Payroll Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Payroll Manager
England > North of England

The median Payroll Manager salary in the North of England is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 October 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 281 303 288
Rank change year-on-year +22 -15 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Payroll Manager 5 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.054% 0.024% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.061% 0.025% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - £55,600 £50,575
25th Percentile £85,000 £59,125 £50,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £65,000 £52,250
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +24.40% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £71,250 £53,688
90th Percentile - £75,000 £53,725
England median annual salary £90,000 £75,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% +44.23% -7.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 8,150 11,873 7,747
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.57% 95.04% 96.86%
Number of salaries quoted 4,588 6,326 5,894
10th Percentile £26,010 £30,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -7.41% +2.86%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -

Payroll Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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 North of England.

Payroll Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Payroll Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Payroll Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Payroll Manager job vacancies in the North of England

Payroll Manager
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Payroll Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 28 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Yorkshire +16 3 £90,000 +62.16% 2
North West +15 2 - - 1
Payroll Manager
England

Payroll Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 28 October 2025, 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 North of England region featuring Payroll Manager in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (60.00%) SAP
1 3 (60.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 3 (60.00%) SuccessFactors
1 3 (60.00%) Time Management
2 2 (40.00%) CIPD
2 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (40.00%) Oracle
2 2 (40.00%) Oracle Payroll
3 1 (20.00%) SAP Payroll

Payroll Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 3 (60.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (40.00%) Oracle Payroll
3 1 (20.00%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) SuccessFactors
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (60.00%) Time Management
2 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Culture
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) CIPD
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) SAP
2 2 (40.00%) Oracle