Payroll Manager in Gloucester

We recruit Payroll Manager positions in Gloucester on both a permanent and temporary basis — including short-notice cover when a team is stretched.

No — nothing about your CV or your situation is shared with any employer, in this location or any other, without your explicit permission first.

No — there's never a cost to candidates. For employers, our fee is only payable on a successful placement.

Yes — briefing you properly on the role, the employer and realistic Gloucester salary expectations before an interview is a standard part of how we work with every candidate.

Submit your CV and a Market Expert will be in touch to talk through your experience, what you're looking for, and any live Payroll Manager opportunities in Gloucester that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.

Yes — Payroll Manager is one of the positions we place in Gloucester, on both a permanent and temporary basis.

Payroll Manager salaries in Gloucester typically sit at £38.5k – £54.5k. £38.5k–£42k suits a standalone payroll role in an SME, running a smaller payroll end to end. £46k–£50k is average for an experienced manager with team support, rising to £54.5k in larger, more complex environments.

A business critical position within any organisation which requires a team of Payroll Clerks and/or a payroll process to be managed from start to finish.

Yes — part-qualified and studying candidates (AAT, ACCA or CIMA depending on the role) are a genuine part of the Payroll Manager talent pool in Gloucester, not just an afterthought.

Yes — covering absence, leave or an unexpected gap in a Payroll Manager position in Gloucester is one of the most common reasons employers come to us, and we aim for a same-day response.

It depends on seniority and how specific the brief is, but because our Gloucester shortlists come from a network we already know, we're rarely starting from zero.

Payroll Manager sits toward the top of its own progression path in our experience — from here, moves in Gloucester tend to be sideways into a broader remit or upward into wider finance leadership.

Yes — a working interview means the candidate spends a real day in the role, on your systems, with your actual workload, before either side commits. It's one of the ways we take the risk out of a new hire in Gloucester.

We work with Gloucester employers and candidates remotely for Payroll Manager roles — video interviews and phone-based briefings, backed by the same vetting and market knowledge we use everywhere else.