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Top 25 Core HR software companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Core HR software companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026 117 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 117 core HR software companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 22,083 professional contacts across them, including 9,535 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers core HR software companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 14, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 14, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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22,083Contacts tracked

9,535Verified emails

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The 25 largest core HR software companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 117 core HR software companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to core HR software companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	SAGE	Indirect evidence	Newcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	10001+	13,063 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Sage, we knock down barriers with information, insights, and tools to help your business flow.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
2	NGA Human Resources, An Alight Company	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,734 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Alight \| NGA Human Resources our mission is to make HR work better.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
3	Iris Software Group	Partial evidence	Slough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,218 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IRIS Software Group is a leading business software and services provider, one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
4	Zellis	Indirect evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,465 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Zellis helps organisations unlock better outcomes by creating exceptional experiences for their people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
5	Frontier Software	Strong evidence	Lightwater, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	507 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1983, Frontier Software is an acknowledged leader in the provision of a global HR & Payroll software solution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
6	Moorepay	Partial evidence	Swinton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	364 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Moorepay delivers expert HR and payroll solutions trusted by SMEs across the UK and Ireland.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
7	CIPHR	Partial evidence	Reading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	219 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We provide HR, payroll, benefits and learning solutions for UK organisations with employees.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
8	Cezanne HR	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	127 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Cezanne HR is leading the way in delivering smart, sophisticated and cost-effective Cloud HR and Native payroll software to UK and international businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
9	Breathe	Partial evidence	Horsham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	107 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 2012, Breathe has made HR simpler for growing businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
10	XCD	Strong evidence	Basingstoke, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	95 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Take control of your HR processes with xcd, the single-solution HR and Payroll software which helps put you back in control and achieve more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
11	kpi.com	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	87 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “KPI is an all-in-one business solution providing: Accounting, Payroll, Sales, Human Resources, Project Management, Report and Document applications all in one platform according…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
12	Jibble	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	68 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Jibble Group builds HR SaaS products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
13	Payescape LTD	Partial evidence	Northern Ireland, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	67 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PayEscape is one of the UK’s fastest growing outsourced Payroll, HR and Time Management providers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
14	Safe Computing	Partial evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Safe Computing, now part of Access Group is a vibrant Leicester-based software & services company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
15	Pegasus Software	Partial evidence	Kettering, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pegasus Software is one of the UK's leading suppliers of accounting software, cloud accounting software, business solutions and payroll software and has been for over 30 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
16	Healthboxhr	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Embracing innovative technology and user simplicity, HealthBoxHR has developed a revolutionary, future-proof global HR and payroll solution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
17	Elementsuite	Strong evidence	Watford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	36 contacts →
	Strong evidence “AI-enabled HR, Workforce Management and Pay software tailored to meet your business needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
18	Vero HR	Indirect evidence	Peterborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Are you seeking expert assistance in navigating the intricate world of human resources, payroll, and more?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
19	ZELT	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Zelt is the UK's leading native all-in-one HR and Finance platform, built to give mid-sized businesses the tools they need to manage, pay, and grow their people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
20	Tugela People	Indirect evidence	Milton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With over a decade of industry experience and expertise, Tugela People empowers companies to achieve their objectives by providing people-centric, cloud-based solutions and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
21	ELF Productivity LTD	Partial evidence	Wigan, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ELF Productivity Ltd has been developing Employee Time / Absence Management and Access Control software for over 30 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
22	Access Peoplehr	Partial evidence	Loughborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Access PeopleHR is part of The Access Group, and together we are supporting the world of HR.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
23	GO Enterprise HR Software	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Go Enterprise HR: The Ultimate All-in-One HR Solution for Growing Businesses HR doesn’t have to be complicated.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
24	Wealden HR & Payroll Solutions	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1983, Wealden has been providing industry-leading HR, Payroll and Time & Attendance solutions to clients as diverse as government bodies, international groups, schools and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
25	Chronologic LTD	Indirect evidence	Midsomer Norton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chronologic helps businesses across the UK thrive by elevating their teams and solving workforce challenges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: core HR software companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names core HR software companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of core HR software companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name core HR software companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Core HR software companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 14, 2026

43.2%Verified-email coverage

188.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

24.8%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 14, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 117 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among core HR software companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “core HR software companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names core HR software companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among core HR software companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 9,535 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 14, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Core HR software companies by metro

Core HR software companies in London29

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names core HR software companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many core HR software companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 117 core HR software companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

SAGE, headquartered in Newcastle Upon Tyne, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most core HR software companies?

London leads with 29 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (4) and Milton Keynes (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 9,535 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 117 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 14, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.