Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Executive search firms, Manchester

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 1 retained. Together they advertise 479 open roles.

Executive Search firms ranked

Executive Search recruiting firms in Manchester, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	GatenbySanderson	Public sector, education, housing and nonprofit executive and board recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	66	49.7
02	Future Recruitmentsince 2002	Print, packaging and signage leadership, sales, design, account management and purchasing	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	41.6
03	Nter Talent	Supply chain and procurement leadership, commercial hires and data-center engineering and project management.	Not stated	Not disclosed	34	41.3
04	Cast UK	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	87	39.8
05	Elliot Marsh	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	200	39.2
06	New Street Consulting Group	Executive search, interim leadership and senior specialist appointments	Not stated	Not disclosed	21	37.2
07	Novus Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	13	32.3
=08	Hoffmann Reed	Board and senior executive search, interim leadership, pensions, investment and financial services.	Not stated	Not disclosed	11	30.9
=08	Wilson	Executive search and professional recruitment alongside broader talent acquisition services	Not stated	Not disclosed	11	30.9
10	Stone Executive	Retained board, director and senior leadership search across private, public and nonprofit sectors	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	30.2
11	Sixty Eight People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	29.4
12	Halecroft Recruitment	Executive appointments, finance, HR and business support	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	28.6
13	threesixty selection	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	27.8
=14	2B Talent Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	6 Group	Senior executives, leadership hiring, talent intelligence and interim management	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Bainbridge Search	Executive and professional search with leadership assessment, employer engagement and advisory support.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	BIE Executive	Transformation, finance, HR, technology and supply chain leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	boxchange	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	CSG Talent	Executive and specialist search across technology, engineering, health sciences and industry	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Equitas Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Exceptional People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Executive Recruit	C-suite and director-level search across finance, technology, operations, HR and commercial functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Fortiva	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Francis Jane	Board, C-suite and senior management search across aviation, consumer, cybersecurity, infrastructure and industry.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Green Future Search	Chemicals, renewables and energy transition leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Grey Wolf Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Grosvenor Cavendish	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Hoggett Bowers	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Howgate Sable	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	HuRIS Solutions	Leadership and business-critical recruitment in technology, manufacturing systems and financial services	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Imperium Executive Search	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Kelham Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Mackinnon Bruce International	Mid-to-senior specialist and executive search across industrial and technical markets	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Myco Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Neemar Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	NEO International Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Novaré	Infrastructure executives, project finance, capital projects, asset management and dispute resolution	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Ortolan People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	SeaMarque	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	The Hill Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Tyson Moore	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Unio Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=14	Walker Lovell	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8

01GatenbySandersonPublic sector, education, housing and nonprofit executive and board recruitment49.7
Not statedNot disclosed66 open roles
02Future RecruitmentPrint, packaging and signage leadership, sales, design, account management and purchasing41.6
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
03Nter TalentSupply chain and procurement leadership, commercial hires and data-center engineering and project management.41.3
Not statedNot disclosed34 open roles
04Cast UK39.8
Not statedNot disclosed87 open roles
05Elliot Marsh39.2
Not statedNot disclosed200 open roles
06New Street Consulting GroupExecutive search, interim leadership and senior specialist appointments37.2
Not statedNot disclosed21 open roles
07Novus Recruitment32.3
Not statedNot disclosed13 open roles
=08Hoffmann ReedBoard and senior executive search, interim leadership, pensions, investment and financial services.30.9
Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
=08WilsonExecutive search and professional recruitment alongside broader talent acquisition services30.9
Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
10Stone ExecutiveRetained board, director and senior leadership search across private, public and nonprofit sectors30.2
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
11Sixty Eight People29.4
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
12Halecroft RecruitmentExecutive appointments, finance, HR and business support28.6
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
13threesixty selection27.8
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
=142B Talent Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=146 GroupSenior executives, leadership hiring, talent intelligence and interim management23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Bainbridge SearchExecutive and professional search with leadership assessment, employer engagement and advisory support.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14BIE ExecutiveTransformation, finance, HR, technology and supply chain leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14boxchange23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14CSG TalentExecutive and specialist search across technology, engineering, health sciences and industry23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Equitas Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Exceptional People23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Executive RecruitC-suite and director-level search across finance, technology, operations, HR and commercial functions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Fortiva23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Francis JaneBoard, C-suite and senior management search across aviation, consumer, cybersecurity, infrastructure and industry.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Green Future SearchChemicals, renewables and energy transition leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Grey Wolf Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Grosvenor Cavendish23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Hoggett Bowers23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Howgate Sable23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14HuRIS SolutionsLeadership and business-critical recruitment in technology, manufacturing systems and financial services23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Imperium Executive Search23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Kelham Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Mackinnon Bruce InternationalMid-to-senior specialist and executive search across industrial and technical markets23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Myco Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Neemar Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14NEO International Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14NovaréInfrastructure executives, project finance, capital projects, asset management and dispute resolution23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Ortolan People23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14SeaMarque23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14The Hill Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Tyson Moore23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Unio Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Walker Lovell23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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Executive search firms in Manchester: questions

How do executive search firms in Manchester charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 1 retained. Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses.

How are executive search firms ranked here?

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