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Top 25 Payroll companies based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 582 company matches for payroll companies associated with the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 17,338 professional contacts across them, including 7,801 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for payroll companies associated with the United Kingdom, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 19, 2026 How this list was built
582Companies
17,338Contacts tracked
7,801Verified emails
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The 25 largest payroll companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 582 company matches for payroll companies based in the United Kingdom, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 19, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchNewcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202610001+13,063 contacts →

Exact match

“At Sage, we knock down barriers with information, insights, and tools to help your business flow.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchSwinton, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000364 contacts →

Exact match

“Moorepay delivers expert HR and payroll solutions trusted by SMEs across the UK and Ireland.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchAltrincham, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500313 contacts →

Exact match

“PayStream is a market leading business providing a range of payroll, umbrella, tax, software and accountancy services for recruitment agencies, contractors and other businesses.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200173 contacts →

Exact match

“A cloud based online software that provides Intuitive and comprehensive solutions integrated with impeccable management of employees payroll processing in real-time.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchNewcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200148 contacts →

Exact match

“Proudly based in the North East, our multi award-winning Payroll & HR service has been delivering professional payroll and HR solutions for over 40 years.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6Exact matchCalder Grove, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20074 contacts →

Exact match

“SAMpeople, SAMpeople Recruit and SAMpeople Payroll”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7Exact matchCheadle Hulme, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20074 contacts →

Exact match

“Software When You Need It.”

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8Exact matchPotters Bar, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20069 contacts →

Exact match

“Churchill Knight Umbrella is an FCSA-accredited and SafeRec-certified PAYE umbrella company for contractors and freelancers in the UK.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
9Exact matchNorthern Ireland, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20067 contacts →

Exact match

“PayEscape is one of the UK’s fastest growing outsourced Payroll, HR and Time Management providers.”

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10Exact matchEdgware - London, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20038 contacts →

Exact match

“Introducing DASA Umbrella Limited A Fully Compliant & Award-winning Payroll Company DASA Umbrella Limited provides recruitment agencies, contractors and end-user clients with a…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20037 contacts →

Exact match

“Since 1996, Pay Check continues to provide bespoke fully managed payroll services in the UK to more than 1500+ clients across various industries.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
12Exact matchUxbridge, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,00037 contacts →

Exact match

“Since 2002, JMK Group UK has supported over contractors and 900 recruitment agencies.”

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13Exact matchPeterborough, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5036 contacts →

Exact match

“Are you seeking expert assistance in navigating the intricate world of human resources, payroll, and more?”

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14Exact matchWatford, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5035 contacts →

Exact match

“Bar2 helps recruitment agencies and end hirers simplify contractor payroll, strengthen compliance, and reduce supply chain risk.”

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15Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5034 contacts →

Exact match

“We are a payroll company catering for contractors, freelancers, locums and agency workers, providing a fully compliant and secure way of paying contractors for their temporary…”

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16Exact matchYate, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5026 contacts →

Exact match

“Qtac are the specialist payroll provider focused on delivering a helpful, human approach for clients.”

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17Exact matchKings Langley, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5026 contacts →

Exact match

“Bishopsgate offers a suite of payroll & employment services to businesses throughout the UK typically, those engaging with a contingent workforce.”

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18Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5025 contacts →

Exact match

“Payroll teams across the UK are losing up to 11 hours a week to manual processes, disconnected tools and legacy systems that were never built for scale.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
19Exact matchNottingham, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-1025 contacts →

Exact match

“PayPacket are a team of UK experts dedicated to managing the Payroll and Pension needs of our service users who receive a direct payment for their care.”

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20Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5024 contacts →

Exact match

“Generate is an industry-leading contractor payroll solutions provider, specialising in payroll management, outsourced employment, international services and limited company…”

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21Exact matchNantwich, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5023 contacts →

Exact match

“The CE team specialises in helping organisations deliver their HR and payroll changes and run critical outsourced payroll services.”

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22Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5023 contacts →

Exact match

“Portfolio Payroll is the market leading specialist recruitment consultancy solely focusing in the recruitment of payroll professionals at all levels of the market and across the…”

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23Exact matchKings Langley, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“Payroll specialists with 28 years of industry expertise offering an array of fully compliant payroll solutions to a variety of industry sectors.”

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24Exact matchBarnsley, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“We are are a fully accredited, award winning payroll intermediary offering a one-stop-shop for candidate payroll options - covering CIS Sole Trader, Umbrella PAYE and PEO PAYE for…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
25Exact matchExeter, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“AZebra Group, Over 20 Years of Trusted Payroll, Employment, and Contractor Support With more than two decades of expertise, AZebra Group is a leading UK provider of compliant and…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

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Payroll companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
45.0%Verified-email coverage
29.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
18.9%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
377
11-50
144
51-200
31
201-500
10
501-1,000
8
1,001-5,000
5
10001+
1

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 582 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with the United Kingdom whose business descriptions match “payroll companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 7,801 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “payroll companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many payroll companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 582 company matches for payroll companies associated with the United Kingdom as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

SAGE tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most payroll companies?

London leads with 110 company records, followed by Manchester (21) and Birmingham (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 7,801 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 582 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 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 SmartSearch, 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.