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UK Tax Codes 2026/27

Every UK PAYE tax code that appears on payslips in the 2026/27 tax year, with plain-English explanations, who gets each code, how it affects take-home pay, and a worked calculation.

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Full prose explainers, worked examples, and practical tips per code.

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Compact lookup table — code, title, one-line answer, doc URL. For payroll software import.

/data/uk-tax-codes-2026-27.csv

Codes covered (14)

1257L BR D0 D1 0T NT K Codes M (Marriage Allowance recipient) N (Marriage Allowance giver) T W1 / M1 (emergency) S1257L (Scotland) SBR (Scotland Basic Rate) C1257L (Wales)

Sources

Sourced from HMRC PAYE manual, gov.uk, and legislation.gov.uk. Cross-checked against Spring Budget 2026 announcements and real-world payroll data (the codes employees actually receive on payslips). Updated annually with the new tax year.

Citation

JobLabs UK Tax Codes 2026/27 dataset.
By the JobLabs Editorial Team.
https://joblabs.ai/data/uk-tax-codes-2026-27/
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Last updated 2026-04-27.

Pair this dataset with

→ UK Tax Codes — interactive cluster index
→ UK Tax Codes Explained 2026 — recruiter overview
→ UK 60% Tax Trap 2026 — escape strategies
→ UK Statutory Rates 2026/27 dataset
→ UK paycheck calculator
→ UK Tax Guide 2026-27
→ UK Salaries 2026 dataset — companion open dataset for role + city benchmarks
→ UK Tax Reliefs at Work cluster — salary sacrifice, 60% trap, marriage allowance
→ UK HMRC Forms Explained — where your tax code appears (P45, P60, Starter Checklist)
→ UK Pension at Work cluster — pension contributions and how they affect your code
→ UK Career Rights & Guides master index