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	Index score
=222	Carbon Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	CareerMakers Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Carter & Co Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Certify staffing solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Chroma Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Circle Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Connected IT	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Core Teachers	Teaching and professional education recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	CSG Talent	Executive and specialist search across technology, engineering, health sciences and industry	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Curtin Wood	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Daniel Ernest	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	DCS Technology	Software, infrastructure, cyber security, data and AI recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Differential.	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Distinct Consultancy Group Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Duval Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Dynamic Professionals Global	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Eden Brown Synergy	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Edison Pope	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Elliot	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Equitas Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	ESP Recruit	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Essentia Solutions Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Established Legal	Legal secretarial, executive PA, compliance, risk and professional law-firm support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	euDevelopers	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	EVEREC	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Exceptional People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Exclusive Resource	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Executive Recruit	C-suite and director-level search across finance, technology, operations, HR and commercial functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Finegreen	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Fintellect Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Fintelligent Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Fortiva	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Fort Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Forward Role	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Francis Jane	Board, C-suite and senior management search across aviation, consumer, cybersecurity, infrastructure and industry.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Fruition Group	Technology, digital transformation and advanced engineering recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	FTR Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Gemini Healthcare Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Get Recruited	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Gravitas Recruitment Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Green Future Search	Chemicals, renewables and energy transition leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Greenlight People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Grey Wolf Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Grosvenor Cavendish	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Hamilton George	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Henry Blue	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	HJR Partnership	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Hodin	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Hoggett Bowers	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	House of Fashion Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=222Carbon Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222CareerMakers Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Carter & Co Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Certify staffing solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Chroma Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Circle Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Connected IT23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Core TeachersTeaching and professional education recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222CSG TalentExecutive and specialist search across technology, engineering, health sciences and industry23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Curtin Wood23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Daniel Ernest23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222DCS TechnologySoftware, infrastructure, cyber security, data and AI recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Differential.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Distinct Consultancy Group Ltd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Duval Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Dynamic Professionals Global23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Eden Brown Synergy23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Edison Pope23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Elliot23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Equitas Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222ESP Recruit23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Essentia Solutions Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Established LegalLegal secretarial, executive PA, compliance, risk and professional law-firm support recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222euDevelopers23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222EVEREC23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Exceptional People23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Exclusive Resource23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Executive RecruitC-suite and director-level search across finance, technology, operations, HR and commercial functions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Finegreen23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Fintellect Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Fintelligent Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Fortiva23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Fort Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Forward Role23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Francis JaneBoard, C-suite and senior management search across aviation, consumer, cybersecurity, infrastructure and industry.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Fruition GroupTechnology, digital transformation and advanced engineering recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222FTR Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Gemini Healthcare Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Get Recruited23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Gravitas Recruitment Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Green Future SearchChemicals, renewables and energy transition leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Greenlight People23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Grey Wolf Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Grosvenor Cavendish23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Hamilton George23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Henry Blue23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222HJR Partnership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Hodin23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Hoggett Bowers23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222House of Fashion Associates23.8
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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Manchester recruitment agencies, ranked.

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Recruitment agencies in Manchester: questions

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