Free UK Payroll & HR Calculators 2026
Calculate take-home pay, national insurance, redundancy, annual leave, maternity pay and pension contributions — updated for 2025/26 rates. Free, no account needed.
Salary Take-Home Calculator
Compare take-home pay under different salary levels after income tax and NI deductions.
National Insurance Calculator
Calculate employer and employee NI contributions for any salary level.
Redundancy Pay Calculator
Calculate statutory redundancy pay based on age, length of service and weekly pay.
Annual Leave Entitlement Calculator
Work out statutory holiday entitlement for full-time, part-time and irregular hours workers.
Maternity Pay Calculator
Estimate Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) week-by-week for any qualifying employee.
Pension Auto-Enrolment Calculator
Calculate minimum employer and employee pension contributions under auto-enrolment rules.
Salary Sacrifice Calculator
See the tax and NI savings from exchanging salary for pension contributions or benefits.
Employer Costs Calculator
Calculate the true cost of an employee including salary, NI, pension and other on-costs.
UK Payroll Legislation 2025/26
UK payroll is governed by the Employment Rights Act 1996, the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, and numerous HMRC regulations. Employers must operate PAYE in real time using RTI submissions. From April 2026 Making Tax Digital for PAYE will require further digital record-keeping for most employers.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the UK national minimum wage in 2025/26?
- From April 2025 the National Living Wage for workers aged 21 and over is £12.21 per hour. The National Minimum Wage for workers aged 18–20 is £10.00, and for under-18s and apprentices it is £7.55.
- How much statutory redundancy pay is an employee entitled to?
- Statutory redundancy pay is based on age and length of service. Employees receive half a week's pay for each full year worked under age 22, one week's pay for each year between 22 and 40, and one and a half week's pay for each year aged 41 or over. The statutory weekly pay cap for 2025/26 is £643.
- When must an employer enrol staff into a pension?
- Employers must auto-enrol eligible workers aged 22 to state pension age who earn above £10,000 per year. Minimum contributions are 8% of qualifying earnings — at least 3% from the employer and 5% from the employee (including tax relief).
- How much is Statutory Maternity Pay?
- SMP is paid for up to 39 weeks. For the first 6 weeks it is 90% of average weekly earnings. For the remaining 33 weeks it is the lower of 90% of average weekly earnings or the statutory flat rate, which is £187.18 per week from April 2025.