Payroll Manager Job Trends in the City of London

Payroll Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Payroll Manager salary in the City of London is £58,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Payroll Manager 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 - -
75th Percentile £59,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £58,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 3,467 1,746 2,631
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.48% 94.99% 95.74%
Number of salaries quoted 2,499 1,358 2,057
10th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £95,000
90th Percentile - £118,750 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £72,500 £71,000
% change year-on-year +10.34% +2.11% -5.33%

Payroll Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Payroll Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Payroll Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Payroll Manager
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Payroll Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Payroll Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Payroll Manager Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 12 August 2026, Payroll Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the City of London region featuring Payroll Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Client Onboarding
1 4 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 4 (100.00%) iTrent
1 4 (100.00%) Migration
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Time Management

Payroll Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 4 (100.00%) iTrent
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) General Ledger
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Client Onboarding
1 4 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 4 (100.00%) Migration
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Time Management