Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/payroll-specialist/wales/ Title: Payroll Specialist hourly rate in Wales, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Payroll Specialist pay in Wales: median wage £16 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £24. Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p. TLL · United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Payroll Specialist hourly rate in Wales The market median wage for a Payroll Specialist in Wales is **£16.44 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£24 an hour** on Deftridge, -4% against the United Kingdom rate. **£24/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£16.44/hr** median wage **£14-21** middle half of wages **£520** a month at 5 hours a week ## Payroll Specialist wage percentiles in Wales Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | £12.86 | £280 | £26,700 | | 25th | £14.12 | £310 | £29,400 | | Median | £16.44 | £360 | £34,200 | | 75th | £20.77 | £450 | £43,200 | | 90th | £26.69 | £580 | £55,500 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Wales in numbers What sets Wales apart for a Payroll Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **-4%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £17.09 - **10th of 12** regions by median wage for this role - **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Payroll Specialist in Wales by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist (country floor) | £23 | £500 | | Senior | £24 | £520 | | Manager | £30 | £650 | - Regular role **£24** - One-off task **£25** - Task bundle **£25** Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the United Kingdom floor of £23 applies instead. ## Payroll Specialist pay across United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Payroll Specialist, highest first; 9 of 12 places shown. By median wage Wales ranks **10 of 12**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £20.55 | £30 | | South West | £17.82 | £25 | | Scotland | £17.49 | £25 | | South East | £17.08 | £25 | | East Midlands | £16.99 | £25 | | Yorkshire and The Humber | £16.60 | £24 | | Wales | £16.44 | £24 | | North East | £16.22 | £24 | | Northern Ireland | £15.45 | £23 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Payroll Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/payroll-specialist/) · [Payroll Specialist jobs in Wales](https://deftridge.com/jobs/payroll-specialist/wales/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)