Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Sales & Marketing recruitment agencies, Manchester

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 1 contingency and 1 hybrid. Together they advertise 1,247 open roles.

Sales & Marketing firms ranked

Sales & Marketing recruiting firms in Manchester, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	Celsius Graduate Recruitmentsince 2004	Graduate technology sales, SaaS business development and commercial recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	33	93.6
02	BMS Performancesince 1990	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	84.3
03	Bridgewater Resourcessince 2008	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	77	81.6
04	Pareto UKsince 1995	Graduate sales recruitment, sales leadership and executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	200	77.1
05	This Is Prime	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	87	73.8
06	Advance Recruitmentsince 1997	MedTech and HealthTech sales, marketing and commercial leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	27	73.1
07	Optimise Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	21	69.6
=08	GCS Associatessince 2007	Construction supply-chain leadership, technical sales, account management and engineering.	Not stated	Not disclosed	57	58.4
=08	We Are Refyne	Sales, marketing, product development, R&D, operations, supply chain, finance and HR.	Not stated	Not disclosed	46	58.4
10	CCA Recruitment Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	50	54.1
11	MTWO Searchsince 2021	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	104	50.9
12	Sublime Recruitmentsince 2013	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	49.5
13	Spring Supply Chain	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	31	49.2
14	Encore Recruitment Limitedsince 2020	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	30	48.6
15	Create & Develop Resourcingsince 2015	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	47.1
16	Advocate Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	43.5
17	NobulRS	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	13	43.1
=18	Elm Consultancy	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	41.6
=18	INV Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	41.6
20	D R Newittsince 2002	Professional and leadership recruitment in food, consumer goods, manufacturing, renewable energy and related sectors.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
21	VMA Group	Communications, marketing and digital recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	11	40.9
22	Nova Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	56	40.4
23	Danielle Ward Recruitment	Design, buying, merchandising, ecommerce, marketing, account management and retail operations.	Not stated	Not disclosed	83	39.9
24	Connect Executive Search Group	Marketing, HR, IT and other specialist professional appointments	Not stated	Not disclosed	200	39.2
25	Decruz Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	39.0
26	Hatch Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	35.5
27	HtE Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	34.0
28	Focus 5 Recruitmentsince 2019	Digital marketing, PR, social media, SEO, PPC, ecommerce, creative and web development	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	31.9
29	Essential Resourcing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	24.1
=30	Aphex Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Better Placed	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Duval Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	ESP Recruit	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Forward Role	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	FTR Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Get Recruited	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	House of Fashion Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Ignite Talent Group	Sales and commercial leadership, legal specialists, technology and engineering professionals.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Jordan Peake	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Matched Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	RFT Recruitment	Marketing, sales, business support, recruitment consultants and construction management	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Strive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	TALO Recruitment	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	The Candidate	Marketing, digital, ecommerce, creative, data and AI recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8

01Celsius Graduate RecruitmentGraduate technology sales, SaaS business development and commercial recruitment93.6
Not statedNot disclosed33 open roles
02BMS Performance84.3
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
03Bridgewater Resources81.6
Not statedNot disclosed77 open roles
04Pareto UKGraduate sales recruitment, sales leadership and executive search77.1
Not statedNot disclosed200 open roles
05This Is Prime73.8
Not statedNot disclosed87 open roles
06Advance RecruitmentMedTech and HealthTech sales, marketing and commercial leadership73.1
Not statedNot disclosed27 open roles
07Optimise Talent69.6
Not statedNot disclosed21 open roles
=08GCS AssociatesConstruction supply-chain leadership, technical sales, account management and engineering.58.4
Not statedNot disclosed57 open roles
=08We Are RefyneSales, marketing, product development, R&D, operations, supply chain, finance and HR.58.4
Not statedNot disclosed46 open roles
10CCA Recruitment Group54.1
Not statedNot disclosed50 open roles
11MTWO Search50.9
Not statedNot disclosed104 open roles
12Sublime Recruitment49.5
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
13Spring Supply Chain49.2
HybridNot disclosed31 open roles
14Encore Recruitment Limited48.6
Not statedNot disclosed30 open roles
15Create & Develop Resourcing47.1
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
16Advocate Group43.5
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
17NobulRS43.1
Not statedNot disclosed13 open roles
=18Elm Consultancy41.6
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
=18INV Recruitment41.6
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
20D R NewittProfessional and leadership recruitment in food, consumer goods, manufacturing, renewable energy and related sectors.41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
21VMA GroupCommunications, marketing and digital recruitment40.9
Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
22Nova Recruitment40.4
Not statedNot disclosed56 open roles
23Danielle Ward RecruitmentDesign, buying, merchandising, ecommerce, marketing, account management and retail operations.39.9
Not statedNot disclosed83 open roles
24Connect Executive Search GroupMarketing, HR, IT and other specialist professional appointments39.2
Not statedNot disclosed200 open roles
25Decruz Search39.0
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
26Hatch Recruitment35.5
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
27HtE Recruitment34.0
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
28Focus 5 RecruitmentDigital marketing, PR, social media, SEO, PPC, ecommerce, creative and web development31.9
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
29Essential Resourcing24.1
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
=30Aphex Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Better Placed23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Duval Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30ESP Recruit23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Forward Role23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30FTR Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Get Recruited23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30House of Fashion Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Ignite Talent GroupSales and commercial leadership, legal specialists, technology and engineering professionals.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Jordan Peake23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Matched Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30RFT RecruitmentMarketing, sales, business support, recruitment consultants and construction management23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Strive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30TALO Recruitment23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=30The CandidateMarketing, digital, ecommerce, creative, data and AI recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

Score built from public signals · Fee model from firm websites · Terms reported by firms · Terms never affect the score

The index is free to read and free to be listed in. Our sponsor makes that possible, and has no say in any ranking.

How these firms are scored

Rank here is within Sales & Marketing. Every score is built from public signals and measures specialisation and activity, not a guarantee of service quality. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change it.

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

Read the full methodology →

What Sales firms charge

Market context · Fee survey

Collecting responses. No market range until enough firms answer.

0 of 150 NYC firms so farReport publishes at 150

Anonymous NYC Fee Survey. Ranges will never be tied to a single firm.Run a firm? Take the 6-min survey →

Hiring in Sales & Marketing?

Describe the role once. We route it to the Manchester firms that specialise in it, and they reply with their approach and terms.

Post a brief →

Sales & Marketing recruitment agencies in Manchester: questions

How do sales & marketing recruitment agencies in Manchester charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 1 contingency and 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 sales & marketing 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.