Outsourced payroll services in Cambridge
Every employer in Cambridge faces the same monthly grind: RTI submissions, pension files, statutory pay and ever-moving HMRC rules. Here is who can take it off your hands – local bureaus and national providers serving Cambridge and the wider Cambridgeshire area – and what it should cost.
Payroll bureaus in and around Cambridge
Independent local firms give you a named person who knows your payroll – often at sharper prices than the nationals. Verified firms operating in the Cambridge area:
The Payroll Service Company
Cambridge Technopark bureau dedicated to outsourced payroll for local employers.
Newmarket Rd, CB5 · 01223 506366
Cambridge Payroll Limited
Payroll and accounts practice at Great Chesterford serving businesses across Cambridgeshire and north Essex.
Great Chesterford · 01799 530335
National providers serving Cambridge
The large managed-payroll providers run every UK location remotely through cloud portals and named processing teams, so all of them serve Cambridge:
Moorepay
One of the UK’s biggest payroll bureaus (Manchester HQ): fully managed payroll bundled with HR software and employment-law advice, CIPP Payroll Assurance accredited, with a 99.9 percent payslip accuracy claim.
IRIS Payroll Services (Dataplan)
Fully managed outsourced payroll from the IRIS group, built on Dataplan’s 50+ years of bureau experience (Grimsby HQ), with specialist arms for education and hospitality tronc.
PayFit
Hybrid model for SMEs: modern software you drive yourself, with payroll experts behind it. RTI, auto-enrolment and statutory pay automated; suits roughly 5 to 250 employees.
ADP UK
Global payroll giant with UK operations in Staines and Cheadle: enterprise-grade managed payroll, strong security and international coverage for larger or multi-country employers.
MHR
Nottingham-based HR and payroll group behind the iTrent platform: managed and part-managed payroll for mid-size and large employers, with strong people-analytics tooling.
Choosing a payroll service in Cambridge
Compare quotes on the same basis: per-employee-per-month price, what year-end and pension administration cost extra, setup fees (£100 – £1,000 is normal) and charges for starters and leavers. Our guides to outsourcing costs and how to switch provider cover the process step by step, and the employer cost calculator shows what each Cambridge hire really costs with 15 percent employer NI and pension contributions on top.