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Payroll
Payroll Software without the admin
Powered by Access Evo, PeopleHR Payroll is HMRC-recognised cloud payroll software that works the way you work. Not the other way round.
Our payroll software pays more than 2.3 million employees across the UK and Ireland every month
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What is Payroll Software?
Payroll software automates how businesses pay employees, calculating tax, National Insurance, and pension deductions, generating payslips, and filing the required reports with HMRC. In the UK, that means handling PAYE, submitting Real Time Information (RTI) on or before every payday, and managing auto-enrolment pension obligations each pay run. Our guide to what is payroll software covers exactly how this works in practice. A cloud-based payroll system replaces manual, error-prone processes with one that runs accurately, on time, and in compliance with HMRC rules by default.
A payroll system built on security you can trust
PeopleHR Payroll is hosted entirely in the UK, meaning your payroll data never leaves UK borders and is never used to train public AI models. Our security and compliance credentials include:
- ISO 27001 certified and fully GDPR compliant
- Encryption in transit and at rest
- Permissions that mirror your existing access controls
- HMRC recognised solution - meeting HMRC's standards for RTI submissions, PAYE calculations, and statutory reporting, updating automatically whenever legislation changes.
- Automatic legislative updates whenever regulations change
Every safeguard is built in from the ground up, not bolted on.
The same security standards apply across our HR software platform.
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hours saved every reporting cycle
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The connected platform
Most payroll systems are reactive. Access Evo is natively embedded across HR, payroll, learning and benefits, surfacing smart insights, payroll changes and HR data to you
The Core Platform
Your single source of truth. Employee records, pay history, tax codes, absence management and compliance documentation, all securely housed in one place.
The Access Evo Intelligence Layer
The proactive brain. It continuously monitors your payroll data, flags risks like tax code anomalies or missed submissions, and automates routine tasks in the background.
The Result
You don't switch to a separate AI tool. Access Evo works inside the screens you already use, so every insight and action is exactly where you need it, on payday and every day in between.
How Access Evo takes the admin out of payroll
Access Evo in Action: Solved in Seconds
Eliminate the admin from payroll run
Run payroll, without the admin. Say goodbye to the manual data entry, system-hopping and that last-minute scramble standing between you and a clean payroll close.
Changes arrive in any format and the Payroll Assistant builds a clear plan for you to review and approve. Routine changes run themselves within thresholds you set, ad hoc fixes are done the moment you type them, and every period closes with CIPP-qualified compliance built in.
No more re-keying the third time
HR data flows automatically to your payroll system, eliminating duplicate entry and reconciliation nightmares. Access Evo creates a single source of truth for employee data across HR and Payroll software, automating data sync on starters, leavers, and employee absences.
Payroll reports that used to take all morning
Stop rebuilding the same reports every time someone asks a question in a meeting - and stop losing an hour every time you do.
Ask for your board pack and it's ready, live metrics, trends and an executive presentation generated from live data in seconds. Flag a risk and a structured action plan with owners is in front of you before you've left the report.
Avoid payroll penalties and costly errors
PeopleHR Payroll is HMRC-recognised and RTI compliant, built specifically for the UK payroll landscape. With automatic HMRC submissions, real-time compliance tracking, and built-in UK tax calculations for National Insurance, PAYE, and statutory payments, your team is protected from costly payroll errors. Run your payroll with full confidence, every time.
Five powerful capabilities, all included in one platform
Each one designed to save time, reduce admin, and give your people the answers they need, instantly - all within a single cloud-based payroll system.
Evo Navigator
Your personalised work console. Everything you need, visible the moment you open Access Evo. Complete any task in just two clicks, on desktop or mobile.
- Approve payroll changes in one click from your phone: no desk, no delay, no chaser emails
- Ask any question in plain language and get an instant, actionable answer from your data
- Surface every pending changes, approval and priority in one place: no switching between systems
- Complete more than 80% of your daily payroll tasks with just one screen
Evo Researcher
Your most well-informed colleague, instantly available. Ask anything across your connected systems. Get payroll reports and analysis in minutes, not hours.
- Ask what absence cost last month and get a live, data-backed answer on the spot, instantly
- Build reports from live payroll and HR data using natural language, ready to review, not rebuild
- Upload payslips, contracts or pension documents and ask questions across them: AI works within your context, every conversation
- Collaborate with your team on shared payroll research and produce downloadable reports, specs and documents
Evo Payroll Assistant
Your day just got lighter. The Payroll Assistant reads payroll changes in any format, builds a clear plan and waits for your approval.
- Send payroll changes in any format (email, voice, spreadsheet or PDF), and Evo organises them instantly
- Review a clear, pre-built change plan before anything moves: no re-keying, no line-by-line checking
- Hand over recurring pay run tasks completely: the agent runs in the background and notifies you when done
- Cut payroll change-processing time from hours to minutes, every run, with zero specialist knowledge required
Evo Workflow Automation
The anything-to-anything automation engine. Connect your systems visually: no code, no developer required. 30+ out of the box integrations.
