Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

HR recruitment agencies, Manchester

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 1 hybrid. Together they advertise 462 open roles.

HR & Talent firms ranked

HR & Talent recruiting firms in Manchester, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	We Are Adamsince 2006	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	63.6
02	Ruth Moransince 1999	Recruitment consultants, executive search professionals and agency leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	99	57.2
03	Linda Taylorssince 1987	Office support, executive assistants, administration, accounts, payroll and customer service	Not stated	Not disclosed	14	50.5
04	Instinct Resourcing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	30	41.6
=05	Ask Talent Solutionssince 2007	Recruitment-to-recruitment, graduate recruiters, recruitment operations, HR, marketing, finance and payroll	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=05	Jobwisesince 1979	Business support, office and professional recruitment for temporary and permanent roles in public and private sectors.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=05	Mint R2Rsince 2004	Recruitment consultants, recruitment leaders and executive search professionals	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=05	R2Rsince 2000	Recruitment consultants, search professionals and recruitment leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
09	Educato	Qualified teachers, SEN educators and school support recruitment in Greater Manchester and the North West	Not stated	Not disclosed	66	40.2
10	Forrest Recruitment	Temporary and permanent recruitment for office, accounts, administration and commercial staff.	Not stated	Not disclosed	137	39.5
11	Oliver Brookes	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	39.4
12	RedGreen Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	39.2
13	Hunter Educationsince 2013	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	38.9
14	Forever Teaching	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
15	Essential Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	35.6
16	Virtus Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	14	33.0
17	Essential Personnel	Office support, HR, accounting, legal, sales and management recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	30.2
18	AT Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	29.4
19	Portfolio HR & Reward	HR leadership, employee relations, compensation, benefits and reward recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	29.0
20	Dudman Tidbury Executive Searchsince 2022	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	28.4
=21	Eight Global	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	27.0
=21	Mara Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	27.0
=23	360 Apprenticeships	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Amnis Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Anderson Wright Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Aspire Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Carbon Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	CareerMakers Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Core Teachers	Teaching and professional education recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Curtin Wood	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Dynamic Professionals Global	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Edison Pope	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Hamilton George	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Henry Blue	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Intrinsic Resourcing	Secretarial, personal assistant and administrative support recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Launch Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Manchester Staff	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Michael Benjamin Recruitment	Recruitment-to-recruitment across finance, IT, engineering and life sciences	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Parsons Summers	Finance, risk, ESG, legal, startup and corporate operations recruitment, with HR consulting support.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Recify Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	RL Recruit	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	SearchWorks Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Sennen Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Tempus Staffing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	Trinity Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=23	UK Staffing Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8

01We Are Adam63.6
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
02Ruth MoranRecruitment consultants, executive search professionals and agency leadership57.2
Not statedNot disclosed99 open roles
03Linda TaylorsOffice support, executive assistants, administration, accounts, payroll and customer service50.5
Not statedNot disclosed14 open roles
04Instinct Resourcing41.6
Not statedNot disclosed30 open roles
=05Ask Talent SolutionsRecruitment-to-recruitment, graduate recruiters, recruitment operations, HR, marketing, finance and payroll41.3
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=05JobwiseBusiness support, office and professional recruitment for temporary and permanent roles in public and private sectors.41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=05Mint R2RRecruitment consultants, recruitment leaders and executive search professionals41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=05R2RRecruitment consultants, search professionals and recruitment leadership.41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
09EducatoQualified teachers, SEN educators and school support recruitment in Greater Manchester and the North West40.2
Not statedNot disclosed66 open roles
10Forrest RecruitmentTemporary and permanent recruitment for office, accounts, administration and commercial staff.39.5
Not statedNot disclosed137 open roles
11Oliver Brookes39.4
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
12RedGreen Partners39.2
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
13Hunter Education38.9
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
14Forever Teaching36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
15Essential Education35.6
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
16Virtus Talent33.0
Not statedNot disclosed14 open roles
17Essential PersonnelOffice support, HR, accounting, legal, sales and management recruitment30.2
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
18AT Talent29.4
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
19Portfolio HR & RewardHR leadership, employee relations, compensation, benefits and reward recruitment29.0
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
20Dudman Tidbury Executive Search28.4
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=21Eight Global27.0
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
=21Mara Talent27.0
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
=23360 Apprenticeships23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Amnis Education23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Anderson Wright Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Aspire Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Carbon Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23CareerMakers Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Core TeachersTeaching and professional education recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Curtin Wood23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Dynamic Professionals Global23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Edison Pope23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Hamilton George23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Henry Blue23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Intrinsic ResourcingSecretarial, personal assistant and administrative support recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Launch Education23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Manchester Staff23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Michael Benjamin RecruitmentRecruitment-to-recruitment across finance, IT, engineering and life sciences23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Parsons SummersFinance, risk, ESG, legal, startup and corporate operations recruitment, with HR consulting support.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Recify Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23RL Recruit23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23SearchWorks Education23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Sennen Education23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Tempus Staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23Trinity Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=23UK Staffing Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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Specialist focus: 40%
Market activity: 35%
Track record: 25%

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HR recruitment agencies in Manchester: questions

How do hr recruitment agencies in Manchester charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 1 hybrid. 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 hr recruitment agencies ranked here?

Rank is within this specialty only. The biggest factor is specialist focus: the share of a firm's open roles that are in this field. Hiring activity and track record make up the rest. No firm can pay for placement.

Should I use more than one recruiter?

For contingency roles many employers brief two or three firms at once. Retained searches are exclusive by design. Posting one brief here sends it to the specialists and lets you compare their approach and terms before you commit.