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	Howgate Sable	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Hubscale	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Hudson Rose	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	HuRIS Solutions	Leadership and business-critical recruitment in technology, manufacturing systems and financial services	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	IDEX Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Ignite Talent Group	Sales and commercial leadership, legal specialists, technology and engineering professionals.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Imperium Executive Search	—	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Infinitek Limited	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Insight Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Inspired Recruitment	Aerospace, defence, electronics, software, systems engineering and technical project management	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Intellect Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Interlink Talent Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Intrinsic Resourcing	Secretarial, personal assistant and administrative support recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	JMC Legal Recruitment	Legal recruitment for law firms and in-house teams, from associates to partners and general counsel.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Jordan Peake	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Kelham Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Launch Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Leaders in Care	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	LINQ Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Mackinnon Bruce International	Mid-to-senior specialist and executive search across industrial and technical markets	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Magnet Recruit	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Manchester Staff	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Matched Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Maxwell Bond	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	McGregor Boyall	Technology, change, data, cyber security and professional recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Meridian Business Support	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	MG Recruit	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Michael Benjamin Recruitment	Recruitment-to-recruitment across finance, IT, engineering and life sciences	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Miller Grace Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Myco Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	NearTech Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Neemar Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	NEO International Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	NES Fircroft	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Novaré	Infrastructure executives, project finance, capital projects, asset management and dispute resolution	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	NRL Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Open Service Group	Finance and accounting, IT, legal support and office administration	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Ortolan People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Oscar	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Parsons Summers	Finance, risk, ESG, legal, startup and corporate operations recruitment, with HR consulting support.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Pave Talent Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Phillip Riley UK	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	PJ Legal	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Priority Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	QED Legal Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Quest Technical	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Quickline Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Reaney.ai	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Recann	Technology, software, data, cyber security and executive recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=222	Recify Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=222Howgate Sable23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Hubscale23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Hudson Rose23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222HuRIS SolutionsLeadership and business-critical recruitment in technology, manufacturing systems and financial services23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222IDEX Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Ignite Talent GroupSales and commercial leadership, legal specialists, technology and engineering professionals.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Imperium Executive Search23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Infinitek Limited23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Insight Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Inspired RecruitmentAerospace, defence, electronics, software, systems engineering and technical project management23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Intellect Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Interlink Talent Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Intrinsic ResourcingSecretarial, personal assistant and administrative support recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222JMC Legal RecruitmentLegal recruitment for law firms and in-house teams, from associates to partners and general counsel.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Jordan Peake23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Kelham Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Launch Education23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Leaders in Care23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222LINQ Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Mackinnon Bruce InternationalMid-to-senior specialist and executive search across industrial and technical markets23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Magnet Recruit23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Manchester Staff23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Matched Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Maxwell Bond23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222McGregor BoyallTechnology, change, data, cyber security and professional recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Meridian Business Support23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222MG Recruit23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Michael Benjamin RecruitmentRecruitment-to-recruitment across finance, IT, engineering and life sciences23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Miller Grace Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Myco Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222NearTech Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Neemar Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222NEO International Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222NES Fircroft23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222NovaréInfrastructure executives, project finance, capital projects, asset management and dispute resolution23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222NRL Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Open Service GroupFinance and accounting, IT, legal support and office administration23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Ortolan People23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Oscar23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Parsons SummersFinance, risk, ESG, legal, startup and corporate operations recruitment, with HR consulting support.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Pave Talent Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Phillip Riley UK23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222PJ Legal23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Priority Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222QED Legal Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Quest Technical23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Quickline Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Reaney.ai23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222RecannTechnology, software, data, cyber security and executive recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Recify Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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

How the score works →

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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Accounting & Finance

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