Know your staff costs before they happen.
Want to know where your organisation stands on hiring extra people or downsizing a department? The simulator in Popay SalaryForecast effortlessly calculates the effect of salary increases and of shrinking or growing teams, a realistic picture of the future. Calculate the payroll for the next 12 months against the parameters you enter: how many people to hire or let go, promotions, salary increases and pensions.
What you can simulate
Enter the moves you're considering. Popay SalaryForecast rolls them into one payroll figure for the next 12 months.
Hiring & departures
Add new roles or reduce a team and see the payroll impact land, month by month.
Promotions
Move people into new roles and grades; the extra cost rolls into the forecast automatically.
Salary increases
Apply raises across the board, by department or per person, and watch the salary mass shift.
Pensions & end dates
Factor in retirements and end-of-contract dates so the future picture stays realistic.
Known & planned changes
Combine committed moves with the ones you're only considering: one figure, many scenarios.
Benefits
A realistic view of staff costs, now and ahead, so you can make strategic choices with numbers instead of guesses.
A realistic picture of the future
Base decisions on projected staff costs, not a best guess.
No spreadsheets
The simulation runs on live payroll and HR data. Nothing to export or reconcile.
A scenario in minutes
Change a parameter and re-run; compare hiring, downsizing or a raise round side by side.
Share it with the business
Hand a clear 12-month forecast to finance and management to steer the choices they make.
See it at staff level
Drill from the total salary mass down to what each change means per team.
From parameters to a shareable forecast
The data comes straight from your live payroll and HR record. Enter your assumptions, run the simulation, and get a report you can act on.
Live payroll & HR
Current salaries, contracts and headcount come straight from Popay. No data gathering.
Your parameters
Enter hires, departures, promotions, raises and pensions; the simulator recalculates instantly.
12-month forecast
A shareable report of your projected salary mass, month by month, down to staff level.
Live payroll & HR data → your parameters → a 12-month forecast you can share. No spreadsheets, no surprises.
Fuel for your workforce planning
See at a glance how fast salary costs are growing or falling, and what that means at the staff level. Share the forecast report with colleagues to inform the choices you make for the future.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly does Popay SalaryForecast do?+
It simulates your payroll for the next 12 months from parameters you enter (hires, departures, promotions, salary increases and pensions) using your live payroll and HR data as the starting point.
How is this different from a salary review?+
Different jobs. A salary review distributes raises and bonuses within a set budget for the current round. SalaryForecast projects your future salary mass from known, committed and planned workforce changes plus assumptions. Popay covers both. This page is the forecast; the review cycle is a separate module.
Where does the data come from?+
Straight from your live Popay payroll and HR record: current salaries, contracts and headcount. There's no export and no side spreadsheet to keep in sync.
Can I compare different scenarios?+
Yes. Change the parameters and re-run. Compare hiring, downsizing or a raise round side by side before you commit to anything.
Who is the forecast for?+
HR, finance and management. Share the 12-month report to steer workforce planning and budget decisions with numbers instead of guesses.
Can I see the impact at team level?+
Yes. Drill from the total salary mass down to what each change means per department or team, so the forecast is actionable, not just a headline number.
SalaryForecast runs on the whole suite
Salary Review
Manage this year's raises and bonuses within budget; SalaryForecast projects the years ahead.
Discover →Payroll
SalaryForecast reads your live payroll data, the same engine that runs real pay each month.
Discover →Popay Core HR
Headcount, contracts and org structure feed the simulation with an up-to-date picture.
Discover →See your staff costs, 12 months ahead.
Model hiring, departures, promotions, raises and pensions on your live payroll data, and plan your workforce with numbers, not guesses.