% -4.58%

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 3,822 3,679 4,920
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.10% 92.88% 94.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,456 2,271 3,215
10th Percentile £213 £238 £208
25th Percentile £400 £400 £389
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £513
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -0.49% +2.50%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £613
90th Percentile £675 £681 £688
England median daily rate £507 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.38% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 375 169 245
10th Percentile £13.75 £18.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.17 £24.18 £24.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 £52.50 £51.42
Median % change year-on-year -52.38% +2.10% +38.49%
75th Percentile £57.50 £69.69 £66.25
90th Percentile £81.00 £75.00 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.25 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.48% -17.22% +36.36%

Payroll Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 the South East.

Payroll Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

Payroll Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Payroll Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Payroll Manager job vacancies in the South East

Payroll Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Payroll Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Payroll Manager job vacancies 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 12 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
Hampshire - 3 £400 -
Payroll Manager
England