Outsourced payroll services in Manchester
From first-hire start-ups to multi-site employers, businesses in Manchester 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 Manchester
Independent local firms give you a named person who knows your payroll – often at sharper prices than the nationals. Verified firms operating in the Manchester area:
Intelligent Payroll
City-centre managed payroll bureau with consistently strong client reviews, serving SMEs and accountants’ clients.
Dickinson St, M1 · 0161 524 7696
Lucas White Payroll Services
Urmston-based bureau known for hands-on support of hospitality and small businesses.
Urmston · 0161 302 8790
Manchester Payroll Services
Independent payroll practice in Cheetham Hill handling outsourced PAYE for local employers.
Cheetham Hill · 0161 835 9123
National providers serving Manchester
The large managed-payroll providers run every UK location remotely through cloud portals and named processing teams, so all of them serve Manchester:
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 Manchester
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 Manchester hire really costs with 15 percent employer NI and pension contributions on top.