SME Payroll Software
UK payroll software
that scales with your team.
HMRC-recognised payroll for growing UK businesses. Run payroll in minutes, submit RTI automatically and keep every employee perfectly compliant.
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Full-stack UK payroll compliance
Every obligation handled automatically, from RTI submissions and NI calculations to CIS deductions and auto-enrolment. No extra modules and no configuration needed.
Automated RTI to HMRC
Full Payment Submissions and Employer Payment Summaries sent automatically on every payroll run, with no manual steps.
Full PAYE, NI and pension
Covers all NI categories, auto-enrolment, SMP, SSP, SPP and every statutory payment type in one calculation engine.
Variable hours and holiday pay
52-week average holiday pay, zero-hours and mixed workforces all supported within a single payroll scheme.
CIS payroll and subcontractors
Construction Industry Scheme deductions calculated and submitted automatically alongside standard PAYE payroll.
Trusted by UK businesses and accountancy firms
Payslip editing
Amend payslips
with full flexibility.
Every payslip stays editable until you are ready to submit. Add paylines, correct deductions, re-open closed payruns and adjust anything you need in real time.
Amend payslips at any time
Edit earnings, deductions and additions freely before a payrun closes, with no restrictions on how many times.
Add paylines on the fly
Insert custom earnings, one-off deductions and benefit items to any payslip without restarting the run.
Re-open payruns easily
Unlock any closed payrun, correct mistakes and resubmit to HMRC automatically.
Auto statutory and payrolling benefits
SMP, SSP and SPP calculated automatically. P11D benefits processed through payroll with auto tax calculation.
Payslip · Julia Cook
Period 2 · 31 May 2026 · Monthly payrun #2
Employee
Julia Cook
00001
Period
2
31 May 2026
Take-Home Pay
£3,087.63
Pay Breakdown
Additions
| BASIC | Monthly salary | £4,420.00 |
Deductions
| PAYE | Income tax | -£720.47 | |
| NIC | National Insurance | -£255.90 | |
| STDLOAN | Student loan | -£196.00 | |
| PGLOAN | Post-grad loan | -£160.00 |
Year-to-date summary
Tue
05/05/2026
Wed
06/05/2026
Thu
07/05/2026
Fri
08/05/2026
Shifts, leave and working patterns
Any schedule,
paid correctly.
Define working patterns, track holiday entitlement and log timesheets for variable workers. Every hour feeds directly into the payrun, with no manual entry.
Multiple working patterns
Configure regular, flexible and shift-based schedules for every worker type. Changes take effect from the next payrun automatically.
Holiday tracking and rolled-up pay
Track entitlement, approvals and balances in real time. 52-week average holiday pay calculated automatically, Employment Rights Act compliant.
Shifts and timesheets for variable workers
Create shift patterns and capture timesheets for zero-hours and casual workers, with hours flowing straight into the payrun.
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Devolved nation payrolls fully supported, including region-specific statutory leave, statutory pay rules and public holidays.
Reporting and integrations
Payroll data,
everywhere you need it.
Export to your accounting stack automatically. Pension contributions upload themselves. No copy-pasting, no manual reconciliation.
Accounting sync and payment batches
Journal entries posted direct to Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, IRIS and KashFlow. Payment batches exported in one click for your bank.
Pension auto-upload
Contributions sent automatically to NEST, Smart Pension and The Peoples Pension.
HMRC employee and CIS documents
P60s, P45s and P11Ds generated automatically. CIS300 monthly returns and subcontractor payment statements submitted direct to HMRC.
Payroll analytics
Cost reports, headcount trends and gender pay gap, all in one place.
Avg. Salary by Age
All employees · 2026/27
Avg. Salary by Gender
Monthly trend · 2026/27
£4,600
£4,600
Auto-enrolment
May 2026 · All schemes
Employer contributions
£348.30
3% of qualifying earnings
Employee contributions
£580.50
5% of qualifying earnings
Sarah Mitchell
Marketing Manager
+£279.20
NEST
James Cooper
Software Engineer
+£416.00
NEST
Emily Watkins
Sales Executive
+£233.60
Smart Pension
Tom Bradley
Operations Lead
NEST
Priya Sharma
Finance Analyst
Smart Pension
Uploaded automatically each payrun
Pensions and auto-enrolment
Workplace pensions.
No manual steps.
Auto-enrolment is assessed on every payrun. Contributions are calculated, split and uploaded to your pension scheme automatically. Opt-outs, postponements and re-enrolments are all managed for you.
