Portfolio Payroll and CIPP unite to celebrate National Payroll Week 2025

The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) and Portfolio Payroll, part of The Portfolio Group, are proud to mark National Payroll Week 2025 with renewed energy and purpose. This year is especially significant, as Portfolio Payroll steps into its role as both Corporate Partner and Headline Sponsor of the week, highlighting its long-standing dedication to the payroll profession.

But this celebration goes beyond sponsorship. It reflects a shared mission: to elevate payroll as a critical business function, champion the professionals who power it, and support the industry’s evolution in the face of technological and workplace change.

Building Communities, Sharing Insights, Driving Change

Over the past year, Portfolio Payroll has expanded its efforts to support the profession beyond recruitment. From sponsoring Payroll Live events for the second year running to hosting insight-led sessions across their London & Manchester offices, the company has created spaces where payroll professionals can come together to learn, network, and share challenges.

The upcoming release of the Payroll Salary Guide in October 2025 sees the highest-ever number of responses in its history, demonstrating both the appetite for specialist industry insights and the growing visibility of payroll as a career. By analysing trends and sharing insights, Portfolio Payroll has helped professionals and businesses alike to make informed decisions about payroll salaries & employee packages, career growth, or building resilient payroll teams.

“Creating communities where payroll professionals feel supported and heard is central to what we do,” said Danny Done, Chief Executive Officer at Portfolio Payroll. “The past year has shown us that people want to engage, share, and grow together. National Payroll Week gives us the perfect platform to celebrate those communities and the people behind them.”

A Partnership for the Future

The strategic partnership between the CIPP and Portfolio Payroll announced earlier this year further strengthens this commitment. Together, the organisations aim to:

• Support businesses in creating and growing high-performing payroll teams.
• Equip payroll professionals to embrace new technologies such as automation and AI.
• Highlight payroll’s role as one of the largest business overheads and a strategic driver of organisational success.
• Continue building spaces – both online and in person – for payroll professionals to collaborate and inspire one another.

Adrian Goddard, Commercial Director at the CIPP, commented:
“By sharing our combined expertise, networks, and insights, we are helping to reshape how payroll is seen across UK organisations. Our collaboration with Portfolio Payroll ensures payroll professionals have not just a voice, but a community and the resources they need to thrive.”

Celebrating Payroll Heroes

National Payroll Week 2025 will shine a spotlight on the unsung heroes of the UK workforce; payroll professionals whose dedication ensures millions are paid correctly and on time. Through events, resources, and online celebrations, the CIPP and Portfolio Payroll will highlight both the people and the progress that make payroll such a vital part of every business.

Find out more on their LinkedIn pages:

• Portfolio Payroll
• CIPP

About the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP):
The CIPP represents 100,000 professionals who through the collection of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) income tax and National Insurance, the payroll industry contributed £413.4 billion to the government in the 2023/24 tax year*. As the UK’s only Chartered professional body for payroll, pensions, and reward professionals, it is dedicated to leading the profession through education, advocacy, and community.

About Portfolio Payroll (The Portfolio Group):
Portfolio Payroll is the UK’s leading specialist payroll recruitment agency with over 35 years of expertise. With a network of more than 75,000 payroll professionals, Portfolio Payroll not only connects talent with opportunity but also builds communities, shares insights, and supports the industry’s continued growth.