Payroll Manager
UK > Work from Home
The median Payroll Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
346 |
293 |
342 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-53 |
+49 |
+103 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Payroll Manager |
5 |
8 |
4 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.039% |
0.083% |
0.027% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.042% |
0.088% |
0.029% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£520 |
£495 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£550 |
£506 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£584 |
£543 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.31% |
+7.56% |
-10.52% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£625 |
£562 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£670 |
£562 |
| UK median daily rate |
£563 |
£567 |
£528 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.71% |
+7.49% |
+1.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
£54.00 |
£87.05 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-37.97% |
- |
- |
| UK median hourly rate |
£54.00 |
£72.28 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-25.29% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
11,986 |
9,105 |
13,742 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.28% |
93.93% |
93.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
7,634 |
6,157 |
9,241 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£331 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£413 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£520 |
£513 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.46% |
-2.38% |
-2.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£623 |
£638 |
£634 |
| 90th Percentile |
£725 |
£763 |
£750 |
| UK median daily rate |
£515 |
£500 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.00% |
-4.76% |
-2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
625 |
240 |
566 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.23 |
£14.00 |
£14.27 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31.25 |
£16.38 |
£22.59 |
| Median hourly rate |
£57.50 |
£34.23 |
£43.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+67.97% |
-21.30% |
-13.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£65.25 |
£65.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85.00 |
£75.25 |
£75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£43.61 |
£27.45 |
£37.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+58.85% |
-26.80% |
-16.67% |
