Skills in demand: Payroll Analyst

Ranked by frequency across 8 real job postings · updated 2026-04-19 — not surveys, not guesses.

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Each skill below is ranked by how often it appears across 8 real Payroll Analyst job postings — not skill surveys or editorial lists.

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Skill / Technology
Frequency in job postings
%
Advanced Excel / Power Query
50%
SOX Compliance
25%
Skill / Technology
Frequency in job postings
%
Process Improvement / Lean
63%
Skill / Technology
Frequency in job postings
%
Data Quality
50%

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