- Automate new starter setups, pay change approvals and RTI-triggered workflows, without writing a single line of code
- Connect 30+ third-party systems including Microsoft 365, Slack and databases in minutes, not months
- Replace manual payroll exports and consolidation with scheduled, event-driven workflows that run in the background
- Trigger data ingestion for payroll changes from emails, webhooks, schedules or platform events, and let Access Evo handle the rest
Evo Productivity Apps
Focused tools built into Access Evo. Plan and manage day-to-day work with everything connected across the wider platform.
- See what's on track, what's blocked and what needs attention, across every pay run, in plain language, without opening a single status meeting
- Turn a brainstorm into a task list in one click: ideas move straight from the canvas into your team's work, without switching tools
- Collect employee payroll queries, run satisfaction surveys and route respondents through dynamic question paths, all inside Access Evo
- Increase operational efficiency by connecting all productivity apps inside Access Evo
Payroll Software Pricing: Simple and Transparent
Choose the plan that fits your business. All plans include HMRC-recognised cloud payroll software with automatic RTI submissions, pension auto-enrolment, and a built-in Payroll Assistant. See payroll software pricing or learn how to choose payroll software.
Self service payroll
Payroll SaaS - Core
From
£3
- Standalone cloud-based Payroll Software
- Unlimited pay elements
- HMRC compliant
- Auto-run payroll
- Pension enrolment
- Reporting
- Access Evo
- Employee self-serve portal
- 24x7 support
- Single sign on
Self service payroll
Payroll SaaS
Pro
- Standalone cloud-based Payroll Software
- Unlimited pay elements
- HMRC compliant
- Pension enrolment
- Reporting
- Auto-run payroll
- Access Evo
- Employee self-serve portal
- 24x7 support
- Single sign on
- Custom report builder
- On-demand pay
Self service payroll
Payroll SaaS
Elite+
- Standalone cloud-based Payroll Software
- Unlimited pay elements
- HMRC compliant
- Auto-run payroll
- Pension enrolment
- Reporting
- Access Evo
- Employee self-serve portal
- 24x7 support
- Single sign on
- Custom report builder
- On-demand pay
- Expense management
Fully managed – we run payroll for you
Payroll Managed - Core
From
£5
- Complete managed payroll services
- Unlimited pay elements
- HMRC compliance & submission
- Auto-run payroll
- Pension enrolment
- Reporting
- Access Evo
- Employee self-serve portal
- 24x7 support
- Single sign on
- Dedicated payroll expert
Unified people management for a leading facilities management company
“Having everything; HR, payroll, learning, and screening, working together within one platform has been a game changer.”
500+ employees
3 → 1
Payrolls unified
Weeks → Instant
Employment verification
1 Platform
HR, payroll, learning & screening
Payroll time cut in half for the UK's largest inland marina group
"The top benefit is that HR and Paycircle talk to each other seamlessly. If I make a change in PeopleHR, Paycircle is updated automatically."
10 → 5
Payroll days halved each month
50%
Employee payroll queries monthly
2 products
PeopleHR & Paycircle, fully integrated
Payroll processing, simplified
"The reporting has definitely contributed to improved productivity - there's no ambiguity in terms of dates and when information is required to process payroll."
50-250 employees
10/10
Customer satisfaction rating for Access
Automated
Pension calculations - no more manual submissions
CEO sign-off
Built-in payroll reports used directly
Payroll software FAQs
What makes PeopleHR Payroll different from traditional payroll software?
PeopleHR Payroll has a built-in Payroll Assistant — not AI bolted on as a module. It reads your changes in any format, builds a plan, and runs the work when you approve. Traditional software automates what you already do; Payroll Evo removes the admin entirely.
Do I need to be an AI expert to use it?
Not at all. The Payroll Assistant works the way you already work - send changes by email, spreadsheet, or chat, and it handles the rest, cutting change-processing time from hours to minutes with zero specialist knowledge required.
Does it integrate with PeopleHR HR software?
Yes. When used as part of PeopleHR Suite, your HR data flows automatically to payroll with no duplicate entry. Starters, leavers, salary changes, and leave records are all synced in real time between HR and Payroll software.
Is it HMRC recognised and RTI compliant?
Yes. PeopleHR Payroll Evo is HMRC recognised and fully RTI Payroll compliant. Automatic FPS submissions are sent with success confirmation, and the software updates automatically whenever HMRC legislation changes.
Is my payroll data secure?
Absolutely. Payroll Evo operates within a three-tier security model: your data stays yours in a UK-hosted environment and is never used to train public AI models, permissions mirror your existing payroll system access, and every safeguard is built for GDPR, HMRC, and pensions auto-enrolment regulation. Security is designed in from the ground up, not bolted on.
Can I switch mid-year?
Yes. There's no need to wait for payroll year end. Switch and migrate to PeopleHR Payroll Evo at any time of year with our managed onboarding service. You can also explore payroll outsourcing services if you'd prefer us to run it for you.
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