Auto-enrolment on every payrun
Employees are assessed at each pay run. Newly eligible workers are enrolled automatically, with scheme confirmation returned in the payrun response.
Contributions calculated and split
Employer and employee pension contributions computed on qualifying earnings per HMRC thresholds. Rates configurable per employer. Amounts shown on every payslip.
NEST and Smart Pension auto-upload
Contributions sent to NEST, Smart Pension and The People's Pension automatically after each payrun. No manual CSV export, no log-in to the pension portal.
Opt-out and re-enrolment handled
Process opt-out requests and track postponement windows. Workers are re-enrolled automatically at the three-year anniversary, in line with The Pensions Regulator requirements.
Who it's for
Built for the way
UK businesses actually work.
From a sole director paying themselves to a hospitality business running 50 shift workers, Moonworkers handles every UK payroll scenario without compromise.
Small business owners
Stop spending Sunday evenings on payroll.
- Run the whole month in under five minutes
- No accountant needed for day-to-day compliance
- Pay only when you submit, no monthly fee eating into your margins
Growing businesses
Hire, pay and stay compliant, all in one place.
- Amend any payslip before submission, no lock-out
- Every statutory payment from SMP to SPP handled automatically
- Scales from your first hire to 200 employees without switching tools
Variable workforce employers
Variable hours shouldn't mean variable stress.
- Shift timesheets feed straight into payroll, no re-keying
- 52-week average holiday pay calculated automatically, ERA-compliant
- Zero-hours, casual and mixed workforces in a single payroll scheme
Construction businesses
CIS and PAYE together, nothing gets missed.
- CIS300 filed automatically every month alongside your PAYE payroll
- Subcontractor deduction statements generated and sent automatically
- Employed staff and subbies in a single RTI submission
£2M+
Payroll processed / month
500+
Active UK employers
99.9%
RTI acceptance rate
< 2 min
Average payroll run time
Integrations
Fits into your existing stack
Moonworkers connects with the tools you already rely on — accounting software, pension providers, banking and workforce management — keeping data consistent across your payroll ecosystem.
Pricing
Fair, flexible pricing.
No hidden fees.
Pay only for what you use, no base fee, no setup cost. Pricing adjusts automatically as your usage grows.
Monthly Payroll · Employer
Payroll that scales
with your team.
Pay per payslip with volume pricing that scales with your team. A minimum fee applies on smaller plans — no setup cost, no lock-in, cancel anytime.
- Full PAYE, NI & pension auto-enrolment
- Automated RTI (FPS & EPS) to HMRC
- Variable hours & 52-week holiday pay
- NEST, Smart & People's Pension integration
- Accounting software integrations
- Payslip generation & delivery
Our customers say it best.
From sole traders to growing enterprises, teams across the UK rely on Moonworkers to run payroll without the headache.
JC Puget
Maison Puget
“The best payroll company for my business. Highly recommend.”
S Djakiodine
Euroaccounting
“We have been using Moonworkers for quite some time and compared to other software in the market, we found it very simple to use and excellent. Moreover, the customer service is great.”
Shenaz Gaffar
Printberry
“Moonworkers has absolutely been a lifesaver for me and my business. Moonworkers customer service is 100% there always there to help. They constantly taking on feedback to make it better. If you are looking to make life easier, then this is it !!!”
Joe Barber
The Barn
“Fantastic onboarding process from the team. A really user friendly website and system. When I have asked for any assistance or help, the team have helped, made changes and even updated the system for my requests!”
James Berry
CJLS Tech
“From the outset the onboarding to Moonworkers was 100% smooth, even any hints of a problem were speedily fixed and we have been running smoothly since then, we have never needed to reach out to support post onboarding, and that's a testament to its own.”
Suzy Kerton
Zyla Accountant
“Moonworkers software is great for HR, payroll, benefits & more and it is amazing to have it all in one platform. The automation saves so much time every month and the team offer great customer support whenever you have a query. Highly recommend!”
Amrit Gill
Hayachi
“Incredibly powerful HR and Payroll platform, we've previously been held back by our accountant on having a truly flexible workforce but no more! With Moonworkers we can hire the skills that we need with exceptional efficiency and the HR platform makes it a well-rounded tool.”
Row Laurence
Braid
“The Moonworkers platform has been a massive help getting me set up with my first few employees and making sure I had all the right boxes ticked – the team have also been super helpful and responsive any time I had questions or there was something I didn't understand.”
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HMRC-compliant payroll,
built for every use case.
From your first payslip to a full API integration, Moonworkers handles the compliance, the RTI submissions, and the calculations, so you can focus on your work.