The Manchester index

Manchester recruitment agencies, ranked.

Every firm we track, scored on public signals: specialist focus, market activity and track record. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change a rank.

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

Firms tracked: 391
Specialties: 13
Open roles: 8,514
Updated: Nov 11

Manchester, United Kingdom

The full leaderboard, Manchester

Manchester recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
=196	True North Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	30.2
=196	We Are Dcoded	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	30.2
=203	AT Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	29.4
=203	I-CM Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	29.4
=203	Imperium Financial Recruitment	Accountancy, finance, insolvency, corporate recovery and legal recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	29.4
=203	Sixty Eight People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	29.4
207	Portfolio HR & Reward	HR leadership, employee relations, compensation, benefits and reward recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	29.0
=208	FourPointZero	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	28.6
=208	Halecroft Recruitment	Executive appointments, finance, HR and business support	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	28.6
210	Dudman Tidbury Executive Searchsince 2022	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	28.4
211	threesixty selection	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	27.8
=212	Eight Global	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	27.0
=212	Mara Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	27.0
214	Chevron Recruitment	Aviation engineering, project management, operational leadership and corporate support	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	26.7
=215	Catch 22	Facilities management, property and workplace leadership recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	26.2
=215	Primaire Consulting	Automation, instrumentation, power transmission, analytical technology and technical sales	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	26.2
217	Ingot Legal Recruitmentsince 2024	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	26.1
=218	Prestige Recruitment Group	Financial services administration, wealth management, paraplanning, insurance and business support	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	25.4
=218	Silven Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	25.4
220	Campbell & Fletcher Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	24.7
221	Essential Resourcing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	24.1
=222	29Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	2B Talent Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	360 Apprenticeships	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	6 Group	Senior executives, leadership hiring, talent intelligence and interim management	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Allegiance Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Allied & Clinical	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	AllPharma Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Altasu Recruitment Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Ambipro	Specialist legal recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Amicus	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Amnis Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Amoria Bond	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Anderson Wright Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Aphex Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	AppLocum	General practitioner and clinical recruitment for primary care, including long-term and locum placements.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Ascend Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Ascentia Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Aspire Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Astral Legal	Private-practice and in-house legal recruitment, including corporate, finance, funds, IP, technology and data privacy.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Bainbridge Search	Executive and professional search with leadership assessment, employer engagement and advisory support.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	BC Financial Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Better Placed	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	BIE Executive	Transformation, finance, HR, technology and supply chain leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	boxchange	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Box Recruitment Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Built Alliance	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Burns Sheehan	Software engineering, data, AI, platform, product and technology leadership recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Bydand Recruitment Group	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Candour	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8

=196True North Talent30.2
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
=196We Are Dcoded30.2
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
=203AT Talent29.4
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
=203I-CM Partners29.4
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
=203Imperium Financial RecruitmentAccountancy, finance, insolvency, corporate recovery and legal recruitment29.4
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
=203Sixty Eight People29.4
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
207Portfolio HR & RewardHR leadership, employee relations, compensation, benefits and reward recruitment29.0
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
=208FourPointZero28.6
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
=208Halecroft RecruitmentExecutive appointments, finance, HR and business support28.6
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
210Dudman Tidbury Executive Search28.4
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
211threesixty selection27.8
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
=212Eight Global27.0
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
=212Mara Talent27.0
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
214Chevron RecruitmentAviation engineering, project management, operational leadership and corporate support26.7
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
=215Catch 22Facilities management, property and workplace leadership recruitment26.2
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=215Primaire ConsultingAutomation, instrumentation, power transmission, analytical technology and technical sales26.2
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
217Ingot Legal Recruitment26.1
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=218Prestige Recruitment GroupFinancial services administration, wealth management, paraplanning, insurance and business support25.4
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
=218Silven Recruitment25.4
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
220Campbell & Fletcher Recruitment24.7
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
221Essential Resourcing24.1
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
=22229Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=2222B Talent Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222360 Apprenticeships23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=2226 GroupSenior executives, leadership hiring, talent intelligence and interim management23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Allegiance Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Allied & Clinical23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222AllPharma Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Altasu Recruitment Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222AmbiproSpecialist legal recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Amicus23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Amnis Education23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Amoria Bond23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Anderson Wright Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Aphex Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222AppLocumGeneral practitioner and clinical recruitment for primary care, including long-term and locum placements.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Ascend Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Ascentia Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Aspire Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Astral LegalPrivate-practice and in-house legal recruitment, including corporate, finance, funds, IP, technology and data privacy.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Bainbridge SearchExecutive and professional search with leadership assessment, employer engagement and advisory support.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222BC Financial Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Better Placed23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222BIE ExecutiveTransformation, finance, HR, technology and supply chain leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222boxchange23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Box Recruitment Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Built Alliance23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Burns SheehanSoftware engineering, data, AI, platform, product and technology leadership recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Bydand Recruitment Group23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Candour23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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

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Recruitment agencies in Manchester: questions

How are these Manchester recruitment agencies ranked?

Each firm gets a score from public data: how focused it is on one specialty, how many roles it is actively hiring for, and its track record. We rank 391 firms in Manchester so far and re-score them as new data comes in. The full method is on our methodology page.

Can a recruitment agency pay to rank higher?

No. There is no paid placement. Claiming a profile, adding terms and our sponsor never change a score or a rank.

What's the difference between a recruitment agency, a headhunter and an executive search firm?

They overlap. A recruitment agency fills roles for employers, usually on contingency. Headhunter is the informal name for a recruiter who approaches people who aren't job hunting. Executive search firms are headhunters for senior roles and usually work on a retained basis. We list all three when they fill professional, white-collar roles.

How much do recruitment agencies in Manchester charge?

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.

My firm is missing or something is wrong. What can I do?

Firms can claim their profile for free and correct their details. Anyone can request a correction; we reply within three working days.

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13 specialties

Manchester recruitment agencies, ranked.

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Recruitment agencies in Manchester: questions

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