Pension salary sacrifice - does timing matter?

[ContractorBanking]

Have you asked Paystream?

First thing I did, but they'll take several days to respond, hence the query here...

[Fred Bloggs]

best timing is to buy the dip..... That was 2 months ago. HTH...

Dips are like busses. Not long to the next one.

[Lance]

best timing is to buy the dip..... That was 2 months ago. HTH...

[northernladuk]

Have you asked Paystream?

[ContractorBanking]

I'm looking to put the max £40k pa into my pension via salary sacrifice through the umbrella, Paystream.

Does it make a financial difference when in the tax year the salary sacrifice is paid into the pension?

My contact is until Nov. So I could put the standard £3,333 pm into pension or I could just pay £10k pm for the last 4 months of the financial year, starting Dec (assuming I'm still working).

Doing the latter means maximum take home pay in the event I don't work/renew post-Nov.

I suspect it may not be that simple but would be good to know if the timing of salary sacrifice makes any difference to the tax calculations.