UK Payments Salary & Hiring Guide:
Benchmark salaries, market insights and hiring trends across the payments industry
Whether you're planning your next hire, considering a career move, or reviewing your workforce strategy, having access to accurate salary data has never been more important. The payments industry continues to evolve at pace. New technologies, changing regulations and increasing competition for experienced talent mean that salary expectations, hiring patterns and candidate availability are constantly shifting.
To help employers and professionals make informed decisions, we're pleased to launch the UK Payments Salary Survey. Our latest survey brings together salary benchmarks and market insights across a wide range of specialist roles within the payments sector, providing a valuable snapshot of today's hiring landscape.
What's included?
The survey contains benchmark salary information across a broad range of positions, including:
- Executive Leadership
- Commercial & Sales
- Product Management
- Programme & Project Delivery
- Business Analysis
- Technology
- Operations
- Risk & Compliance
- Fraud
- Customer Success
- Solutions Consulting and Pre-Sales
Alongside salary data, we've included commentary on current market conditions, recruitment trends and the factors influencing hiring decisions.
Why salary benchmarking matters:
Salary conversations are no longer just about attracting candidates.
Businesses are increasingly using market data to support wider workforce planning, employee retention and succession planning. Understanding where your organisation sits within the market can help you make more informed decisions before recruitment becomes urgent. For employers, the survey can help answer questions such as:
- Are our salaries competitive?
- Where are we likely to struggle to attract talent?
- Which skills are commanding the highest salaries?
- How should we budget for future recruitment?
Equally, professionals working within the payments sector can use the guide to understand current market rates, benchmark their own remuneration and gain insight into where demand is strongest.
Built using real market knowledge:
At Payments Recruitment, we work exclusively within the payments industry.
Every day we're speaking with employers building high-performing teams and with experienced professionals exploring their next career move. That gives us a unique perspective on salary expectations, hiring activity and the challenges organisations face when recruiting specialist payments talent. Our Salary Survey has been developed to provide practical, relevant information that supports better hiring and career decisions across the industry.
Who should download the guide?
The survey has been designed for:
- Hiring Managers
- HR Directors
- Talent Acquisition teams
- Business Leaders
- Founders
- Heads of Payments
- Operations Managers
- Payments professionals considering their next move
Whether you're recruiting one person or planning your workforce for the year ahead, the guide provides valuable market intelligence to support your decision-making.
Request your complimentary copy:
If you'd like to receive a copy of the 2025 UK Payments Salary & Hiring Guide, simply email bn@payments-recruitment.co.uk. We'll send you a complimentary copy and hope it proves to be a valuable resource for your hiring, workforce planning or career development.
Need advice beyond the numbers?
If you'd like to discuss current salary expectations, hiring challenges or the wider payments recruitment market, we'd be delighted to help. With years of specialist experience recruiting across the payments sector, we work closely with organisations and professionals to provide informed, practical recruitment advice tailored to today's market.
