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Free UK decision tools

Free UK payroll and business calculators

Estimate take-home pay, compare job offers, check employment costs and make better payroll decisions with free UK calculators.

POPULAR CALCULATORS

Start with our most-used calculators

Get a useful answer quickly with the calculators people use most to understand pay, employment terms and their next career move.

Take-home pay calculator

See your estimated take-home pay after Income Tax, National Insurance and pension deductions.

Care worker take-home pay calculator

Work out take-home pay including travel time, mileage, sleep-ins and weekend enhancements.

Contractor vs permanent calculator

Compare a contract day rate with the full value of a permanent salary and find your break-even rate.

Holiday pay calculator

Calculate UK holiday entitlement, accrued leave and holiday pay for regular or irregular hours.

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CARE PAY

Care pay and salary comparisons

Understand specialist care earnings and compare roles where hours, enhancements, pensions and travel can change the real value of the offer.

Care worker take-home pay calculator

Estimate take-home pay including travel, mileage, sleep-ins and weekend enhancements.

Agency nurse vs NHS salary calculator

Compare agency rates with NHS pay, pension value and unsocial-hours earnings.

UK market salary calculator

Benchmark a role by region, experience, industry and inflation.

Job offer comparison calculator

Compare two offers by take-home pay, commute, pension, holidays and flexibility.

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PAY AND TAKE-HOME PAY

Pay and take-home pay calculators

Turn a salary or hourly rate into a clearer view of net pay, legal minimums and how inflation has changed your spending power.

Take-home pay calculator

Estimate what reaches your bank account after tax, NI and pension.

Hourly rate calculator

Convert annual salary into an hourly rate and compare it with UK benchmarks.

Minimum wage checker

Check a rate against the current UK National Minimum Wage bands.

Inflation pay rise calculator

Find the salary increase needed to maintain your spending power.

UK inflation calculator

Compare the value of a UK salary between years using official CPI data.

Understand payroll deductions and net pay

EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLL

Employment and payroll decisions

Check statutory entitlements and common payroll decisions before a change in hours, sickness, pension saving or employment status.

Holiday pay calculator

Calculate entitlement, accrued leave and pay for regular or irregular hours.

SSP cost calculator

Estimate the employer cost of Statutory Sick Pay changes.

Notice period calculator

Compare statutory and contractual notice dates and pay arrangements.

Redundancy pay calculator

Estimate statutory redundancy pay using age, service and weekly pay.

Pension contribution calculator

Project pension contributions and progress towards retirement targets.

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CONTRACTING AND IR35

Contracting and IR35 calculators

Compare day rates, permanent packages and Inside or Outside IR35 outcomes using consistent UK tax assumptions.

Contractor vs permanent calculator

Compare a day rate with salary, benefits and a calculated break-even rate.

IR35 calculator

Compare estimated Inside IR35 umbrella pay with Outside IR35 company pay.

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HIRING AND BUSINESS

Hiring and business planning

Make a more informed hiring or cash-flow decision with a clearer view of employment costs, runway and operational readiness.

True cost of hire calculator

Estimate salary, Employer NI, pension and recruitment costs together.

Burn rate calculator

Calculate monthly burn and how long your current cash runway may last.

Hiring readiness assessment

Check whether your business is financially and operationally ready to hire.

Mobile payroll readiness checklist

Assess whether your payroll process is ready for a secure mobile workflow.

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OTHER CALCULATORS

Other useful calculators

A specialist planning tool that sits outside the core Workmax payroll and employment collection.

EV road tax calculator (2028)

Estimate the proposed 2028–29 eVED pay-per-mile charge for EVs and plug-in hybrids.

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