Hybrid/Remote SAP Payroll Consultant Job Trends

SAP Payroll Consultant
UK > Work from Home

The median SAP Payroll Consultant salary for remote/hybrid work is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 361 438 465
Rank change year-on-year +77 +27 -
Permanent jobs requiring an SAP Payroll Consultant 4 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.026% 0.012% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% 0.012% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £70,500 - £48,350
25th Percentile £71,250 - £48,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - £52,500
75th Percentile £86,250 - £57,125
90th Percentile £88,500 - £57,650
UK median annual salary £77,500 - £52,500
% change year-on-year - - -30.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,145 16,379 19,561
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 96.15% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 9,116 10,040 15,901
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,015
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £61,206 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.05% +2.01% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,563 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

SAP Payroll Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'SAP Payroll Consultant' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SAP Payroll Consultant job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

SAP Payroll Consultant
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote SAP Payroll Consultant job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote SAP Payroll Consultant job vacancies

SAP Payroll Consultant Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, SAP Payroll Consultant 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring SAP Payroll Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) SAP
1 4 (100.00%) SAP Payroll
2 3 (75.00%) SAP HCM
2 3 (75.00%) SAP HR
2 3 (75.00%) SuccessFactors
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (50.00%) SLA
4 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
4 1 (25.00%) ERP
4 1 (25.00%) Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) User Experience
4 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation

SAP Payroll Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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%) SAP Payroll
2 3 (75.00%) SAP HCM
2 3 (75.00%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) SuccessFactors
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) ERP
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) User Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) SAP