Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 3 is the most recognised.
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Live listings typically advertise £30,000 to £35,000 a year. See the full Payroll Administrator salary guide.
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
Qualifications employers recognise (Level 3)
Any of these strengthens your application.
- Computerised Payroll for Business (Level 2) L226 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Computerised Finance for Business L31 course
Add-on certificates
Complements to the main route. Where no level is shown, the awarding body does not specify one.
- Payroll Principles for Beginners 1 course
- Computerised Payroll Skills with Sage 1 course
Where this can take you
With experience, you could become a manager of a payroll or finance department in a large organisation, like a local authority or the NHS. You might also: move into pensions management or human resources, train to qualify as an accountant, work in payroll software development and manage an agency that provides payroll services to businesses.
Courses for this career
See free Payroll Administrator courses
Level 2
- Computerised Payroll for Business (Level 2) L226 courses
Level 3