Funding & Finance

Payroll Forecaster

Model the full employer cost of a pay rise — base pay, employer NI and NHS pension — for up to 5 staff members at once. Free, no login needed.

2026/27
This tool is powered by PracticeConnect and uses the same payroll calculation API as the full platform. It is free to use and supports up to 5 staff members at once. If you need to model more staff, use PracticeConnect. Latest rates include current and proposed NLW, employer NI, and employer pension assumptions.
Disclaimer: These figures are illustrative employer-cost estimates only and are designed for quick workforce planning. Actual payroll cost will vary based on pension tiering, contracted terms, pay dates, local arrangements, and any future contract or statutory changes. Always sense-check significant decisions against your payroll provider or finance lead.

Staff Inputs

Add up to 5 staff members. Enter each current hourly rate, contracted weekly hours, and the pay-rise method you want to model.

Hourly staff modelling Employer NI included NHS pension toggle per staff member Latest rates from PracticeConnect

How Payroll Forecasting is Calculated

Each row starts with the current hourly rate and contracted weekly hours. The tool then applies your selected pay-rise method, recalculates annual salary cost, and layers employer on-costs on top so you can compare current and proposed totals like-for-like.

Annual Employer Cost = Base Pay + Employer NI + Employer Pension

Pay-rise method

Choose whether to match the NLW uplift, bring pay up to NLW, apply a custom percentage, set a known new hourly rate, or hold pay flat.

Employer NI

Employer National Insurance is applied using the current PracticeConnect rates and thresholds, so the forecast reflects payroll on-costs rather than headline pay alone.

NHS pension

Where you tick NHS pension, the forecast adds the employer pension contribution so you can see the fuller cost impact for staff who are in the scheme.

The public version is designed for fast scenario planning and supports up to 5 staff in one run.

See the Full Picture on PracticeConnect

PracticeConnect adds saveable scenarios, richer workforce planning, and broader operational context so you can move from a quick estimate to a reusable planning workflow.

Saved scenarios Keep multiple pay-rise options side by side instead of recalculating the same team each time.
Deeper workforce planning Model teams, departments, and future staffing changes with more operational detail.
Connected finance tools Move between payroll, funding, and planning tools in one place with the same source data.
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