Outsourced payroll services in Bristol
From first-hire start-ups to multi-site employers, businesses in Bristol can choose between local payroll bureaus and the big national providers. This guide maps the options, the 2026/27 rules they must keep you compliant with, and typical pricing.
Payroll bureaus in and around Bristol
Independent local firms give you a named person who knows your payroll – often at sharper prices than the nationals. Verified firms operating in the Bristol area:
Cox & Co Payroll Solutions
Willsbridge bureau with decades of client loyalty – staff can even ring directly about their own payslips.
Willsbridge · 0117 932 3444
Bristol Payroll Ltd
Independent Eastville payroll practice for small businesses.
Eastville · 0117 441 8238
BookCheck Bristol
Payroll combined with Xero-based bookkeeping and management accounts from a national firm’s Bristol office.
Orchard St, BS1 · 0117 905 5024
National providers serving Bristol
The large managed-payroll providers run every UK location remotely through cloud portals and named processing teams, so all of them serve Bristol:
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 Bristol
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 Bristol hire really costs with 15 percent employer NI and pension contributions on top.